HNBGU Garhwal Facilities Details: Hostel, Campus, Infrastructure, Library, Canteen

Providing hostel facilities to students both boys has been a priority of the University especially after being upgraded as a Central University. The University is making all efforts to construct new hostels to meet the growing demand of students from outside for the facility and thus tremendous progress has been made in this direction.

Providing hostel facilities to students girls has been a priority of the University especially after being upgraded as a Central University. The University is making all efforts to construct new hostels to meet the growing demand of students from outside for the facility and thus tremendous progress has been made in this direction.

The University is having its own dispensary situated in the Birla Campus, Srinagar Garhwal. The University started the dispensary in 1997, which was established permanently in 2004. The dispensary caters to the need of all the students and staff, including regular check-ups and medicines for common ailments. Presently, the dispensary is having one doctor and attendant. Dispensary prescribes all medicines available free of cost to students and staff.

HNB Garhwal University Library System started its journey four decades ago with the establishment of the University in the year 1973 as a central facility for meeting the information requirements of the academic community of the university. The Central Library of HNB Garhwal University has been shifted to its new permanent Central Library building and started functioning in 1989. The new building is having a total plinth area of 38,700 sq.ft. (appx). The Central Library a three-story building at the Birla campus is having a reading facility for a capacity of 200 users at a time. Apart from the Central Library at Birla Campus, a well-equipped library at Chauras Campus has been established in the year 2003 which is having a very good collection, especially on the subjects like Science and Technology and Management. Both the campuses (Tehri and Pauri) of HNBGU are also having libraries with an excellent collection of learning resources.

The University has sports facilities for all students. University was established in 1973 and the importance of sports and games was given on top priority to a developed infrastructure of sports like a stadium, indoor halls, and playfields. Late Hon'ble Vice-Chancellor Prof. S.P. Nautiyal took initiative towards the developments of a sports stadium at Chauras Campus. Chauras Stadium was built in 10 thousand square meters and facilities like Track and Field, Football, Hockey, Cricket, Volleyball, Handball, Etc. facilities were developed with the hard work of Shri R.P. Tamta, Secretary Sports, and his staff Shri Digambar Singh Rawat, Shri K.K. Chandola and Shri Ramesh Rawat. After becoming Central University a new post was sanctioned as Director, Physical Education and a special grant was sanctioned for the development of sports facilities under the 12th plan.

The University has an excellent IT Infrastructure facility for the students. A Laboratory having 2 Mbps leased line with 24 IBM P-IV, Server, etc. machines in a Client/Server architecture, have been installed at Central Library, for the purpose.

Three auditoriums are available in Srinagar Campus with a seating capacity of 370, 150, and 300 respectively. The auditoriums are with the audio-visual system.

The University has a good networking for the alumni association.

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

Three buses with 32 seats each ply regularly to cater to the needs of the students and the staff.

The University Guest House is made available for visiting scientists, both national and international.

The university has a canteen facility for staff and students.

The campus has over 7 laboratories in total for each department, namely chemistry, computer, civil engineering, electrical, electronics, mechanical and physics lab.

Due to heavy sports options available on campus, the college also harbours a gymnasium that is well equipped with countless training and fitness machines for students.