Located in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, the Loyola Institute of Business Administration campus has ample academic and administrative blocks that cover around 45,000 square feet area. This technically-advanced campus provides a wide range of facilities to the students including classrooms, auditorium, eateries, indoor and outdoor sports & seminar hall, to name a few.
The LIBA Chennai campus offers high-speed internet connectivity to the students 24/7, ensuring that they can gain world-class knowledge. Inside the academic blocks, there are more than 12 advanced classrooms, out of which some of them have gallery-style seating arrangements and others have traditional-style seating arrangements. Each classroom has a capacity of nearly 60 students. Tutorial rooms and a 132-seater learning hall are also present at the premises.
‘Dr. Xavier Britto Auditorium’ with central air-conditioning and sufficient seating arrangements for 800+ students is developed at the Institute. This auditorium is equipped with ICT tools like microphones, smart screens, projectors, & so on. A multipurpose hall with around 180 seats is also present at the Institute & it is used to host seminars, webinars, and other such smart-scale programs. The Institute has a seminar hall, video conferencing room, brainstorming rooms, board room, etc.
Additional amenities available within the premises include central store, common rooms, parking area, stationery store, and the list continues with multiple others. Approximately 155 surveillance cameras are installed across the Institute in order to monitor the safety of the students.
Below-listed points contain descriptive information regarding academic and non –academic facilities present at the Loyola Institute of Business Administration Chennai campus:
- Library: The Institute houses a 2-floored air-conditioned library that covers around 20,000 square feet area. This library is stacked with more than 35,800 books, 60+ periodicals, and various other learning materials. It also offers remote access to the students. At the spacious and peaceful reading area / room of the library, around 300 students can sit and focus on academics at a time.
Students can also navigate e-study resources via databases like EBSCO, Web of Science (WoS), JSTOR, Scopus & so on. Services like photocopy, book lending, etc. are provided at the library as well.
- Laboratories: In order to help students develop course-specific technical skills, the LIBA Chennai campus has various computer centres & labs. Some of these labs are ‘MegaByte Lab’, ‘Fintech Paradise Lab’, and ‘Platform Operations Lab’. The seating capacity of each lab is around 60 students.
- Sports: A Cricket Field, Football Field (with 2000-seater cemented gallery), 2 Tennis Courts, 3 Volleyball & Basketball Courts (each), and various other outdoor playing spaces are constructed at the campus of the Institute. For students who are interested in playing indoor sports, the Institute’s auditorium is designed in such a way that it can also function as an ‘Indoor Sports Hall’. It comprises requisite amenities for indoor games like Badminton, Chess, Carrom, TT, etc.
Sporting events are organised by Institute’s Sports Club throughout the year in which students participate to showcase their athletic abilities.
- Hostel: Male and Female students of the Institute are offered separate residential amenities. Both air-conditioned and non-air conditioned rooms are present in the LIBA Chennai Hostels & are available in multiple occupancies.
Mess / dining hall, round-the-clock security, Wi-Fi, gym, and many other facilities are present at the Institute’s hostels to enable a home-away-from-home environment for the residents.
- Eateries: Inside the Loyola Institute of Business Administration Chennai campus, a vibrant food court namely, ‘Give-Life Café’ has various food outlets wherein students can enjoy affordable meal & snack options. A separate ‘Magis Café’ is also functional at the campus.
- Healthcare Facilities: First-Aid-cum-Sick Room present at the LIBA Chennai campus has essential healthcare amenities & medications so that students can get quality first-aid services.
At the LIBA Chennai campus, numerous clubs and committees are functional for various purposes. By joining clubs (technical or non-technical), students can participate in extracurricular activities, create lifelong bonds with their batchmates & improve social skills. On the other hand, committees of the Institute play an important role in maintaining a safe and respectful environment within the premises.
Refer to the below-listed points to know some of major clubs and committees of the Institute:
- MarkIt Club
- Sports Club
- ‘Arista’ – Operations Club
- ‘K-Scope’ - Business Analytics Club
- Internal Complaints Committee (ICC)
- Grievance Redressal Committee
- Anti-Ragging Committee
