Lourdes Matha College of Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram Facilities Details: Hostel, Campus, Infrastructure, Library, Canteen

The college has a boys’ hostel facility, which provides good hostel accommodation for the students. St. Thomas Hostel can accommodate 210 inmates. Hostel administration is managed by a Priest, who is the Chief Warden, and a team of Wardens drawn from the faculty. Hostel Executive Committee takes decisions on routine matters. The hostel is set up in a three-storeyed building that is aesthetically laid out with plenty of open space and a lush green lawn in its Midst. The rooms are well-ventilated and airy and are installed with fans, tube lights, and comfortable furniture. A Biometric system has been introduced to monitor the attendance and presence of students in the hostel. The hostel has full-fledged supporting staff, security staff, and other workers. The mess is equipped with excellent furniture, an entertainment system, and purified water. The mess is provided with a steam cooking facility and gas burners. Steaming is one of the best cooking methods for maximizing taste and color while retaining most nutrients in vegetables and rice.

LMCST Thiruvananthapuram offers girls' hostel facility, which provides good hostel accommodation for the students. Assisi Hostel is run by Franciscan Clarist Sisters. This Hostel can accommodate about 75 girls. The management evinces a keen interest in ensuring that living within the borders on the campus should be secure, safe, and academic-oriented. A chapel is provided so that Catholic students can attend daily Holy Mass and prayer meetings. Hostel, with its beautifully landscaped and carefully tended gardens, provides an ideal environment for a congenial learning experience.

LMCST Thiruvananthapuram has a health centre with a first aid facility for the students. There is a doctor who manages the health of the students.

The college has a gym facility for the students. The gym is equipped with the latest gym tools and machines for maintaining a balanced lifestyle.

The college has a central library that is fully automated, and Koha software is used for circulation, procurement, OPAC, and other functions. All the library documents are bar-coded, and books are issued to users by reading the barcodes of the documents. The college has a central library and 6 department libraries. The reading room is well furnished. The exclusive reference section is available in the library. A visitor’s register is maintained for staff and students. CCTV cameras are installed in the library for strict surveillance. The library houses more than 26460 books and about 500 e-journals covering various branches of engineering and technology. The LMCST central library is a member of DELNET, which gives access to e-books and 500 full-text e-journals, both national and international. The central library is a member of NDL, which has a collection of more than 6 lakh e-books.

LMCST Thiruvananthapuram has provided great opportunities for all students in indoor and outdoor sports and game activities. The college aims at the holistic development of each student. The college provides students with outdoor facilities like two volleyball courts, cricket and football courts, a basketball court, shuttle badminton courts, a handball court, and an athletic field. They also provide indoor facilities like a gymnasium, table tennis, carrom, boxing, and chess.

The college has advanced computing facilities with state-of-the-art modern technologies to train manpower in the field of programming languages, data processing, and computer networks. The centre has all the latest software required for Engineering and scientific applications.

The college has a state-of-the-art cafeteria with a modern centralised food production facility in place, which serves both vegetarian and non-vegetarian items. Open six days a week, the Dining Hall is an all-you-care-to-eat-style facility. Students will be served healthy and delicious veg and non-veg items in a highly hygienic and comfortable ambiance. In the canteen, there is always shelf space for ice creams, yoghurt, muffins, and other items.

LMCST Thiruvananthapuram has an auditorium facility for events and seminars. The auditorium has a large seating capacity.

The college has provided a highly comfortable and convenient transportation facility for the students and staff members from every nook and corner of Trivandrum on all working days.

LMCST Thiruvananthapuram has good networking for the alumni association. The alumni association of the college connects former students with the college.

The college has a department-based laboratory facility for the students. Electronic Devices and Circuits Lab, Digital Electronics Lab, Communication Lab, Microwave and Optical Communication Lab, Programming and Simulation Lab, Industrial Electronics Lab, Electronics Product Design Lab, and others.

LMCST Thiruvananthapuram provides accommodation for eminent academicians and industrialists who come in to impart knowledge to the potential technocrats and managers in the guest house.

LMCST Thiruvananthapuram has a Wi-Fi facility for students and staff. Students and teachers can use the wifi facility for study and research purposes within the college campus.

The placement and training cell of the college works under the leadership of the placement officer and faculty coordinators, along with the help of student coordinators from various departments. The cell assists the students in securing employment in reputed organisations. The cell arranges vacation training and project work for them in the industry. The placement cell arranges management skill development programmes and personality development programmes. The placement cell is continuously organising training programmes to enhance the employability of the students.

LMCST Thiruvananthapuram organises the technical and cultural fest by the engineering students and Decerto, a flagship programme organised by the Department of Management Studies, to enhance the potential and calibre of budding managers. These programmes are held in order to exhibit and showcase students' talents and abilities.

The college has classroom facilities for all students. The classrooms are designed to provide an excellent environment for students for study.