Students are the life and soul of all educational enterprise. At the IIT Mandi, Students have the unique opportunity of not just witnessing an Institution in the making but participating in the making as well. Winston Churchill once said that we shape our Institution and these, in turn, shape our lives. The heady experience of joining hands with the Director, the faculty and staff in deciding almost all aspects of campus life and in evolving a culture so unique to the IIT of the Shivaliks is part of what makes our life at IIT Mandi unique!

Student Gymkhana, IIT Mandi was established in 2011 and since then it has been instrumental in the growth and development of the Institute and its students through its elected secretaries. Student Gymkhana, IIT Mandi consists of eight secretaries all organizing collective student activities in their respective spheres.
Gymkhana constitutes of four societies currently which consist of different student clubs.