Anna University, Chennai Facilities Details: Hostel, Campus, Infrastructure, Library, Canteen

The university has College of Engineering Guindy (CEG) Hostels that were established to render outstanding services for the welfare of students. CEG Hostels comprises 22 blocks (located at CEG Campus), out of which boys are accommodated in 14 blocks. The rooms have an attached washroom, television set, and intercom connectivity to the entire campus. The hostels have messes that serve hygienic and nutritious meals to students.

The university has College of Engineering Guindy (CEG) Hostels that were established to render outstanding services for the welfare of students. CEG Hostels comprises 22 blocks (located at CEG Campus), out of which boys are accommodated in 8 blocks. All hostels are well-maintained by the university departments. The CEG Hostels provides the facilities to the students with uninterrupted power supply, Wi-Fi, laundry, student amenities centre, coffee hut, smart projector hall, medical support, gym, library for hostel students, comfortable study rooms, quality food and the freedom to roam the green campus.

The university has round the clock medical facilities available within the campus. The university has specialty consultancies in Ophthal, Skin, Diabetic, Gynaec, ENT, Paediatrics and Ortho to all students/staff once a week at the main campus. The Health Centre has bio clinical, ECG and physiotherapy facilities as well. Along with this, a 24/7 ambulance and emergency services are at the disposal of both staff and students. Moreover, all students are covered with an Accidental Policy of Rs.50,000 each.

The library of Anna University, called the University Library is spread across 3 places. Presently the library is housing a massive collection of around 1,56,744 volumes of reading material in various branches of Science and Technology. The library also subscribes to  foreign and Indian journals. The e-Resources available in the University Library can be accessed by all the campuses through campus-wide network. Around 10,157 registered users access the library.

The university has a seperate board that facilitates all the sports activities in the university. The board is called Anna University Sports Board (AUSB). The board encourages sportsmanship and healthy competitions among the colleges involved. AUSB aims to organise Zonal and Inter-Zonal tournaments in the recognized games and sports like basketball, football, hockey, tennis, volleyball, and others. 

There are co-operative, departmental, and shoe stores available on campus. The co-operative store fulfils stationery needs and departmental stores for basic convenience. Grooming can be done at barber, tailoring, and shoe shops provided. STD/ISD booths are also available.

The university has a Ramanujan Computing Centre that renders computing infrastructure and services to the university for academic and administrative requirements. The Centre has established a fibre based high speed campus network and a server Centre to provide common services such as e-mail, web services, etc. for the University. The network facility has been enhanced with sophisticated WiFi connectivity throughout the campus. The centre handles the admissions processes and entrance examinations, and is a nodal QIP centre for CSE programmes.