Chikkaiah Naicker College Infrastructure: Library, Hostel, Gym, Auditorium, Cafeteria & Other Facilities

Being the oldest college in this district, the General Library of this college has the rich collection developed over half-century and more, and Dr.T. Magudeeswaran, Ph.D., is the Librarian of this college at present.

The library has more than 40,426 volumes (including those stocked in the Department Libraries) of books. The library also subscribes about 11 Indian and foreign journals. It caters to the needs of students, faculty members and research students. Being an oldest library, it has a rich collection of rare volumes. 11 departments of the college are provided with department-library facilities for research references and for prepartation for lectures by teachers . Modernization of the library to provide services like INFLIBNET and NLIST programmes is implemented. This has enabled the staff and students to access 3000 0n-line e-journals and 97,000 books.

Internet facilities are available for the faculty members and research students. Our library is an excellent, ever-growing Library with a good collection of books on various subjects of different Humanities and Social Science disciplines and also of general interest.

The Librarian has been granted permission by the UGC to conduct add-on courses, for our students, like C.Lis., D.Lis., and ADLis through a grant of Rs.7,00,000/. This will enable our students to get job opportunities in Public Libraries and educational institutions.

NCC of Chikkaiah Naicker college has a long and unequivocal reputation in this region. National Cadet Corps being a tri-services organization comprising the Army, Navy and Air Force, it is engaged in grooming the youth – ‘The Leaders of Tomorrow’- into disciplined and patriotic citizens. NCC functions under the Ministry of Defence. Our college NCC has the Army wing. Our college NCC aims,

• To develop character, comradeship, discipline, leadership, secular outlook, spirit of adventure and ideals of selfless service amongst the youth of the country.
• To create a human resource of organized, trained and motivated youth.
• To develop leadership qualities in youth.
• To provide a suitable environment to motivate the youth to take up a career in the Armed Forces. It also actively participates in very many community welfare programmes like Traffic Control, various awareness campaigns, tree-planting, blood donation etc.
• Our college has a till-date functional Firing Range as the first-built in this district.
• It also has an Obstacle Course with 33 hurdles/obstacles for the NCC cadets to practice. Others can also practice for fitness purposes.
• Annual participation in the RDC camps’ parade and TSC at New Delhi is regular feature of our NCC.
• It is being lead by Lt. (Dr) T. Magudeeswaran, Ph.D., attached to 15 TN battalion, NCC Erode.