College of Agriculture, Bangalore Facilities Details: Hostel, Campus, Infrastructure, Library, Canteen

The College Library has created a database of Books, Journals, Theses, Reports, and Reference sources and it’s made available through ‘OPAC’. The library has also created databases of current periodicals, CD’s, online Journals subscribed and digitized database of Theses available in the Library. It also has contributed to the project Strengthening of Digital Library and Information Management under NARS (e-Granth) by setting up a workstation for the digitization of old resources prior to 1960, which is housed in the library building. Library also is in process of developing a video library which will enable access to all the videos related to agriculture, Video lectures and related materials for the benefit of faculty, students and other individuals related to agriculture research and development. Implementation of an RFID system is in the process which will enable individuals to check in n check out at their ease. Recently the library has migrated from Soul to Koha which has comparatively more advantages. Thus the university library has implemented and will adopt new technologies to keep pace with the growing information needs of the community to provide better information services.

The College provides 19 games and sports clubs like Athletics, Badminton, Basketball Cricket, Football, Gymnastics, Hockey, Indoor games, Kabbadi, Tennis, Kho Kho, Table Tennis, Wrestling, Volleyball and Yogic exercises under the overall supervision of University Sports Council/Student Welfare. The University provides sufficient games and sports materials to the students as well as University level teams.

The College has adequately equipped gymnasium physical fitness center and athletic as well as sports and games events.

The College Boys Hostels are situated at GKVK, Chintamani, Mandya & Hassan. The Chief Wardens are looking after the hostels. There is a common room with a colored TV with Cable facility, internet, Music room, indoor games room and a library having selected books, magazines, and new paper, etc., besides courts to volley Ball, Badminton, Basket Ball and Table Tennis in most of the Hostels. The Hostel Cafeteria is equipped with refrigerator, Water Cooler, Solar, LPG Cooking, Job Computer facility, BSNL Telephone booth. Each Hostel Cafeteria is run and managed by the students No Profit no loss basis through Hostel Supervisory Committee All students residing in the Hostels are to abide by Hostel Rules and Regulations/rules.

The College Girls Hostels are situated at GKVK, Chintamani, Mandya & Hassan. The Chief Wardens are looking after the hostels. There is a common room with a colored TV with Cable facility, internet, Music room, indoor games room and a library having selected books, magazines, and new paper, etc., besides courts to volley Ball, Badminton, Basket Ball and Table Tennis in most of the Hostels. The Hostel Cafeteria is equipped with refrigerator, Water Cooler, Solar, LPG Cooking, Job Computer facility, BSNL Telephone booth. Each Hostel Cafeteria is run and managed by the students No Profit no loss basis through Hostel Supervisory Committee All students residing in the Hostels are to abide by Hostel Rules and Regulations/rules.

The College has a full-fledged University Hospital under the supervision of a whole time Chief Medical Officer in charge Surgeon, Two Contract Medical Officer, a Lady Medical Officer render round the clock service to the students and staff members and their families. There is a separate ward for Male and female students. All the serious cases are referred to big hospitals like Malay Hospital, Manipal Hospital, Columbia Hospital.

The college has good networking for the alumni association.

The college has a departmental based laboratories facility for the students.

The college has excellent IT Infrastructure facility for the students.

The students are provided guidance in seeking jobs in companies, Banks, Industries and seeking higher education in India and abroad and also the fellowship/scholarship available for these studies through a counselling cell. A Coordinator helps and guides the students in securing jobs and admission and fellowships for the above purpose.

To facilitate, travelling by students going to their homes during the semester break and to undertake study tours in different parts of India, railway concession orders are arranged for them