Situated in Anand, Gujarat, the CHARUSAT University has a lush green eco-friendly campus to create a calm and peaceful environment for the students. The University is also equipped with facilities like elevators, ramps, handrails, and wheelchairs in order to make its campus accessible & inclusive for differently-abled students.
Check the following points to get details regarding some of crucial aspects of the CHARUSAT University campus:
- Campus Area: Around 125 Acres
- Academic Facilities: Seminar Halls, Classrooms / Interactive Theatres, Lecture Halls, Computer & Departmental Labs, Central Library, and so on.
- Non-Academic Facilities: Eateries, Parking Zones, Hostels, Bank & ATM, Sports Complex, and the list goes on with several more.
Academic buildings of the University contain a huge number of classrooms / interactive theatres and lecture halls. These rooms and halls feature various multi-media amenities such as smart / white boards, digital podiums, speakers, projectors & mics which create an interactive study environment for the students.
At the University, there are several auditoriums including ‘CSPIT Auditorium’, ‘RPCP Auditorium’, etc. & these are outfitted with facilities like air-conditioning, adequate number of seats, and ICT technology. Organising cultural fests, orientation, and remaining large scale events are held at these auditoriums. Additional collaborative venues of the University include conference halls / rooms, seminar halls, and so on.
In order to monitor students’ security & safety, the Charotar University of Science and Technology campus has vigilance cameras at several strategic points. Some of the additional facilities available at the premises are common rooms, student store, stationary store, dance room, parking zones, souvenir shop, workshop, animal house, open air theatre, and reprography centre.
Following are the points which offer descriptive information about academic, recreational, transportation, and many more student-centric amenities provided inside the campus of the University:
- Library: For helping students’ gain world-class knowledge, the Central Library or ‘Knowledge Resource Centre’ (KRC) of the University incorporates a large number of books, journals, periodicals, dissertations, thesis reports, CDs / DVDs, and many more learning resources. This multi-storied library comprises various study areas & collaborative spaces which ensure that students get an uninterrupted environment for studies and research work.
There is a fully-equipped digital library where students can navigate National and International online study materials from OPAC, DELNET, British Council Library, and other databases & platforms. Remaining services like On Desk Library Services (ODLS), book lending, remote access and book issue are available at the KRC as well. There are also some departmental libraries to aid students access their course centric books easily.
- Laboratories: Ample computer labs / centres (including ‘Apple Lab’) have been set-up at the CHARUSAT University campus wherein students are provided with program-aided technical education. Students can also access these labs / centres in order to browse online information for their projects and assignments.
Also, departments of the University like Engineering & Technology, Pharmacy, Business & Management, etc. have fully-equipped laboratories to enable a practical learning environment for the students. Cyber Security Lab, Computer Lab, Robotics & Automation Lab, and Simulation Lab are a few examples of campus’ departmental labs.
- Sports: The University’s Sports Complex, namely ‘Dinsha Patel Sports Complex’ is multi-storied building, comprising well-maintained playing fields, spaces, and other sports amenities for the recreation of the students. In order to remain physically active, students can engage in several outdoor games like Cricket, Pickle Ball, Tug-of-War, Kabaddi, Football, Volleyball, and Ultimate Frisbee.
This complex also incorporates amenities for numerous indoor sports including Carrom, Chess, Badminton, Karate, etc. The University also promotes students’ participation in various Inter & Intra level sports competitions so that they can develop sportsmanship & many more skills. Certified coaches & trainers are available at the premises to provide required guidance to the students before such programs.
- Hostel: The University offers off and on campus accommodation amenities to around 1500 male & 1800+ female students, respectively. Some of the CHARUSAT University Hostels are referred to as ‘Jayantibhai C Patel’, ‘Kamlaben Ramanbhai Patel’, ‘Prince’, ‘Patel’, ‘Aashirvad’, and ‘Nilkanth’. At these residential buildings, both air-conditioned and non air-conditioned rooms are available with basic living amenities.
To make residents’ stay pleasant and comfortable, additional amenities provided at the hostels are home-style meals, 24*7 medical assistance, RO drinking water, Wi-Fi & housekeeping, to name a few.
- Eateries: Various canteens, food outlets, and dining halls such as ‘Shreeji Canteen’, ‘Danny's Coffee Bar’, ‘Wagh Bakri Tea World’, ‘Amul Parlour’ & many more are present across the campus of the University. These eateries have a calm environment with both indoor and outdoor seating arrangements so that students can enjoy a variety of meal & snack options with their fellow mates & friends.
- Transportation: The University has tie-ups with reliable transport service providers in order to make campus easily accessible for the day scholars. These providers own a large number of buses which run across cities like Anand, Nadiad, Vadodara, Bakrol, and Ahmedabad.
Apart from that, to ease students’ commute from one place to another within the premises, the University owns ample battery powered vehicles.
- Medical Facilities: The CHARUSAT University campus houses a ‘Health Centre’ / ‘Healthcare Zone’ where qualified doctors and medical staff are available 24/7 to provide immediate first-aid care to the students. In case of any major injury or accident, students can go to the University’s hospital i.e., ‘CHARUSAT Hospital’ to get specialised healthcare services.
- Gymnasium: A ‘Fitness Centre’ along with separate male & female gymnasiums have been constructed at the well-maintained campus to help students’ follow regular workout sessions and remain healthy & fit.
- Banking: There is an ATM centre of ‘Axis Bank’ within the premises of the University so that students can withdraw & deposit cash instantly. It also has a ‘Post Office’ for offering postal and financial services to the students.
The University has over 50 clubs & students can become a member of any of the clubs to take part in cultural, technical, and recreational activities & enjoy their campus journey. There are units of NSS and NCC which aid students participate in societal work & activities and work for the betterment of the community.
In case of harassment or academic life issues, students can reach out to faculty members available at the committees which are present at the University’s campus.
Below-listed are a few names which are available at the CHARUSAT University campus:
- Data Science Club
- CyberKavach Club
- House of Innovation Club
- The Tribe of Creativity - Sports & Cultural Activity Club
- Anti Ragging Committee (ARC)
- Sports Committee
- Grievance Redressal Cell (GRC)
- Internal Complaints Committee
