John Paul Memorial College of Arts and Science, Idukki Facilities Details: Hostel, Campus, Infrastructure, Library, Canteen

The College Library is a repository of knowledge. It helps in opening new horizons of knowledge and inspires us to explore, achieve and contribute to improving our quality of life.  Basilius Central Library offers students and the faculty an excellent selection of books, journals, magazines, Reference Books, Previous year question papers, CDs and DVDs, Bound Volumes of Journals and magazines, and other e-resources. The Library has a collection of more than 8000 books and subscribes to prominent journals and periodicals around the world.  

The college has is having a huge equipped playground. It is about One acre in area. The ground is spacious for the students to play cricket, football, volleyball, throw the ball, etc. It is designed in such a way that the other students can use the veranda of the auditorium to watch the matches. We are having a main entrance and two sub-entrances to the auditorium. Now we are building a special gallery along the side of the library building to get a greater view of the ground. 

The College maintains a sophisticated computer lab with 62 most up-to-date configured computers. Individual access and the students get a hand on experience in the lab. The computer terminals are connected with Local Area Network (LAN) 26 Mbps connection so that students can make use of the internet for study purposes. The computer timings are 9.00 a.m to 4 p.m from Monday to Friday. 

The college has a departmental-based laboratory facility for the students.

The College has a Well equipped and well-furnished seminar hall that provides open discussion and a curricular enrichment platform for students.

The college has a canteen facility for staff and students.

The college has guest house/waiting room facilities for visiting faculty and student family members.

The college has a good networking for the alumni association.

The college has a health center with a first aid facility for the students.

The college has a girls’ Hostel managed by the Franciscan Sisters of Dilligen. Franciscan sisters are working in different parts of the country and engaged in missionary-social and educational activities. Dillingen Hostel is close to JPM Educational Institution, away from the noise and pollution of the traffic, and surrounded by the greenery nature and calm and quiet atmosphere, mainly meant for the students of JPM Arts and Science College. 

The College provides transportation facilities to the Staff and students. The bus facilities are provided from various places in the Idukki district. 

The Entrepreneurship Development Club started functioning in our college in December 2012. The main objective of this club is to equip young talent with entrepreneurial awareness and to motivate them to develop an entrepreneurial culture. The activities of the EDC at the college level are coordinated by a trained teacher from the Department of Commerce. The programs of the club include seminars, workshops, industrial visits, etc.

The college has a classroom facility for all students.