Pondicherry University Infrastructure: Library, Hostel, Labs, Gym, Auditorium & Other Facilities

Debasree Banerjee

Pondicherry University offers modern facilities to students for a better learning experience. The campus is equipped with hostels, canteen, bank, health centre, etc. More details regarding the Pondicherry University campus are mentioned below.

Pondicherry University has invested hugely on the campus of the infrastructure and brought itself up to provide quality amenities to the students. To know more about different amenities provided here, read GetMyUni Verdict on Pondicherry University.

• Health Centre
• Hostel
• Canteen
• Shopping Centre
• Gym
• Daycare centre
• Bank
• Other Facilities

Health Centre: The health centre at the university is in collaboration with the Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences that operates around the clock with limited resources for the benefit of students and staff. For emergency medical assistance, an ambulance is also accessible.

Hostel: Pondicherry University has twenty-two hostels on campus, with fourteen for boys and eight for girls. Ten of the fourteen boys' dorms are for postgraduate students, and four are for research scholars. Seven female hostels are for postgraduate students, while one is for research scholars. There are two hostels on the Karaikal campus, one for boys and one for girls. Foreign students hostels for international students, the university offers both air-conditioned and non-air-conditioned dormitory rooms. The CV Raman hostel has 40 rooms for males, and the Madame Curie hostel has 49 rooms for girls. The fee structure for international students differs from that of dormitory students in general.

Canteen 

• Three separate canteens on Pondicherry University campus serve the diverse tastes of students, faculty, staff, and guests.
• Canteen I is next to the administration building and the examinations building, the bank, post office, library, and school of management. The restaurant serves South Indian cuisine at an affordable price from 9 am to 5.30 pm.
• The science departments in that zone are served by canteen II, which is located near the science block. The restaurant specialises in South Indian cuisine from 9 am to 5.30 pm.
• Canteen III is located next to the school of management and serves North Indian cuisine, including chats. They serve South Indian and Chinese cuisine at affordable prices, with occasional special offers.
• The Government of Puducherry's Ponlait bunks are operational, one near canteen I and the other near the shopping complex. Milk and milk products can be purchased.
• At the science complex, Cauvery girls hostel, and Kamban boys hostel, three coffee bars of fresh & honest breweries are open.

Shopping Centre

• A self-help organisation manages the A-Z store. It functions as a one-stop store for provisions, household supplies, diet food, cosmetics, children's stuff, stationery, and mobile top-ups.
• Alumni maintain the bakery & coffee shop, which serves a range of coffee and tea and fruit juices, milkshakes, and ice creams. Some of the specialities supplied here include a variety of bread, tasty pastries, pizzas, burgers, and other items.
• The air-conditioned restaurant and garden seating give a comfortable and pleasant, lush green atmosphere.
• Students also make heavy use of the internet browsing centre, which offers printing, scanning, and photocopying services.

Gym: The Pondicherry University infrastructure features two outdoor stadiums, one for football with an 800-seat capacity and a standard 400-meter track, and the other for cricket with a 1000-seat capacity and an international grade field, Rajiv Gandhi Cricket Stadium. Tennis courts, volleyball courts, and basketball courts are also available. There is also a 16-station multi-gym with a treadmill, a cycling ergometer, an elliptical bicycle metre, physiotherapy equipment, microwave diathermy, ultrasound, infrared indicators, and electrical muscle stimulation equipment. Every year, the institution hosts national tournaments with the help of several sponsors. 

Daycare centre: A childcare facility known as the daycare centre serves the children of faculty, staff, and married research scientists. School-going children are also authorised to use the daycare centre's services during the summer break. With the assistance of two volunteers, the children are cared for by skilled and dedicated caregivers.

Bank: On the main university campus, an Indian Bank branch that provides ore Banking Services (CBS) is located. There are two ATMs on campus, one at Security Gate I and the other near Science Block I.

Other Facilities

• Post Office
• Tea Shop
• Playground
• Reading Room