The Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya campus is spread over a lush green land of over 760 acres and is equipped with requisite facilities to provide a conducive learning environment to the students. Students are provided with Wi-Fi connectivity inside the premises for academic purposes.
At Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, CCTVs are installed and guards are deployed to make sure that students are safe from any ragging or other such activities inside the campus. Ample academic & non-academic facilities are available for the students including classrooms, library, laboratories, auditoriums, sports, hostel, medical, banking, ramps for the physically disabled students, and the list goes on.
The DAVV Indore campus has a multitude of classrooms and lecture rooms including ‘Dr. A.K. Ramani Memorial Hall’ that are well-equipped with ICT facilities including LCD projector, smart boards, etc. There are many auditoriums including the main University auditorium that can accommodate around 1100 students. Here, the latest AV aids and lighting systems are present for hosting large-scale events such as cultural activities, academic events, and much more.
Numerous seminar halls / rooms, and conference halls having the latest digital aids are there inside the premises. These venues are of varied seating capacities wherein different educational activities like lectures, seminars, conferences, workshops, etc. are conducted to enhance the learning experience of the students.
Other than this, multimedia theatres, centre plaza, cultural centre, yoga centre, common rooms, meeting rooms, parking, etc. are present at the University.
The following pointers comprise details about the facilities that are offered to the students at the Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya campus:
- Library: There is a separate building of the central library at the University that has a built-up area of approximately 30,000 sq. ft. It has a vast assortment of learning materials and reading halls / rooms are also present for the students to study in a peaceful environment. Additionally, departmental libraries are available so that students can easily access the educational resources.
The University provides digital library services to the students and they can remotely access the e-resources like EBSCO, IEEE, Indiastat, E-ShodhSindhu, etc. Other facilities include photocopy services, circulation, etc. Following are the learning resources available at the central library:
- Books: 2,83,000+
- E-Books: Around 1,60,000
- Ph.D Thesis: 6276
- Print Journals: 13,324
- E-Journals: Nearly 7417
- Study Material for Blind: 880
- Laboratories: Inside the DAVV Indore campus, computation facilities are provided to the students through the ‘Information Technology Centre’. Many computer laboratories function under this centre wherein students can use the PCs and Internet services for their academic and research purposes. Also, the centre provides computing facilities to the visually challenged students.
There are various departments in the campus that have the course-specific labs with the latest instruments and equipment so that hands-on experience can be provided to the students. Some of the labs that are available for departments like Computer Science & Information Technology, Physics, Life Sciences, etc. include Language lab, Hardware and Electronics lab, Material Science lab, Immunology lab, and so on.
- Sports: Students are provided with world-class sports facilities at the DAVV Indore campus to aid their holistic development. The outdoor sports infrastructure includes a 400 m Track, Football Field, Hockey Field, Cricket Ground, Multi-Practise Arena, 2 Basketball Courts, Tennis Courts, 4 Volleyball Courts, 2 Kho-Kho Grounds, and much more.
Besides this, a Sports Complex and indoor game facilities for Table Tennis, Chess, Badminton, Carrom, and others are available for the students.
- Hostels: The University has more than 9 separate residential spaces for boys and girls that has a collective accommodation capacity of 1143+ students. Some of the hostels include ‘Jawaharlal Nehru Boys’ Hostel’, ‘Bafana Boys’ Hostel’, ‘Kamala Nehru Girls’ Hostel’, and ‘Pandit Rama Bai Girls’ Hostel’.
At the Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya Hostels, the residents are provided with fully-furnished rooms in varied occupancies; dormitories and apartment style living spaces are also available. Wi-Fi connection, mess, and other such facilities are provided to the hostellers to facilitate a comfortable stay.
- Canteen: Students can enjoy different dishes, snacks, and beverages at the ‘Indian Coffee House’, and various other cafeterias available inside the Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya campus.
- Healthcare Facilities: There is a ‘Health Centre’ at the Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya campus wherein trained medical professionals are available for providing healthcare services to the students.
- Gymnasium: A multi-gymnasium hall is present inside the University’s premises. Here, adequate training equipment is available so that students can exercise and maintain their overall health.
- Banking: At the Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya campus, multiple branches of ‘State Bank of India (SBI)’ and its ATM are available for providing banking and financial services to the students. Apart from this, a post office is present.
Students can become a member of various clubs & cells that function at the University and develop lifetime skills. Also, different committees have been established to make certain that students’ issues are addressed and discipline is maintained inside the Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya campus.
Some of the clubs and committees that are present at the Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya Indore campus are mentioned below:
- Fine Arts Club
- Finance Club
- Philetalic Club
- Marketing Club
- Cyber Security Club
- Entrepreneurship Cell
- Literary Club
- Student Grievance Redressal Committee
- Anti-Ragging Committee
- Sports Committee
