The Dhanalakshmi College of Engineering (DCE), Chennai has a beautifully designed infrastructure with several academic blocks like Science and Humanities Block, Electrical & Electronics Engineering Block, etc. and advanced facilities. Furthermore, the whole campus is surrounded by greenery that offers a lively & enriching environment to the students.
The Dhanalakshmi College of Engineering campus area is around 70 acres & build up area of 25 acres where many academic and non-academic facilities are present; some of the such facilities include classrooms, auditorium, seminar halls, buses, sports (both indoor & outdoor), common rooms & the list continues with much more.
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Academic Amenities
The Wi-Fi enabled Dhanalakshmi College of Engineering campus offers advanced amenities to provide conducive learning atmosphere to the students. Moreover, over 40 classrooms & seminar halls (7 with around capacity of approximately 200 students) present at the academic blocks are equipped with modern teaching aids like projectors, LCD screens, etc.
Moreover, the College has an air-conditioned auditorium with a sitting capacity of over 350 students. The auditorium is furnished with AV aids, projectors, & other ICT facilities. Along with this, the Institution has conference halls, 2 examination halls (each with accommodation capacity of about 250 students), and several other facilities.
Read the below-given points to gain knowledge about the major academic amenities of the College:
- Library: The DCE Chennai campus has a central library that is automated via ‘AutoLib Software’. The library has a rich collection of learning material including around 35,000 volumes, 25+ National & 30+ International journals, 470+ back volumes, 1870+ CDs, etc. Moreover, a reading hall available at the library has accommodation capacity of nearly 150 students.
Besides this, the digital library of the College has 25+ PCs where students can easily access a wide array of educational resources from well-known databases like DELNET, IEEE, Springer, Sage, etc.
- Laboratories: Over 900 updated systems are present in the computer laboratories & other parts of the academic blocks. In addition to this, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and several other departments of the College contain a wide array of fully-equipped labs to aid students in gaining hands-on learning experience; Visual Programming Lab, Electric Circuits Lab, Control Systems Lab, and so on are some of such labs.
Non-Academic Amenities
Below-mentioned non-academic facilities are available at the Dhanalakshmi College of Engineering campus:
- Sports: At the Dhanalakshmi College of Engineering campus, the Department of Physical Education offers advanced sports amenities like equipment, kits, etc. to the students. In addition, dedicated spaces such as 2 Volleyball Courts, a Football Field, nearly 2 Cricket Pitches, 400-metre Athletic Track, and much more are there at the premises. Apart from these, for indoor games, there are about 2 Table Tennis Tables, nearly 5 Chess & 6 Carom Boards, and so on.
Moreover, the Department is responsible for organising Sports Day & other tournaments for the engagement of the students.
- Hostel: The Institution has hostels where around 850 male & female students can stay comfortably. Moreover, hostels have a multitude of AC & Non-AC rooms where study table, chair, almirah, and other basic amenities are available for the students. Additionally, the Dhanalakshmi College of Engineering Hostels have fully-furnished rooms, mess with dining halls, laundry, and other facilities.
- Canteen: A canteen is available at the College campus which serves affordable, tasty, and healthy snacks, meals & beverages to the students.
- Transportation: The College provides transportation amenities to the students via buses so that they can travel back and forth from the campus safely.
- Medical: There is a ‘First Aid cum Sick room’ at the College premises which offers round the clock medical services to the students.
- Gymnasium: In order to help students in remaining fit and healthy, the College has a fully furnished gymnasium.
- Banking: To help students in withdrawing instant cash, an ATM is available at the Dhanalakshmi College of Engineering campus.
The College has nearly 12 clubs, NCC & NSS Units, and several societies, which students can join to improve their technical & social skills, enjoy their campus life and develop holistically. Furthermore, the authorities of the Educational Institution have set-up different committees to make sure that students follow the rules & maintain decorum.
Below-listed are some of the major clubs & committees present at the Dhanalakshmi College of Engineering campus:
- Youth Red Cross Club (YRC)
- English Literary Club
- Inspire Club
- Sports Club
- Discipline Committee
- Internal Complaints Committee
- Anti-Ragging Committee
- Grievance Redressal Committee
