Gour Mohan Sachin Mandal Mahavidyalaya, [GMSMM] South 24 Parganas Infrastructure: Library, Hostel, Labs, Gym, Auditorium & Other Facilities

Ayesha Taneem

Infrastructure :-

GMSM Mahavidyalaya is situated in a campus of 13.1 acres. At present there are eight buildings including 22 classrooms and 5 laboratories. Various teaching aids like OHPs, white boards, charts and computers are used to facilitate the learning process.
Besides the college has a manicured garden and a water body, adding to the aesthetic beauty of the campus.

Facilities :-

Hostel

To provide opportunities to students coming from far flung rural areas, the college has a boys’ hostel, Khagendranath Chhatrabas with a capacity of 90 students. The three storied hostel has 21 rooms with electricity and hygienic cooking facilities.  A wall magazine is also published regularly by the hostel students.

Sports Facilities

The college has a sprawling sports field. There is also a sports room with Indoor games like carrom, chess and table tennis.
The college has a state of the art gymnasium equipped with an eight station multi gym and other modern facilities. The gym has been established under UGC XI Plan Grants.
Facilities for games like badminton, volleyball and cricket are also provided. There are provisions for javelin, discuss, shot-put and high jump for both boys and girls. The college is proud of its Kabaddi team which has an excellent track record in university sports.

Staff Facilities

The college has a Guest House with three rooms and attached washroom. There is also a well ventilated airy Teachers’ staff room with provisions for refreshments. The staff room also has a computer for general use by the faculty.

Canteen

The college has a well laid out hygienic canteen catering to students and staff with refreshments at a subsidized rate.

Library

The college has a well – stocked Central Library with over 17000 books and 9 journals. There are also various educational CDs for both students and teachers. It is laid out over 1430 sq ft and can seat 50 students. The library has been partially automated using the CDS / ISIS system. Apart from the Central Library, every department has a seminar library which can be readily accessed by students and teachers.

Sports

The Annual Sports is an elaborate affair extending over 3 days during December. The Events include various athletic events for both girls and boys like high jump, long jump, shot-put, discuss etc. The Knock Out cricket tournament is a major attraction.
The college participates in inter college district sports and also in university sports in the arena of Athletics and Kabaddi. The college Kabaddi team has earned laurels time and again in the university sports.

Literary Activities

The college publishes an annual magazine Charaibati where students display their imagination and in the process give expression to their literary talent.
Every department publishes an annual Wall Magazine which is designed and implemented by the students.