Baba Farid College of Management and Technology, Bathinda Facilities Details: Hostel, Campus, Infrastructure, Library, Canteen

The College Residential facilities are available for students enrolled in the various colleges of the institute. To provide good residential comfort and a homely environment to the students, the campus has got separate AC hostels for boys and girls. Every effort has been made to make the hostel building confront high standards of quality in construction. Great emphasis is laid on cleanliness, hygienic food, and individual styles. Hostel complexes have several convenient facilities to make student life easier. Separate hostels are available for boys having the capacity to accommodate 300 students respectively. The rooms are well furnished and AC with attached washrooms. The Hostel Mess is a large AC hall furnished with dining tables and chairs having a seating capacity for around 100 students. Healthy and vegetarian meals are provided to the hostellers three times a day. AC common rooms are equipped with Television sets and chairs. Newspaper stands are also placed in the common rooms for the ease of students.

The College Residential facilities are available for students enrolled in the various colleges of the institute. To provide good residential comfort and a homely environment to the students, the campus has got separate AC hostels for boys and girls. Every effort has been made to make the hostel building confront high standards of quality in construction. Great emphasis is laid on cleanliness, hygienic food, and individual styles. Hostel complexes have several convenient facilities to make student life easier. Separate hostels are available for boys having the capacity to accommodate 300 students respectively. The rooms are well furnished and AC with attached washrooms. The Hostel Mess is a large AC hall furnished with dining tables and chairs having a seating capacity for around 100 students. Healthy and vegetarian meals are provided to the hostellers three times a day. AC common rooms are equipped with Television sets and chairs. Newspaper stands are also placed in the common rooms for the ease of students.

The College Gymnasium is equipped with leading fitness products such as Treadmills, Elliptical, Cycles, Rowers, Plate Loaded & Benches, Stretch, Free Weight & Benches, etc.

The College Library forms a very essential part of an educational institution and plays an important role in all academic activities. BFCMT has centrally air-conditioned and networked libraries with a vast collection of books related to all the courses, which diminishes the restriction of scholars for attaining knowledge from a limited stock of books. The libraries have been planned and are being developed by a team of qualified professional library staff. The libraries offer traditional and digital resources via browsing interface supported by exceptionally fast internet service. The tranquil environment in the library is the perfect place for reading. Services such as the lending of books and journals, reading room, and bibliographic reference and information are rendered by the library. Books are issued through smart cards that are scanned by the bar code scanners. No. of Books – The library has approximately 620 titles and 6434 volumes. Print journals - The library has 31 national and international journals.

The college has a state-of-the-art centrally air-conditioned computer lab equipped with more than the latest version computer terminals, high-end application servers, UPS for effective backup, and 24 hours access to the internet. It has been set up with the aim to improve the computer skills of students and also help the students to search on the current trends in the subjects. A Lab Instructor is appointed in order to facilitate the use of the computer lab. Needy students are assisted in computer literacy by the Lab Instructor.

The College has a well-maintained two Canteens, NESCAFE, Verka Booth, and Fast Food Point which serves as an excellent place to enjoy the taste of hygienic food and engaging oneself in the coffee table chat. These are periodically inspected by the staff members for the maintenance of proper hygienic conditions. The striking features of the cafeteria are Pure Vegetarian food served in these food points. Healthy and freshly prepared food with a wide range of options on the menu is available at reasonable costs. Ample space for the students and the staff along with the visitors. A comfortable seating arrangement has been made.

The College conducts various co-curricular activities through various colleges and cells. For this purpose, a state-of-the-art centrally air-conditioned seminar hall equipped with multi-media projectors, LCD Televisions, and sound systems has been set up. It is a perfect venue for conducting guest lectures, seminars, conferences, and college functions. The seminar hall has a seating capacity of 500 people and provides the ideal ambiance for holding academic congregations.

The College has provided a well-connected transport service to fetch the students as well as the faculty members from their locations to the college. A fleet of more than 80 buses ferries around 4000 students from nearby areas and distant locations. The facility covers more than 50 km of radius. The buses cover at least 80 different bus routes. Areas of six districts namely Bathinda, Barnala, Faridkot, Muktsar, Mansa, and Sirsa are covered through bus routes. Special AC Cabs and AC Bus facilities free of cost are provided for the staff members of the BFGI.

The college has a Wi-Fi facility for the students and staff.

The College has employed the use of technology in education by providing Fully AC classrooms that are equipped with all modern teaching aids like multimedia projectors, smart boards, etc.

The College has recently initiated the process of offering banking services within the campus premises. A branch of Punjab National Bank has been established on the campus. The bank provides convenient & first-rate banking services to the students and the employees of the institute. Some of the key services and facilities provided by Punjab National Bank to Baba Farid Group members are 1. Accounts of students at zero balance. 2. Easy and assured availability of educational loans to the students 3. Fee can be deposited at any branch of PNB anywhere in India 4. Accounts of faculty members at zero balance along with the overdraft and credit card facility 5. Easy and assured availability of loans to the faculty members e.g. housing loans, car loans, personal loans, etc. 6. Easy withdrawal of cash due to the facility of ATM at the branch.

The college has sports facilities for all students.

The college has good networking for the alumni association.

The college has guest house/waiting room facilities for visiting faculty and student family members.