IIM Calcutta Infrastructure: Campus, Hostel & Other Facilities

Kripal Thapa

IIM Calcutta infrastructure offers state of the art facilities for a better learning experience. It is spread over an area of 135 acres. The institute provides a perfect setting for the country's brightest brains. It offers an environment with its seven lakes and lush landscape for academics, research, and business. Some highlighting features of the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta infrastructure are listed below.

• Tata Hall
• Computing Facilities
• Auditorium
• Library
• Management Centre
• Finance Lab
• Hostel
• Hostel Life
• Recreation Centre
• Other Facilities

Tata Hall

• Tata Hall on the IIM Calcutta campus has four suites, three meeting rooms, and 56 residential rooms. The hall offers phone, internet access, tv, and fax facilities.
• Management Development Programs Executives can stay at the Tata Hall. 
• Residents of Tata Hall can use the luxurious dining room. 
• Indian Institute of Management Calcutta Hall also has suite rooms that have double rooms, while the other rooms can accommodate a single person.

Computing Facilities

• IIM Calcutta infrastructure offers computing facilities to the students.
• The institute's network comprises over 1000 PCs, one IBM RS-6000 server, four digital Alpha servers, and seven Novell file servers. 
• IIM Calcutta students can access the internet anytime using a radio link with VSNL at 2 Mbps and 64 Kbps.
• Indian Institute of Management Calcutta infrastructure offers computerised databases with information on the international and Indian corporate worlds, including Prowess, Bloomberg, and Capitaline.
• It is the country’s first management institute to recognise the value of technology in teaching on a fully networked campus. 

Auditorium

• IIM Calcutta infrastructure offers one of the top auditoriums in the entire nation.
• It offers a world-class facility and accommodates 750 people. The auditorium was constructed with more than Rs 9 crores.
• Besides an air conditioner, IIM Calcutta Auditorium has the latest professional-grade lighting and sound system.
• From the Convocation and Intaglio to appearances of notable figures like Kapil Dev or Indra Nooyi, all the IIM Calcutta campus events take place here.

Library

• IIM Calcutta campus caters to the need of the demands of the academic programs offered by the Institute. 
• It has a vast collection of bound periodicals and books, over 1.6 lakh volumes.
• IIM Calcutta infrastructure offers over 40,000 online full-text journals and 500 journal subscriptions. It is one of Asia's top management libraries.
• The IIM Calcutta library is fully computerised, providing the latest amenities.
• Students benefit from the longer library hours, extended even further during exams, and rooms designated for group talks and individual study. 
• Overall, the IIM Calcutta library offers a perfect setting to enlighten the bright minds of the future.

Management Centre

• IIM Calcutta infrastructure has a management centre.
• Even a stranger can find tranquility in the stupa-shaped buildings and the surrounding verdant greenery.

Finance Lab

• IIM Calcutta infrastructure offers a finance lab that promotes application-based research in the financial markets.
• It also aims to provide finance managers with the conceptual theories and knowledge of the financial markets necessary to develop financial products.
• IIM Calcutta campus lab has a Bloomberg terminal that gives access to real-time financial data (domestic and international), market statistics, business news, and financial analysis tools.
• It is the only IIM to have a Bloomberg terminal.
• A trading exchange simulator (XSTrade) with real-time data feeds from five markets (NCDEX, MCX, BSE Cash, and NSE Cash and F&O) is also available at the lab.

Hostel

• IIM Calcutta hostel facility offers three hostels, an old hostel, a white hostel, and a new hostel.
• The new and white hostels are for male students, whereas the old hostel is a co-ed hostel with separate wings for girls.
• Hostels are furnished with the required amenities for a better learning experience.
• IIM Calcutta campus has a new hostel which is about to get completed and will start from the next session.
• It has modern facilities that meet international standards. IIM Calcutta hostel facilities include rooms with French windows leading to a balcony.
• Every hostel offers enough opportunities for socialising.
• IIM Calcutta hostel facility includes common areas, game rooms, and sports courts where students may unwind after a long work day.

Hostel Life

• Every hostel has its own unique life and culture. There are inter-hostel sports events. 
• All major holidays are observed throughout the year, from yajnas and pujas to organising group activities to flying kites. 
• Hostel life at IIMCal is vibrant and offers a chance to socialise with peers through participating in extracurricular, cultural, and sports activities.

Recreation Centre

• IIM Calcutta campus has a recreation centre with a basketball court, swimming pool, table tennis, tennis, gymnasium, and badminton court.

Other IIM Calcutta Facilities: Some more facilities offered at the IIMCal are:

• Post Office
• ATM Facilities - SBI and ICICI Bank
• Cafe Coffee Day
• Medical Facilities
• Housekeeping
• Daily Needs Store
• Laundry Facilities
• TV
• Washing Machine.