IIM Sirmaur Infrastructure Details

Nivedha Kamatchi

IIM Sirmaur infrastructure is well equipped with modern facilities and the latest technology to provide the best learning environment for the students. The green region of the lower Himalayas surrounds the campus. The IIM Sirmaur campus area is spread over 210 acres. Some of the highlighting features of the Indian Institute of Management Sirmaur infrastructure are given below.

• Library
• IT Infrastructure
• Classrooms
• Virtual Classrooms
• Computer Centre
• Mess
• Hostel
• Sports Facilities

Library

• IIM Sirmaur library has both printed and electronic resources.
• The library has many full-text online databases, e-books, and e-journals.
• Additionally, the library has a Bloomberg terminal that gives users access to real-time financial data services.
• The IIM Sirmaur library is air-conditioned, equipped with furniture, and run by a highly committed staff of specialists. It serves the information needs of professors and students.  
• IIM Sirmaur has a membership to "ProQuest E-Book Central," which offers over 190000 e-books.
• It also has many printed books on management and related topics.
• The library also has a reading room that is open around the clock.

IT Infrastructure

• IIM Sirmaur infrastructure features IT facilities for the campus students.
• The institute has Wi-Fi across the campus.
• The computer lab has modern computer systems that provide access to recent databases and software.
• A computer centre with a 1 Gbps backbone network has been established on campus to meet the current and future IT and computing needs of IIM Sirmaur.
• With core distribution and access layer switches, the network is built on a high-availability design. All significant locations, such as the academic building, the computer center, the library, the hostel, and the classrooms, have 300 Mbps connectivity with redundant 100 Mbps cables in case of failure.
• Students, faculty, and staff can avail of the internet facility.

Classrooms

• IIM Sirmaur infrastructure offers classrooms and a seminar room.
• There are 60 seats available in each classroom, and each has network connectivity to support presentations.
• The classrooms have the latest technology for full HD and multi-way video conferencing.

Virtual Classrooms

• IIM Sirmaur new campus offers a virtual classroom created by the computer centre for interactive online lectures and meetings.
• It supports video recording and Full HD-quality streaming.
• The institute also has a video conference room for online meetings and lectures. The dedicated IIM Sirmaur network is used to run these services.

Computer Centre

• IIM Sirmaur facilities include a computer lab that supports research, learning, and grade preparation.
• Application software such as OLT, ACE Database, SPSS, and Bloomberg are available.
• The computer lab is open round the clock.

Mess

• IIM Sirmaur campus has a student-run mess offering vegetarian and non-vegetarian food. 
• It provides a balanced blend of various Indian flavours from multiple states.
• Mess Secretary, chosen by the students, is responsible for mess affairs. They are in charge of ensuring the seamless operation of the mess providing the highest level of food quality and cleanliness. 
• The mess also functions as a common space for students, with a television placed to meet their recreational needs.

Hostel

• IIM Sirmaur students are housed in twin-sharing rooms with modern amenities. Atharv, Yajur, Kartik, and Vinayak are the four hostels.
• All of the IIM Sirmaur hostel rooms are adequately lit and ventilated.
• IIM Sirmaur hostel rooms are furnished with a bed, mattress, chair, study table, book rack, and almirah.
• There are washing machines, a pantry, a common room with a TV, water coolers with purifiers, and geysers.
• It offers shuttle bus services to and from off-campus hostels so that students can commute daily to and from their classes. 
• Hostels have dedicated staff members that handle common problems on a daily basis, while housekeeping services regularly keep the rooms clean.
• There are dining options accessible throughout the hostels. Students can use high-speed, free Wi-Fi in every hostel.

Sports Facilities: IIM Sirmaur campus has some excellent sports facilities. The institute has high masts where students can play at night. IIM Sirmaur infrastructure features a gym for fitness enthusiasts. The Sports Secretary, who the students choose, oversees all the sports. The sports facilities available in IIM Sirmaur permanent campus are:

• Football field
• Volleyball courts
• Badminton courts
• Two practice cricket fields
• Pool table
• Snooker table
• Carrom
• Chess
• Table Tennis.