Francis Xavier Engineering College Infrastructure: Library, Hostel, Labs, Gym, Auditorium & Other Facilities

Ayesha Taneem

Student Facilities

Internet and Intranet

All the Computer Labs of Francis Xavier Engineering College are provided with Intranet and Internet connectivity using CAT5 cables. The campus has Wi-Fi connectivity. The Internet facility is free for the staff and students and is available round the clock. Teachers make use of Educational Portals and web sites for teaching, research and learning. All the teaching materials prepared by the staff are available in the intranet along with course plan etc. which can be accessed by the students through intranet facility. All the staff members and postgraduate students are provided with individual login in the server through intranet.

Computer Servers Facility

Francis Xavier Engineering College has the following Server Infrastructure to enable students with the most updated technology to help them with their learning.

• LINUX Server
• DNS Server
• Database Server

Smart Class Rooms

Francis Xavier Engineering College has state-of-the-art smart classroom with provisions for effective e-learning and student centred teaching learning process. It provides an opportunity for faculty members to prepare interactive lessons and conduct sessions in a much more efficient manner. These classrooms are well equipped and utilized for ISRO's dream project of providing distance-learning education via satellite "EDUSAT", to which the college is a life member. Each department has been provided with LCD projectors and OHP's. The net-worked class rooms enable better student- teacher interaction and learning with digital on line content. Wireless network access is available in the campus to support wireless desktop computers and laptops.

Library

The college resource centre has a good collection of textbooks, reference books, national and international journals, CD's, and videos. As on date, there are about twelve thousand books (including reference books and journals).

On line catalogue and internet facilities are available. Bar code system is implemented and students can borrow books by producing the Library cards. The library is kept open on all working days from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., and on Sundays and holidays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The campus has a digital library as well.

Boys Hostel & Girls' Hostel

Separate hostel facility is available for boys and girls. The hostel rooms are well furnished and hygienic food is served in the hostel mess.

Transport

To cater to the needs of day scholars, the college plies its own fleet of buses. Transport facility is available for the day scholar and working Staff who are in and around Tirunelveli District.

Canteen

The college has a well plannedcanteen that functions inside the campus to cater quality food and soft beverages for the students and staff from 8.00 a.m. To 8.00 p.m. on all working days. The canteen has a dining capacity of 150 students and serves vegetarian and non-vegetarian cuisine, soft drinks, fresh juices, snacks are light snacks. The canteen has a student stationery shop as well.