MSU Baroda - Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda has one of the largest Hostel Campuses in the western India . 12 Boys Hostels are spread over the area of approximately 100 acres. Total approximate accommodation in Boys Hostels2500 Students All the students residing in the hostels are provided with minimum facilities like a bed, a cupboard, a table and a chair in the room individually. All the hostels are equipped with In every Hostel automatic gas-fired hot water boilers facility, which provides hot water during the winter season. Hostels are also equipped with a dining hall, a common hall , Mike system facility etc.

The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda has one of the largest Hostel Campuses in western India. 4 Girls Hostels are spread over the area of approximately 100 acres. Total approximate accommodation in Girls Hostels1300 Students All the students residing in the hostels are provided with minimum facilities like a bed, a cupboard, a table and a chair in the room individually. All the hostels are equipped with In every Hostel automatic gas fired hot water boilers facility, which provides hot water during the winter season. Hostels are also equipped with a dining hall, a common hall , Mike system facility etc.

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

The University has a Gym facility for the students.

Shrimati Hansa Mehta Library, the University Library of M S University of Baroda was established on May1, 1950. At the time of establishment of the M. S. University of Baroda, a collection of 25,000 books belonging to the two State Libraries (Huzur Political Office and Secretariat Library) was handed over to the University Library. There were several colleges in Baroda - Baroda College (for Arts), Science Institute, Commerce College, and Secondary Teacher’s Training College etc. These colleges had libraries of their own. These libraries continued to remain as Faculty Libraries and were administered independently. Thus the University Library System was established on 1-5-1950, which was housed in the central block of Old Residency Office Building.

Physical Education and Sports are an integral part of General Education. This department with one Director and seven Assistant Director (5 Men & 2 Women) and a Hockey Coach arose general consciousness of health among students and select and train capable to represent the University at state, national and international sports. Amongst them are Shri Ansuman Gaekwad, Shri Kiran More, Shri Atul Bedade, Shri Nayan Mongia represented the country in cricket, Shri Salim Ginwala and Kum. Lata George for the world university games in Football and Table Tennis. Kum. Trishla Singh and Shri Davinder Singh won gold medal in the All India Inter University Swimming and Athletics. Beside this University Cricket, Kho-kho (women), Hockey and Football teams won the All India Inter University Championship. This department also looks after the day to day maintenance of the swimming pool, gymnasium and other out and indoor facilities for the entire student community.

The Maharaja Sayajirao University - Computer Center as a central facility started in 1980 with the assistance from the University Grant Commission(UGC), New Delhi and installation of IBM/360 system. Initially research students and teachers were using the University Computer Center for research data processing work. Later on Computer Center had started to undertake job works for different industries like Oil & Natural Gas Corporation(ONGC), Gujarat Electricity Board(GEB), Indian Petrochemicals Corporation Limited(IPCL) etc. to sustain development expenses. During the past 25 years, with the development in technology, the Computer Center had upgraded hardware and software from the grants received from the UGC and different Five Year Plan grants from the state government and other government funding agencies. Later, The Computer Center had widened its activities and started to computerized university applications like Examination Result Processing System, Payroll System, Provident Fund Accounting System etc. In 1999, the activities of the Computer Center underwent a major reorganization with the establishment of a branch in the University Office premises for the purpose of administrative convenience, which was meant to take care of the automation of various university operations of Exams, Accounts and Administration. The original premises at the D. N. Hall embarked upon a major developmental agenda involving the establishment of network facilities, providing internet connectivity, deployment of web-based services and training of manpower and as facilitator for international academic interactions. In September 1999, a central facility for internet surfing SURFLAND was started at Computer Center, with the financial support from alumni of the university under the banner of Technology Promotion Trust(TPT). Later on with the financial and technical support from the alumni the university had connected more than 2500 computers to the network that has fiber optic backbone of approximate 27 KMS. across various campuses of the university.

The University has a canteen facility for staff and students.

The C.C Mehta Auditorium has been effectively used by the University and the other Institutions for academic, cultural, social or the business purposes since its establishment. During the year 2005-06,total 327 shifts were booked during the said period and the net rent collected through booking was Rs.1943976/- . During the year 2005-06, total 327 shifts were booked. 70 shifts were used by the University Institutions and rest by the other out side groups. 170 cultural programmes, 117 meetings/seminars and 40 conferences/symposiums etc. took place in the Auditorium. Many of them also took the advantage of Auditorium ancillary facilities. Noteworthy events during the year were celebration of “Vadodara Festival 2006” organized on wide scale by the University, Birth anniversary of late Prof. C.C. Mehta Saheb and World Theatre Day wherein Auditorium actively participated in management and offered its dedicated services. Additional facilities were also introduced on reasonable charges. Noteworthy events during the year were celebration of “Vadodara Festival 2006” organized on wide scale by the University, Birth anniversary of late Prof. C.C. Mehta Saheb and World Theatre Day wherein Auditorium actively participated in management and offered its dedicated services. Additional facilities were also introduced on reasonable charges.

The University Guest House is located in the heart of the University Campus, just besides the Vice Chancellor's Bungalow. It provides comfortable facilities for staying on the campus. It has total 30 rooms with different types of comforts

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