Manipal School of Architecture and Planning Infrastructure: Library, Hostel, Labs & Other Facilities

Mahima Jain

Manipal School of Architecture and Planning is located on the campus of Manipal University. The campus offers modern amenities to students for a better learning experience. It has many multi-cuisine cafes, eateries, banks, ATMs, etc. More details regarding the MSAP infrastructure are elucidated below.

Campus

• It has a sprawling lush green campus with environmentally friendly methods.
• Rainwater harvesting structures, solid waste and wastewater management systems, and continuous pollution monitoring ensure that 'Green Manipal' is a way of life for everyone.

Food and Cuisine

• It is the go-to place for Chinese, Mexican, Italian, Malaysian, Indian, Arabian, and other cuisines.
• The restaurant dishes include Chino Valley's delicious Chinese Manchurian and rice, Snack Shack's selection of American, Italian, and Asian food platters, Danish's awesome shawarma, and Hangyo Saiba's finger-licking Indian gravies and bread.
• The food court is the best place to get everything safe, tasty, and hygienic.

Convention Centre

• Manipal School of Architecture and Planning facilities include convention centres with a seating capacity of 4000 a surface area of 16730 square metres and a basement area of 4200 square metres.

IT Services

• MSAP has a 3000 sq. ft. state of the art data centre with a server park and network operation centre (NOC)
• The centre hosts enterprise applications, the eLearning portal, websites, and various other services.
• The entire campus has been unwired using a two-layer secure wireless architecture- core and access network.
• It allows users to access the network from anywhere on campus, both indoors & outdoors and provides seamless connectivity across the entire campus.
• The Wi-Fi mesh network provides wireless broadband internet services, branded as I-ON, to approximately 10,000 students using Motorola canopy equipment (access points and subscriber modules).

Simulation Centre

• The simulation centre is a novel concept in the field of medical education.
• Like a flight simulator for airline pilots, a medical simulator assesses a health care professional's ability to handle real-life medical emergencies.
• It teaches healthcare students how to manage real-life emergencies using training manikins.
• More than 100 training manikins are available at the centre, ranging from simple task trainers to the most complex, interactive, computer-based training units.
• These are used to educate undergraduate and postgraduate students in the health sciences, such as medicine, dentistry, nursing, and allied health.

Library

• MSAP library is spread over 1.5 lakh square feet and has five levels.
• It is a haven for information seekers, whether students, faculty, or researchers.
• The library has a capacity of 1300 students at any given time.
• Apart from comfortable seating and reading areas, the MSAP library is well-equipped with modern internet access and web resources, including online journals and e-books.
• The library offers an expanding selection of online databases.

Innovation Centre

• The innovation centre's mission is to foster innovation and entrepreneurship among students, faculty, and residents of the region.