Vidyasagar College for Women, Kolkata Facilities Details: Hostel, Campus, Infrastructure, Library, Canteen

The college has a girls' hostel facility which provides good hostel accommodation for the students. It is a result of the great endeavor of the Students' Activity Committee. It was inaugurated on the 28th of July by the honorable minister in charge, Shri Sadhan Pande, the chief guest being the MLA of Jorasanko Constituency, Smt. Smita Bakshi. The college offers hostel facilities providing students a safe and low-cost accommodation near the college, adjacent to Vidyasagar Smriti Mandir, at 36/1, Vidyasagar Street, Kolkata 700006. It is a three-story building where almost 42 students can be accommodated. The students accommodated in the hostel are facilitated with a comfortable, airy room furnished with standard-sized beds, study tables, and cupboards. In addition, there is a well-furnished dining hall with all modern facilities. Moreover, the facilities of purified water, CCTV surveillance, and 24-hour security are also available. All these facilities are made out of the RUSA fund. The hostel Warden, Prof. Epshita Ro, supervises every aspect of the hostel.

The college has a health center with a first aid facility for the students. Healthcare facilities to students are available to students on campus as well as off-campus. Periodic health camps and medical checkups by competent physicians. Periodic counseling by professional counselors prepares students to meet individual problems and problems in relation to domestic and social relations.

The college has a Gym facility for all the students.

The college has to cater to the major needs of the students of this college the college has its Central Library in its third campus (8A, Shibnarayan Das Lane) of two floors having more than 23,000 text and reference books of all departments. Students and teachers can read and borrow books from this library. The library is run at present by a librarian.

The college has annual sports of the college held in winter is an area of great interest for the students and staff alike. The items are selected with a view to uplifting both individual competitiveness and collective concerns. Regular sports and games events are held mainly in the Second Campus.

The college has an excellent IT Infrastructure for the students. Housed in the Second Campus, this section is mainly designed to educate and train our students in the modern methods of language studies and linguistics. As we offer both honors and elective/general courses in Bengali, Hindi, English, and Sanskrit, this section caters to the requirements of a wide number of students. The section is fully equipped with computers and all the necessary equipment and accessories. This Lab is of immense research and other functional potentialities in today’s scenario.

The college has a canteen facility for staff and students. A common Canteen facility is available. Proposed to have a snack vending counter.

The college has an auditorium situated on the Second Campus with a floor area of 2000 sq. ft. Complete with all necessary air-conditioning and audio-visual arrangements, it is a multipurpose hall that can be used as both an auditorium and a seminar room. Audience capacity 100.

The college has good networking for the alumni association.

The college has a department-based laboratory facility for the students. There are well-equipped and Air-conditioned Laboratories in the new building of the College. Departmental Laboratories are maintained from the academic budget and four Laboratories (Physics, Chemistry, Zoology, and Physiology department) have been reorganized at New Building (3rd Campus) by utilizing RUSA (Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan) fund.

The College has Placement Cell was formed in 2014 separately as per the recommendation of the NAAC PEER Team with a motto to envisage the students for future orientation. Before that, the cell was working in association with the Career Counselling cell

The college has a workshop facility for the students.

The College has Classroom facility available for students.