The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda has a main campus along with 6 satellite campuses which are spread across a large area of land surrounded with lush greenery.
Refer to the below-given pointers to know a brief information about the MSU Baroda campus:
- Campus Area: 275 acres
- Built-Up Area: 3,47,875 square meters
- Educational Facilities: smart classrooms, lecture theatres, seminar halls, library, laboratories, conference rooms, etc.
- Non-Academic Amenities: sports playgrounds, hostels, cafeteria, health centre, Bank, ATMs, and others.
The University campus has multiple classrooms which are ICT-enabled and contains modern digital devices to aid students to attend interactive lecture sessions. In addition to this, several lecture theatres are present within the campus which facilitates discussion-based learning.
Along with this, the premises has about 8 seminar halls including ‘Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Hall’, ‘Kasturba Hall ‘, ‘Maharshi Arvind Hall’, ‘Sardar Patel Hall’, and others. In addition to this, numerous conference rooms / halls are available through which the University conducts conferences, discussions, formal meetings, etc.
The MSU Baroda campus has over 9 multi-purpose auditoriums, some of which are called ‘Deep Auditorium’, ‘M.K Amin Auditorium’, ‘Dr. Mrunalinidevi Puar Auditorium’, and ‘Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Auditorium’.
In addition to this, the campus of the University contains about 2 open-air theatres, an amphitheatre, a play box, an art gallery, an arboretum, a botanical garden, an audio-visual studio, and others.
Some of the other facilities available at the MSU Baroda campus are mentioned in the below-given pointers:
- Library: The University premise has a central library which is called ‘Smt. Hansa Mehta Library’ along with around 13 constituent libraries & about 25 departmental libraries. The collection of the libraries includes more than 9,00,000 books & periodicals, multiple journals, and nearly 12,225 e-dissertations / theses. The library has a spacious air-conditioned reading room which has a seating capacity of about 1600 students.
Apart from this, a number of computing facilities are available for the students to aid them access all the available online resources including e-journals, e-books, etc. The services available for the students at the library are net browsing, seminar room, reference, reprography, and many more.
- Laboratories: There is a computer centre and multiple computer laboratories at the campus of the University through which students can enhance their technical proficiency. In addition to this, the departments such as the Department of Chemistry, the Department of Zoology, the Department of Physics, the Department of Geology, and others have their own laboratories for research-based learning.
Some of the departmental laboratories of the University are Polyoxometalates & Catalysis laboratory, Physics laboratory, Instrument Room & Molecular Modeling laboratory, Pharmacognosy laboratory, etc.
- Sports: The University has a Department of Physical Education which ensures students grow holistically by facilitating them with adequate sports amenities. The outdoor sports facilities at the University includes 2 Basketball Courts, 2 Cricket Fields, 1 Football Field, 1 Handball Court, 1 Hockey Field, a Kabaddi Ground, a Kho-Kho Ground, 2 Lawn Tennis Courts, 4 Volleyball Courts, etc.
Apart from the same, the indoor sports amenities include a multipurpose hall for several games and facilities for Badminton, Table Tennis, Chess, Wrestling, Judo, and others.
- Hostel: The hostels of the University are spread across an area of about 3 acres and are separately available for the male and female students. There are about 16 MSU Baroda Hostels from which some are ‘Jivraj Mehta Hall’, ‘Nusservanji Vakil Hall’, ‘Hansa Mehta Hall’, and ‘Pandita Gargi Hall’.
Additionally, the hostel rooms are equipped with basic amenities including bed, cupboard, table, chair, etc. The facilities that residents of the hostels can avail are dining hall, common hall, adequate security, hot water, purified drinking water, and many more.
- Cafeteria: The MSU Baroda campus has a canteen which serves food items, meals, and beverages to the students in a variety of cuisines.
- Healthcare Facility: The University campus has a health centre which facilitates students with medical and healthcare assistance promptly.
- Gymnasium: There is an outdoor and indoor gymnasium present at the MSU Baroda campus which is fully-equipped and aids students to exercise and maintain a healthy lifestyle.
- Banking: There is a branch and ATM of ‘Bank of Baroda’ at the campus of the University.
The clubs of the University aid students to develop a number of skills which subsequently assists them to enhance their confidence to showcase their talents on a public platform. In addition to this, there are multiple committees available at the MSU Baroda campus which facilitates students with a secure educational environment by solving several of their issues.
Some of the clubs, cell, and committees present at the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda campus are as follows:
- Eco Club
- Yuva Tourism Club
- Toastmasters Club
- EV and Robotics Club
- Students’ Grievance Redressal Committee
- Anti-Ragging Committee
- Internal Complaints Committee
