Banda University of Agriculture and Technology, Banda Facilities Details: Hostel, Campus, Infrastructure, Library, Canteen

A Small four-bed Health Clinic has been established in the College of Agriculture building, for providing health services to students, employees, and officers of the University under the supervision of a part-time Medical Officer.

The university has a library facility for all students. The University Library has been driven by the ethos of continuous improvement to meet the challenges of information explosion and the paradigm shift that the libraries have gone through globally in providing access to information/e-resources. The entire collection of the library is accessible every time of the year through OPAC. Besides the library is a member of a collaborative digital repository called Krishikosh and provides access to e-books and theses submitted by the university students.

A modern Cafeteria has been established in a large hall with a capacity of 300 on the ground floor of the COA building. Sanitation and food quality are regularly monitored by the ‘Food Committee’ constituted for this purpose. The University faculty, staff, students, and visitors enjoy snacks, drinks, and meals in this Cafeteria. Health Clinic.

A computer Laboratory has been made operational in the COA building and a teacher has been engaged to educate and train the students in ‘Computer Applications’. Internet connectivity has also been provided for e-communication and access to worldwide knowledge.

Two flats on the ground floor are being used for the Girl’s Hostel each having a capacity of 120, which was sanctioned by U.P. Govt. vide G.O. No. 943/67-def”kV-11-1500(44)/10 with the cost of Rs. 1.312 crores. Out of three Hostels, one Hostel was constructed in February 2013 and the same was allotted to the students at the time of commencement of the 1st Semester of the Academic Session 2012-13. The allotment is done on the basis of the merit list. The second Hostel was allotted to the students at the time of commencement of the 1st Semester of Academic Session 2014-15. All the modern facilities such as furniture, leading News Papers, TV, Magazines, etc. have been provided in the University Hostel. Inmates of the hostel manage their own food services in the Mess attached to it on a ‘No profit No loss basis’ through the Hostel Mess Committee. The construction of three other hostels is in progress and hopefully, these will be available for allotment from Academic Session 2015-16. To accommodate the girl students admitted during 2015-16, one of the residences in Type IV Quarters has been converted into Girl’s Hostel. Two flats on the ground floor are being used for the Girl’s Hostel.

The university has a Teaching laboratory in the COA building have already been furnished, and students are being imparted education both in theory and practical classes. The laboratories are equipped with instruments required for effective teaching and conduct of basic and applied research in different disciplines.

The university has guest house/waiting room facilities for visiting faculty and student family members. Two flats on the ground floor are being used for the Guest House.

The University is in the developing stage, a great emphasis is being laid on the role of games, sports, and Yoga to keep the students physically efficient, mentally alert, morally sound, and socially well-behaved. These activities are organized through games like Athletics, Badminton, Cricket, Kabaddi, Volleyball, and Yogic exercises. For the development of facilities for sports, a Stadium along with a playground has been completed with a cost of more than Rs 17 Lakhs.

The full-fledged branch of Punjab National Bank which was opened in COA Bhawan of the University on 28th March 2012 for meeting the daily banking needs of the University administration, employees, and students, shall soon be moving to the Convenience Centre.

A Convenience Centre has been constructed in the University premises, where a bank, post office, cyber café, computer service and photocopying, stationery, medical store, and availability of other items of daily use, would be provided. Telephone Exchange has been in operation on the ground floor of the COA building since December 2012, to provide landline telephone, fax, and internet connectivity. Telephone Exchange will be shifted to the completion of the Convenience Centre, once the facility becomes functional.

For the parking of vehicles of the University staff, students and Visitors, Parking Sheds have been constructed on the east side of both COA and COH buildings.

The university has a good networking for the alumni association.

The university has two boys each having a capacity of 120, which was sanctioned by U.P. Govt. vide G.O. No. 943/67-DFK-11-1500(44)/10 with the cost of Rs. 1.312 crores. The second Hostel was allotted to the students at the time of commencement of the 1st Semester of the Academic Session 2014-15. All the modern facilities such as furniture, leading News Papers, TV, Magazines, etc. have been provided in the University Hostel. Inmates of the hostel manage their own food services in the Mess attached to it on a ‘No profit No loss basis’ through the Hostel Mess Committee. The construction of three other hostels is in progress and hopefully, these will be available for allotment from Academic Session 2015-16.