Amal Jyothi College of Engineering - AJCE Infrastructure: Library, Hostel, Labs, Gym, Auditorium & Other Facilities

Ayesha Taneem

Amenities

Hostel

Santhom and Amala Hostels

One of the star attractions of Amal Jyothi is the excellent hostel facility. The two campus hostels, Santhom for gents and Amala for ladies, are taken care of by dedicated Catholic Priests and Nuns. There is telephonic access to all rooms but mobile phone is banned as it is in the College. Affectionate discipline, tasty food at moderate rates and neat rooms with modern sanitation and professional laundry services are the hallmarks of the Amal Jyothi hostels.

Central Library

The Central Library of Amal Jyothi College of Engineering, Kanjirapally was set up in 2001 to support the educational mission of the College and fulfill the information needs of diverse user communities . In accordance with the objective of the College, the library aims to develop a comprehensive collection of documents useful for researchers, the faculty and the student community.

The Central Library is located in the Knowledge Centre of the College and is spread over three floors of 30000 sq ft area. It has a separate reference section ,reading room, periodical section, stack area and PG library. There is an information desk (Counter) on the ground floor.

The Central Library has a rich collection of the latest materials like books (32000 volumes), print (160) and online journals, standards, seminar and conference proceedings and CD-ROMs. It has a special collection of rare books of engineering and basic sciences .The Central Library is complement with different department libraries which contain the core collection required by the concerned department.

Knowledge Center

The Knowledge Centre of Amal Jyothi is meant to equip students and staff to go beyond the limits of class room learning. This imposing edifice of 50,000 sq. ft comprises five floors, three of which house the Central Library. The Knowledge Center affords technology resources and academic support to the students and the staff for Research activities, training sessions, CAD, Language lab, Internet browsing, Software development etc.
The rental section occupies the ground floor of the Central Library. The first and second floors encompasses the reference section and reading rooms for UG and PG students, respectively.

The Central Computing Facility, established on the third floor of the Knowledge Center, is divided into 5 labs and seminar halls. 250 workstations are provided for the net savvy. Internet @16 mbps is provided through dedicated OFC cable.

The top floor of the Knowledge Center accommodates a multi-purpose Auditorium, seating 600, employing cutting edge audiovisual, videoconferencing and distance-learning facilities for various purposes.

Lecture Halls

Ergonomically designed lecture halls that reinforce a student-centered style of instruction. The spacious, airy and well-furnished class rooms provide the right atmosphere for developing proper study habits and extending the attention span to the maximum.

Chapels

For a short withdrawal from the busy working life, far from the madding crowd’s ignoble strife, for a moment of quiet reflection and prayer, there are chapels with a serene space of elegant design, both in the College and at the two campus hostels.

Health Club

‘A Healthy mind in a Healthy body’ – so goes the adage. The Health Club is home to an ultra modern gymnasium, 2000 square feet in plinth area, catering to the needs of the fitness enthusiasts. The staff and students are free to use the gymnasium, after class hours under the tutelage of professional trainers. The state-of-the-art equipments available include bench press, peck deck, bicep curl, lateral pulley and body twister machines.