Bharat Ratna Dr BR Ambedkar University, Delhi Infrastructure: Library, Hostel, Labs, Gym, Auditorium & Other Facilities

Mohith Kumar

Infrastructure Facilities at Ambedkar University Delhi (AUD):

Library:

• AUD has a library on both campuses which is rich and rapidly growing.
• It has a fast-growing subscription base of e-journals and resources.
• The library can be accessed online both on and off campus.

Library Resource:

Ehsaas -Psychotherapy & Counselling Clinic:

• Ehsaas-Psychotherapy and Counselling Clinic works with individuals, couples and families, of all age groups.
• Any student who is facing psychological distress such as inability to concentrate, episodes of low mood or depression, suicidal thoughts, anxiety, panic attacks or someone who is noticing an inability to commit to work or relationships, feeling alienated in one’s relationships or family, or facing more chronic symptoms such as seeing things or hearing voices (visual/auditory hallucinations) should contact the clinic.
• Ehsaas consists of an Adult, Child and Family Clinic and it provides psycho-diagnostic psychological testing, along with a referral service.

IT Services:

• The Ambedkar University IT Services division has been providing all IT related activities in Kashmere Gate campus.
• IT Services has provided internet access, off-campus VPN access for both faculty and students.
• All faculties have personal computers with licensed software.
• An integrated Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system is in place for capturing the life cycle of the entire student.
• The college has begun operations with one computer lab with forty desktop machines.

ECA and Sports:

• AUD has a series of cultural societies to excite the intellectual and extracurricular life of students.
• There is a growing Theatre Society, Sports Committee, Debating Society and Literary Society.
• The Economics Society and the Society for Visual Culture has also been initiated.
• There are regular talks, lectures, screenings, and performances going on in the campus and students are encouraged to participate in and organize events.

Disability Services:

• Ambedkar University Delhi is working hard on making the campus accessible to Persons with Disabilities.
• All facilities to join the educational, social and cultural life of the university will be given.
• The college welcomes and encourages disabled student's applications.

Academic Service Office:

• The division operates under the supervision of a Dean.
• It is for responsible for control the service related matters of the Faculty members and other academic staff.
• It provides services like recruitment, documentation of service records, training, promotions and other functions that may be prescribed by the Act, the Statutes and the Ordinances of AUD.

Language Cell:

• The University treats language as a main component from undergraduate to the research level with English being the focus.
• While the medium of instruction at AUD is English, The university has been encouraging students from different linguistic backgrounds to apply for admission to the undergraduate, postgraduate and research programmes at AUD.
• The Language Cell is supported by a large number of part-time assistants.

Mentorship and Counselling:

• The University supports every student in his/her struggle to find a place in the university’s academic and social space.
• A system of Mentorship and Counselling has been set up at the University.

Alumni and Carrer Cell:

• AUD offers many types of full-time Social Sciences courses.
• The University mission is to offer praxis based courses and its success depends on linkages with organizations from government and non-government agencies.
• The University provides a continuous interface with the professional world outside. 
• Student Services constitutes a placement committee consisting of students under the guidance of faculty members from each programme to facilitate the process of industry interface and campus placements.

Hostel:

• AUD has hostel facilities for Women at Kashmere Gate Campus.
• Students can apply for hostel accommodation once they have got admission.
• The application form and brochure for hostel accommodation will be available at the University Offices and on the AUD website at the time of admission.

Other Amenities:

• Research Grants
• Medical Reimbursement
• Fees, Fee Waiver, and Student Welfare Fund