SBRR Mahajana First Grade College Infrastructure: Library, Hostel, Gym, Auditorium, Cafeteria & Other Facilities

Ayesha Taneem

Infrastructure :-

Mahajana First Grade College is located in Jayalakshmipuram - the prime residential locality of Mysore. It is easily accessible from the vantage points of the city through public modes of transportation.

The campus has a total area of 9,14,760 sq.ft with a built up area of 3,25,600 sq.ft and an open area of 5,98,160 sq.ft. The campus is spread over an area of 6 acres comprising multi-storeyed buildings and well developed infrastructure to facilitate all round progress of students.

Laboratories

The college has well-equipped laboratories, rich in facilities, for various disciplines like Bio-technology, Biochemistry, Microbiology, Physics, Electronics, Computer Science, Criminology & Forensic Science, Geography and Psychology. A Business Lab is also set up to facilitate teaching of Commerce and Management subjects. Language lab is being setup to
enhance communication skills among students by offering add-on course in English grammar usage and phonetics.

Library

The library is housed in a separate wing with an independent Reference Section. It has a collection of 32,064 books, leading journals and periodicals numbering 75 including a few international journals such as Harvard Business Review, National Geography and Political Weekly etc. In the era of information dissemination, the library has succeeded in upgrading itself to modern technology. The fully automated library has its entire repository bar coded. It is in possession of a digital collection of 850 prized CDs on important subjects. Staff and Students can access e-resources through inflibnet N-List (funded by the ministry of HRD) and J-gate. This provides

Auditorium & Open Air Theatre

The institution has two auditoriums: Vivekananda Hall and Silver Jubilee Open Air Theatre. These are well equipped with public address system and acoustics and cater to the requirements of assemblage on a variety of occasions. The pride of the college is its two state-of-the-art Audio - Visual Centres: AVC - I and AVC - II.

Stadium and Gymnasium

The college has Jagadeesh Prasad Stadium, where facilities for outdoor and in-door sports are provided. It has a Multi-Gymnasium with good instructional facility. A state-of-the-art Indoor stadium is being planned.

Sports

Students are encouraged to participate in all kinds of sports and games and attain robust physical fitness through sportsmanship. The College regularly
holds Annual Athletic Meet, inter-class competitions and hosts the Sri R.V. Ganesh Memorial City Inter-collegiate Volleyball and Sri Rattehalli Ramappa Memorial Throwball tournaments. The college has gained reputation in the field of sports with its sportspersons winning coveted titles, trophies and
championships. It is a matter of pride for the college that its sportsmen and sportswomen have donned the university and the national colours.

Hostels

Hostel facilities for women students are provided.

Wellness Centre

The college has a full-fledged health centre to provide first-aid facilities to the students. Periodic health check-ups are organized with the help of medical officers. The centre also helps in maintaining cleanliness and hygiene in the campus.

Other facilities

• Ladies room
• Canteen and Coffee Counter
• Telephone booth, photocopying