IIM Kashipur Infrastructure: Campus, Hostel & Other Facilities

Mahima Jain

IIM Kashipur infrastructure provides an ambience of tranquillity, surrounded by lush green fields. IIM Kashipur has modernised classrooms equipped with facilities like audio and visual aids that enhance the learning experience. Besides, the institute has a conference room, library, computer centre, cafeteria, and a well-equipped gym. Some of the highlighting features of the Indian Institute of Management Kashipur infrastructure are given below.

• Library
• Internet Facilities
• Hostel
• Classroom
• Wellness Facilities
• Other Facilities

Library

• The IIM Kashipur library (Learning Resource Centre), housed in a large structure, contains 9449 printed books on management-related subjects.
• Books, journals, databases, audio-visual materials, CDs/DVDs, e-journals, reports, case studies, theses, and other printed and electronic resources are available at the library.
• The IIM Kashipur library plays a critical role in the academic community's intellectual endeavours.
• The library has been offering its patron services such as WEB OPAC Services, automated interlibrary resource sharing, email alert services, and cyber lab services.
• IIM Kashipur infrastructure offers an RFID system for surveillance, traffic management, and other uses.
• The library is linked to the intranet and high-speed internet of the IIM Kashipur campus.
• Other IIM Kashipur library facilities include reference services, interlibrary loan facilities, and information alert services.

Internet Facilities

• IIM Kashipur has a network backbone designed with single mode fiber optics cable connectivity, and the internal network is equipped with Cisco 2900 Router Series and Cisco 2960 Switches.
• IIM Kashipur infrastructure includes an academic block internally connected through Wi-Fi and wired LAN.
• A dedicated 20 Mbps line provided by BSNL supports round-the-clock access to the resources on the internet.

Hostel

• The IIM Kashipur hostel block is 500 meters from the college and houses students in spacious single-occupancy rooms.
• Students use a common reading room for discussions, projects, and other activities.
• A gym, courts for basketball, volleyball, other sports (table tennis and carrom), a Nescafe coffee kiosk, a grocery shop, a restaurant, and a hairdresser are among the additional amenities and facilities.
• The hostel is connected to the academic block through a radio frequency network.
• Additionally, IIM Kashipur offers a student-run canteen known as the "mess," which serves wholesome, hygienic food four times a day.
• IIM Kashipur hostel also has 24×7 network access through Wi-Fi. The academic block and the hostel area use D-link DWL – 3200 secured Wi-Fi connectivity.

Classroom

• Classrooms are aesthetically designed and have interactive whiteboards with internet connectivity.
• IIM Kashipur campus has high-speed wireless internet connectivity and HD projectors for an enhanced classroom experience.

Wellness Facilities

• IIM Kashipur infrastructure has wellness coordinators accountable for the student's physical and emotional health to ensure their well-being.
• A doctor comes to visit six days a week on campus.
• There is a pharmacist and a paramedic on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
• For the students' mental health, IIM Kashipur has partnered with online counsellor YourDost to discuss topics like managing time, reducing stress, etc.
• In an emergency, the institute has a night ambulance on campus and a partnership with a few hospitals available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
• Other medical amenities offered at the IIM Kashipur campus include medical assistants, doctors on call, first aid, etc.

Other IIM Kashipur Facilities: A few of the additional facilities offered at the Indian Institute of Kashipur are:

• Computer labs
• Bloomberg terminals
• Gymnasiums
• Shops
• Swimming pool
• Canteens.