Presidency College Chennai Infrastructure: Library, Auditorium, Cafeteria & Other Facilities

Vedika Dubey

Presidency College, Chennai, is spread over 30.51 acres. It offers various infrastructure facilities on its sprawling campus. The campus has a resource centre for the visually challenged, which serves many visually challenged people. Some of the highlighting features of the Presidency College Chennai infrastructure are listed below.

Hostel

• A herbal garden is available on the hostel grounds. Security is provided 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and access to medical facilities is available. The Presidency College Chennai hostel facilities include a deputy warden (residential) for emergency purposes. The country's major festivals are observed with traditional zeal. Leading daily publications are available at the hostel (English & Tamil). The hostel library has general knowledge books, competitive exam books, and other materials.

Arunodaya Resource Centre for the Visually Challenged Students

• Presidency College Chennai has an Arunodaya Resource Centre that houses textbooks prescribed in the syllabus in audio and e-format.
• In addition, they have access to 5,000 books on general knowledge, spoken English, and competitive exams like TET, NET, TNPSC, and UPSC. Students employ various modern portable assistive devices, including the angel reader, mobile tracker, and scanners that can transform OCR pictures into voice format. 
• Visually impaired faculty members provide academic and technical aid to visually impaired students. 
• Presidency College Chennai facilities include a resource room with forty switchboards and individual control switches.