Karakoram is one of the 11 boys hostels at IIT Delhi named upon the karakoram mountain ranges. It accommodates around 500 residents belonging to various streams like B.Tech, M.Tech, M.Des, Phd and MBA. Karakoram was awarded with the Board for Hostel Management (BHM)Trophy for the year 2016-17, which reflects that the hostel offers the best facilities at IIT.
Karokoram won gold in Hockey in the Inter-Hostel Sports 2016-17 , which became possible due to the intense hard work by a number of residents throughout the years. It has a well-organised common room with excellent facilities. The Indoor Sports Room comprises of TT, Foosball, Carrom and Darts.