The ICFAI University, Dehradun Infrastructure: Library, Hostel, Labs, Gym, Auditorium & Other Facilities

Vishal Kumar

Infrastructure Facilities at ICFAI University, [IU] Dehradun:

The university has state of the art infrastructure facilities. Some of the facilities available at ICFAI University are mentioned below:

IU, Dehradun Campus: 

• The University is located at Selaqui, Dehradun, Uttarakhand with a lush green campus spreading in an area of 25 acres.
• It has 2.5 lacs sqft of the built-up area having academic blocks, seminar halls, computer labs, workshops, laboratories, library, auditorium, moot court halls, legal aid clinics, canteen, faculty rooms, sports, recreation facilities and girls and boys' common rooms.
• The campus is Wi-Fi enabled and widely known for its quality research and strong industry interface.

 Library:

• This university has a well-stocked library that serves all the needs of the students.
• It has subscriptions to the industry information database.
• This library has various reference materials, Indian and International books and magazines.
• The library contains directories, industry reports and statistical compilations.
• Moreover, the library has over 24,179 books, 62 journals, 33 magazines, 9 newspapers, and 2516 CD/DVDs.

IT Infrastructure: 

• IU, Dehradun gives great importance to using IT for teaching and in its operations.
• This institute has also developed modern IT hardware and software on campus.
• It has a computer lab for ANSYS & Pro-E software.
• The faculties at the university use the computing facilities for research and teaching, while the staff uses IT for enhancing productivity.
• All the computers in the university are connected to internet facilities. 

Intranet: 

• This university has a Wi-Fi enabled campus.
• IU, Dehradun has its own intranet facilities for students. 
• It has an intranet facility for organizing operations more effectively.

Computing Facilities:

• The university has state of the art computer labs for students to practice and develop skills according to the industry demands.
• Faculty, staff, and students can access the computer labs.
• IU, Dehradun has 15 Mbps internet bandwidth for the use of students, faculty, and staff.
• More than 350 computers with Pentium Core i5, Core 2 Duo, AMD Athlon, and dual-core processors are available at the university.
• The computer centers also have other hardware like CD Writers, Scanners, Network Printers, Data Modems and LaserJet Printers.
• The software available on the Campus includes Office XP, Office 2003, Office 2007, Acrobat Reader 6.0, WinZip 8.0, FrontPage 2003, Turbo c/c++, Java 2.0 Visual Basic 6.0, SQL and Oracle servers, etc.

 Health Centre:

• The health care center at the university is well equipped.
• During 2001-14 more than 700 students and staff visited the health center.
• This university is regularly visited by a medical practitioner twice in a week.

Sports and Recreational Facilities:

• Both indoor and outdoor sports facilities are available.
• These activities help the students to lead a balanced lifestyle and at the same time enhance the leadership skills and teamwork of the students.

Placement Cell:

• The placement cell at the institute plays an important role in providing internships and placements.