IVRI - Indian Veterinary Research Institute Infrastructure Details

Ayesha Taneem

Facilities :-

Sports and Recreation

The institute encourages extra-curricular activities outside the class-room that enrich cultural, physical and social life of students. Spacious play grounds are provided in the students’ hostels and necessary facilities exist for outdoor games like cricket, hockey, volley ball, badminton and various other athletic events. There are facilities also for indoor games in each hostel. There is a Student Sports Fund to which every student subscribes a sum of Rs. 200/- at the beginning of each academic year. The amount so collected is used in improving the sports facilities for the students and promoting literary activities among them.

Medical Facilities

Qualified medical officers look after the health of the students. The Institute dispensary is located within the campus. The medical officers reside at the Institute campus and are available round the clock. Medical services are provided to students at the Institute’s dispensary.

Medical Insurance Scheme

Besides the above, Mediclaim Insurance facility is available to post-graduate students of this Institute on optional basis. The policy under this scheme covers reimbursement of hospitalization expenses only for illness/diseases contracted or injury sustained by the insured person. This scheme is not applicable for in-service students.

Students' Council

All students admitted to this Institute will automatically become members of IVRI Students’ Council and are entitled to participate in the Council Election. However, in the case of students sponsored by various organizations, the sponsoring organizations should indicate in the application form itself whether they would have/would not have any objection to their nominees holding an office in the IVRI Students’ Council.

Student Hostel Mess

Every hosteller will have to take meals in the hostel on payment of usual charges as fixed by the Competent Authority.

Computer Centre

The Institute has a well developed Computer Centre with adequate facilities for students for statistical analysis of data, etc. generated out of thesis research work. A Course on Data Processing and Computer Application is offered to the P.G. students by the Centre. Internet, intranet and e-mail facilities are also available.

Library Facilities

The National Library of Veterinary Sciences at IVRI has a collection of more than 2,50,000 highly specialized reading material in the form of books, journals, monographs, theses, reference works published data, bulletins, reviews, advances, reports, reprints, micro-documents etc. The library is subscribing about 125 foreign journals and about 103 Indian journals each year. Facilities for information, access and retrieval from CD-ROM databases in the multi-user environment is provided using CD-Mirror Hybrid Server on nominal charges. Library has been using KOHA V.3.8 software for automation of library activities. All the PhD theses available in the library have been digitized in PDF form and are available for use in library premises. Library provides E-mail & Internet facilities to its users at 24 terminals during all working hours and days. Three reading sections of the library are air-conditioned. Digital Video Recording based Close Circuit TV system with 22 cameras is being used in the various sections of the library for electronic surveillance. Photocopy facility is also made available in the library at nominal charges.