Life on Campus

Life on Campus

Since the students, faculty, and staff spend a considerable and valuable time on campus, Veer Narmad South Gujarat University has an ample amount of amenities contributing to conducive environment for teaching, learning and research. The campus houses more than 100 buildings fulfilling the diverse needs of all the stake holders. The University is spread across 210 acres of large and lush green campus. Moreover, the University is vibrant with 27 departments.

The University has the state-of-the-art, Sophisticated Instrument Centre which provides access to sophisticated instruments i.e. Gas-chromatography and Atomic Spectroscopy, 3D Printer etc. for teaching and research. The University has a Museum for preserving rare species of seeds, plants and flowers. There is a state of the Studio for high end operations on audio/video editing and recording. The University provides free high-speed OFC Network and Wi-Fi internet facility to all the stakeholders. The University has placed kiosks for easy access and print of university information.

University Central Library is spacious and fully automated with over 1.97 lakh books, rich pile of e-resources including 5000 UGC Infonet online titles. University’s prominent services include Document lending, web OPAC, CD’s and DVD’s, photocopy, internet, multimedia, UGC INFONET database, inter library loan, reader’s guidance, paper clippings and access to online databases. In addition of this, all the departments have a well-equipped libraries for educational and research needs.

The University has an E-Yantra Lab for experiments on Robotics and IoT. A Moot Court allows students to simulate different nuances of the judicial process. There is a Medicinal Plants Garden full of herbal plants and a Green House where medicinal plants are grown under a controlled environment used in various demonstrations and research. Spacious Art Gallery housed in a separate building allows organization of various exhibitions.

The University has a spacious well equipped air conditioned Convention Hall with seating capacity of 1200 furnished with a sound system of 1200 watts and 24x7 DG Set along with an amphitheatre with for cultural and co-curricular activities. All the department are having well-furnished Seminar Halls for extra/co-curricular activities

The world class sports infrastructure of the University is capable of holding national / international tournaments. The University has a Hockey Ground with Astro-Turf Pitch, Athletic Zone with a Synthetic Track of 400 meters, allowing the organization of as many as 22 athletic events; Indoor Swimming Pool of 25 mtrs, and Boxing Ring. The cricket ground of International standards with National Standard turf Wicket which is used for on and off campus state/national BCCI sponsored sporting events. The sports infrastructure also includes Indoor Sports Complex for Badminton, Basketball, Volleyball, Table Tennis, Rifle Shooting, Gymnastics, Judo, Wrestling, and Kick Boxing for both men and women. There is a Conditioning Hall facility and a well-equipped Indoor Multi-Purpose Gymnastics Hall.

The Health Centre has a separate building with 3 rooms where intensive care is available with equipment like ECG, Oxygen Concentrator 10 Liters among others. The University has its own Ambulance and 108 Extension Center. The University has ICMR approved RT-PCR testing facility for Surat city.

There is a spacious canteen on campus providing delicious and nutritious food at a reasonable rate. There are 06 Boy’s Hostels and 06 Girl’s Hostels, accommodating 300 male and 350 female students, respectively. There are two government-run SAMRAS hostels, for boys and girls separately, for the socially backward section of society. In order to provide banking facility to staff, there is a branch of Union Bank of India and an ATM on the campus.

Saraswati Temple and Vivekanand Temple add sanctity and spiritual aura to serene environment of campus. A Prathna Hall houses events for yoga and prayer services.