About Campus life
The Headquarter and main campus of the university is located at Kalady, 6 kms away from the Cochin International Airport. There are eight regional campuses of the university spread across Kerala at Thrissur, Ettumanoor, Panmana, Koyilandy, Thiruvananthapuram, Payyannur, Tirur, and Thuravoor. The infrastructure of the main campus at Kalady was designed keeping in mind preservation of the natural beauty of the area. There are two academic blocks, a Language Block, Koothambalam Fine Arts Block, and Physical Education and Activity Centre in the university campus. The traditional architecture of Koothambalam is the centre of attraction of the campus. Students are facilitated with various facilities in each block which are discussed briefly in the following points:
Library: The Central library in the university is housed in the main campus. The library has developed a collection of learning resources to meet the information requirements of the students. It ensures the functioning of Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Lab. A Web Centre with high speed internet connectivity to boost-up the scholarly activities is housed in the library. There is a manuscript resource centre where rare palm leaf manuscripts are kept safely. The centre has a manuscript library which has collections of manuscripts from centuries ago.
Hostel: SSUS Kalady provides safe accommodation to both girl and boy students. There are 3 women’s hostel and 1 men’s hostel to accommodate research scholars, UG, and PG students. Furthermore, a working women’s hostel accommodates teaching and non-teaching staff. In addition to it, Faculty Guest House and Staff Quarters with 3bhk and 2bhk flats accommodates official guests, visitors, and non-teaching staff in the campus.
Museum: At the main campus, there is Kanakadhara Museum / Heritage Museum which houses historical and cultural resources and showcases the rich cultural history of Kalady.
Sports Facilities: The University has an Activity Centre equipped with courts for Badminton and Tennis and other equipments for various physical exercises. A meditation centre and a gymnasium are also housed in the Activity Centre. Sports and cultural festivals are organised to increase the participation of students in extracurricular activities.
Medical Facilities: A Health Centre is operational in the university campus with both Allopathy and Ayurveda doctors, a nurse, and an assistant to provide first aid medical facilities to the entire fraternity.
Other Facilities: Open air auditorium, Seminar Halls (7), Bank, Post Office, Art gallery (Lalit Kala Art Gallery), Consumer store, Media Centre, Language Lab, Bird sanctuary, etc.