Roommates & Flatmates Near Doon University
Doon University sits at Kedarpur, away from the Clement Town student crowd, and that changes the problem. There are fewer students in the immediate area, which means fewer rooms — and it also means the people you'd share with are harder to stumble across by accident. Finding them deliberately is worth more here than in a dense belt.
Who lives here
Doon University students across its schools, a large share of them postgraduates and researchers, plus students at the neighbouring institutions on the Ajabpur side.
Who you'll actually be sharing with. Doon University skews older than the Clement Town campuses — more postgraduates, more research students, more people who want a quiet flat than a social one. If you're an undergraduate looking for a lively house, Mothrowala gives you access to the Graphic Era crowd as well.
Where to live, area by area
Rents below are indicative ranges for a private room in a shared flat, before deposit. Confirm the number with the person before you commit to anything.
The campus's own area. Closest and quietest, with the smallest stock — it goes early and there isn't much of it.
₹5,000 – ₹8,500 / month for a private room
Ten minutes out and the main residential belt serving the university. Most of the shared-flat stock is here.
₹4,500 – ₹8,000 / month for a private room
Fifteen to twenty minutes, cheaper and newer, shared with the Graphic Era overflow — so a bigger pool of people to share with.
₹4,500 – ₹8,000 / month for a private room
Toward the city, better neighbourhoods, twenty to thirty minutes out. Popular with postgraduates who want a proper flat.
₹6,000 – ₹10,000 / month for a private room
How long it actually takes to get places
| Destination | Typical time |
|---|---|
| Doon University main gate, Kedarpur | 5–15 min from Kedarpur or Ajabpur |
| Mothrowala | 15–20 min |
| Clock Tower / city centre | 20–30 min |
| Graphic Era, Clement Town | 25–35 min — a separate market, not a commute |
What it actually costs per month in Doon University
Rent is the number people compare, and it is rarely the number that decides anything. This is the realistic all-in figure for one person sharing a flat in Doon University.
| What you pay | Typical range |
|---|---|
| Room rent (private, shared flat) | ₹3,000 – ₹10,000 |
| Deposit (one-off) | ₹3,000 – ₹10,000 (1 month is normal) |
| Maintenance & utilities | ₹500 – ₹1,200 |
| Food | included in most PGs; ₹3,500 – ₹6,000 if self-catering |
| Local transport | ₹300 – ₹900 |
| Realistic monthly total | ₹8,000 – ₹17,000 |
Dehradun deposits are the gentlest anywhere Bunkd operates — one month is normal, and plenty of owners waive it entirely if you pay quarterly. Read the security deposit guide before you hand anything over, and get the refund terms written on the receipt.
Flatmate, roommate or PG — which one do you actually want?
The words get used interchangeably and they are not the same thing, which matters when you are searching.
- A flatmate shares the flat but has their own room. You split rent and bills, cook or order separately, and keep your own space. This is what most working professionals in Doon University mean when they say flatmate.
- A roommate shares the room itself. Cheapest option by a wide margin — often 40 to 50 percent less than a private room — and common among students and first-jobbers who are saving hard.
- A PG gives you a bed with meals and cleaning handled, plus house rules and often a gate timing. Simpler to start, less freedom, and once you split a flat three ways the cost difference usually disappears.
Bunkd covers all three. You set whether you want your own room or are happy sharing one, and the matching works the same way either direction. If a PG is what you are after, the honest PG versus flatshare comparison is worth five minutes before you sign.
When to look
Admissions land in June and July. Kedarpur's stock is small enough to clear quickly and the fallback is Ajabpur rather than anything closer. The useful move is to find one or two people in April or May and take a flat in Ajabpur together, rather than each competing for the handful of single rooms near the gate.
What to check before you pay anything
- Sleep schedule. A 2am person and a 6am person in one room is the single most common reason students move out mid-semester.
- Cleanliness — not as a personality question but a practical one. Who cleans what, how often, is there help, who pays for it.
- Guests. Agree the rule before you need one. Every flatshare argument about guests started with no rule.
- Food. Veg-only, non-veg or mixed kitchen, settled before anyone moves in and in writing if the flat is veg-only.
- Money. Who pays which bill and by when. Boring in week one, a fight in month four.
Finding the person, not just the room
Most flatshares fail on lifestyle, not on rent. Bunkd asks the things that actually decide whether living together works — sleep schedule, cleanliness, social battery, guest policy, food preference and your one real dealbreaker — and matches on those. You swipe through people, match when it is mutual, and chat inside the app before anyone shares a phone number.
If you have not found a flat yet, Squad Mode lets you match with other people searching in Doon University so you can pool budgets and take a 2BHK or 3BHK together. Splitting a bigger flat is almost always cheaper per person than renting a single room alone — the rent split calculator works out a fair division when the rooms are not the same size.
Have a spare room instead? List it free and choose who fills it yourself.
Common questions
How do I find a roommate at Doon University?
Set your area to Kedarpur or Ajabpur on Bunkd, say whether you want your own room or would share one, and set your lifestyle preferences. You'll see other DU students looking in the same belt, and chat opens when you both swipe right.
Is it cheaper to share than take a PG?
Yes. A 2BHK in Ajabpur split two ways is ₹3,500 to ₹6,000 each with your own room and a kitchen. A single PG room is ₹5,000 to ₹8,500 for less space and a gate timing.
There aren't many students near Kedarpur — does that make it harder?
It makes stumbling across people harder, which is exactly why looking deliberately helps more here. Mothrowala also puts you in reach of the much larger Graphic Era pool.
Can I find someone before I arrive in Dehradun?
Yes — Squad Mode matches you with other students joining at the same time, so you arrive with a group instead of taking whatever is left.
Is Doon University near Graphic Era?
No. Kedarpur and Clement Town are opposite sides of the city, 25 to 35 minutes apart. Live in the belt that serves your own campus.