IIM Trichy Infrastructure: Library, Hostel, Gym, Auditorium, Cafeteria & Other Facilities

Mahima Jain

IIM Trichy infrastructure offers state-of-the-art facilities for professional learning. The IIM Trichy campus area is spread across 172.27 acres. Some highlighting features of the Indian Institute of Management Tiruchirappalli infrastructure are mentioned below.

• Hostel
• Learning Resource Centre
• IT Facilities
• Smart Classroom
• Video Conferencing System
• Campus Surveillance
• Mini Auditorium
• Interactive Display and Projector
• Sports Facilities
• Labs
• Behavioural Lab

Hostel

• IIM Trichy campus has six student housing complexes.
• Each hostel block has three floors, with 18 rooms on every floor. It branches off into the left and right wings at a passageway with the common room and lifts on either side.
• IIM Trichy hostel offers separate accommodation facilities for females. 
• Additionally, there are specialised rooms for differently-abled students with attached bathrooms on the ground floor.
• The IIM Trichy infrastructure offers high-speed internet with LAN. It also has a departmental store, canteen block, a mess which houses the night canteen, and a sandwich bar.
• IIM Trichy hostel doors are painted with bright colours to symbolise diversity.
• The hostel has single-occupancy rooms with air-conditioners, whiteboards, and a private balcony with a view of an artificial canal.
• Each floor has two wings with shared restrooms designed to cater to the campus residents.

Learning Resource Centre

• IIM Trichy library facilitates knowledge creation through its electronic search platform and access to many research resources on and off campus.
• It provides a dynamic learning environment with business and management resources.
• The IIM Trichy library has a world-class collection of books, journals, newspapers, magazines, and other relevant resources such as project and industry reports.
• IIM Trichy also has electronic resources in management and business that serve academic and practitioner needs.
• The library is known for its journals and books that give access to full-text articles in management science. These publications are an essential resource for project work and courses.

IT Facilities

• IIM Trichy infrastructure has over 400 personal computers and 100 printers configured with the latest specifications and connected over the campus network.
• Indian Institute of Management Trichy's database enables students to become familiar with the latest software and Windows operating system.
• The IT building features an air-conditioned data centre with a unique fire protection system, a bulletproof glass partition, etc.
• IIM Trichy campus has two dedicated optical fibre internet service links, one from BSNL with a bandwidth of 100 Mbps. The other one is from NKN with a bandwidth of 1 Gbps. They have an automated fail-over, load-balancing feature, and a link load balancer.

Smart Classroom

• IIM Trichy infrastructure features a 48-seat computer classroom with the latest technology using simulation tools so that students can develop experience in using curriculum tools. 
• Two laser projectors and DNP Screens are placed, enhancing the interactivity of the practical sessions. 
• IIM Trichy facilities include a computer classroom set up so that instructors can walk students through procedures "live" on the computer.
• The classrooms include audio-visual equipment, including HD document cameras and visualisers, interactive tablets, DSP mixers, centralised monitoring, and control systems.
• It also has ceiling microphones, interactive projectors with ultra-short throws, full HD projectors, HD cameras for faculty and students, etc.

Video Conferencing System

• Video conferencing systems are installed in the 250-seater classroom, 80-seater classrooms, 50-seater classrooms, boardroom, and the placement office. 
• The technician can choose the camera inputs for every classroom from the AV control rooms and manage the audio and video equipment to meet the needs.

Campus Surveillance

• IIM Trichy infrastructure has 100 CCTV cameras and monitoring stations at separate campus locations, including the main security office.
• Additionally, it can be kept track of via the online interface.

Mini Auditorium

• IIM Trichy facility includes an air-conditioned mini auditorium that accommodates 250 people.
• It is equipped with a sound system and video conferencing capabilities.

Interactive Display and Projector

• The boardroom, Dean's conference room, and IT conference room are installed with 80" interactive monitors with multi-touch interactive features.
• The 25-seater classrooms also have ultra-short throw projectors.
• Additionally, interactive tablets and visualiser document cameras are available in the Indian Institute of Management Trichy classrooms.

Sports Facilities: IIM Tiruchirappalli provides an atmosphere where students can grow holistically. Some of the sports facilities available at the Indian Institute of Management Trichy are:

• Badminton courts
• Football
• Cricket
• Gymnasium
• Swimming pool with jacuzzi
• Basketball court 
• Volleyball court
• Table tennis room.

Labs: A few of the labs available at the Indian Institute of Management Tiruchirappalli are:

• Finance lab
• Computer lab.

Behavioural Lab

• The Indian Institute of Management Tiruchirappalli has a behavioural lab that mainly focuses on exploring, understanding, and educating on micro-processes within the human mind for applications.