The Institute of Science, Mumbai Facilities Details: Hostel, Campus, Infrastructure, Library, Canteen

The College Boys’ Hostel for Government Colleges, is at a distance of about 1.2 km. The warden of the hostel is Dr. Varsha Andhare, a faculty member of the Department of Zoology at the Institute. In these hostels, a quota of seats is reserved for the Institute of Science. In the Boys’ Hostel, 45 seats are reserved for the male students of the Institute reserved students. Few seats are also reserved in the Ismail Yusuf College Hostel, Jogeshwari (E). Medical facilities are also available for students staying in the hostel.

The College Girls’ Hostel, Savitribai Phule Mahila Chhatralaya on Marine Drive at a distance of about 3-4 km. The warden of the hostel is Dr. Varsha Andhare, a faculty member of the Department of Zoology at the Institute. In these hostels, a quota of seats is reserved for the Institute of Science. In the Girls’ Hostel, 50 seats are reserved for the Institute students. Few seats are also reserved in the Ismail Yusuf College Hostel, Jogeshwari (E). Medical facilities are also available for students staying in the hostel.

The College Medical facilities are also available for students.

The College has a well-equipped gymnasium.

The College library of the Institute of Science is one of the finest academic libraries in Mumbai. The reading hall of the library is Majestic! Institute has promoted and encouraged research activities by providing facilities like computer systems, on-line e-journals, optical fiber networking, and internet connectivity. The library has a separate reference/periodical section with back volumes and current journals/dissertations/thesis for ready reference. The total stock includes above 26,000 books and 23,000 bound volumes of journals. All the books and journals are cataloged using computer programming. The Institute is a subscriber to the INFLIBNET-N list which makes available 75000 e-books and 3000 journals in full-text format to the faculty, researchers, and students.

The College Indoor games like table tennis, carrom, multi-gymnasium equipment, chess, etc. are made available to the students. Students are encouraged to participate in the Intercollegiate and college tournaments. Annual Sports Day is held in December. Students scoring the highest points in the athletic events are given the Championship awards.

The College has all the departments also have several computers and are well equipped with internet facility. Computers are made available freely to the students.

The college has good networking for the alumni association.

The college has an auditorium facility for events and seminars.

The college has a departmental based laboratory facility for the students.

The college has a canteen facility for staff and students.

The college has students satisfaction is of paramount importance for the Institute. For providing them satisfaction, the college has evolved an effective method of teaching in high-tech classrooms which have good seating and lighting. The classrooms are equipped with overhead projectors as well as LCD projectors. Several departments like Mathematics and Biotechnology have modern teaching aids like Interactive panels, Projectors, Visualizers, etc. Most of the lectures are conducted using an ICT facility. Some of the classrooms are air-conditioned.

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