Mahatma Gandhi University, Ahmedabad Infrastructure: Library, Hostel, Labs, Gym, Auditorium & Other Facilities

Ayesha Taneem

Facilities :-

Library

Mahatma Gandhi Labour Institute’s library is an essential component of the Institute. The Library of M.G.L.I. came into existence in 1980 when the institute was established. It was established with a view to disseminate knowledge on Labour and related areas according to the needs of Govt. Officers, Faculty member, Research Scholars, Staff members and Students.

The size of collection as on 31st October, 2015 is 22000 books. The library also subscribes to periodicals and magazines. It has a rich collection of documents, which includes books, periodicals, reports & non-book materials etc. M.G.L.I also has its own publications which is available in Library.

The collection cover a host of subjects area as Psychology, Gender Studies ,sociology, Economics, Labour Economics, Industrial Relations, Child Labour, Female Labour, Migrant Labour, Industrial Safety, Environment, Occupational Health, Management, Personnel Management, Human Resource Management and Retail Management .The Library has Back Volumes, Working Papers, a set of the collected works of Mahatma Gandhi & Marx Engel’s, and Reference Books.

Hostel

A well furnished hostel with 28 General rooms (double bed) and 4 VIP well furnished A.C. Rooms. Hostel and cafeteria facility are available in campus of the Institute. Hostel Rooms are allotted only to Research Scholars, Academicians, State/Central Govt. officers and reputed NGOs, at the rates fixed and rules framed by the Institute.

Seminar Room

MGLI is a place for research and exchange of ideas. The generating ideas emerge as free-hand sketches on loose pieces of paper or note books. Institute has 3 Air conditioned, well furnished seminar rooms with audio-visual facilities. These seminar Rooms are generally used for holding seminars, workshops, training programmes, conferences, colloquiums etc.

Building

• Mahatma Gandhi Labour Institute has been conceived as a place of learning in various disciplines, gathering experiences from various countries.
• It is set in a plot of 11,500 sq. mts. of land amidst a chain of low rise reputed Institutes of learning and residential colonies. The building of the Institute has grandeur of its own without the overwhelming presence of a monument.
• Shri. BalKrishna Doshi, an eminent architect of international repute, has designed the building as a continuity of spaces where people can meet and exchange ideas and experiences. With a series of overlaps, its vertical and horizontal directions, it has a certain fluidity that changes shape in the form of class rooms and seminar rooms, library, exhibition hall, amphitheatre, auditorium, courtyards and gardens.