This article reviews about research work done in the area of bulk arrival and batch service queueing models. The concept of bulk arrivals and batch service has gained a tremendous significance in real life situations. To avoid congestion problem researches have to focus their attention to develop models and procedures to deal with the problems. In many of the industries particularly in production line, mathematical modelling of queueing model is essential to reduce congestion problems. This survey attempts to review the work done in the area of bulk queues with vacations, modelling various phenomenons. This paper aims to provide enough information to analysts, researchers and industry people to model congestion problems and need to derive various performance measures to optimize the queueing model. © 2016 Academic Publications, Ltd.