About Campus life
Anna University campus includes everything a student needs. Students, university personnel, and faculty members have access to various amenities at Anna University. It is very favorable for learning, with the Adyar River running through the northern parts of the campus. The facilities and infrastructure at the Anna University campus are ideal for creating a good, cheerful, and comfortable environment for students. Individual hostels for males and girls are available at the University. The library of the university is well-stocked. The facilities at Anna University guarantee that students have a pleasant experience while on campus. Students at AU have access to both indoor and outdoor sports facilities. Students can also take advantage of a medical centre, contemporary IT infrastructure, and a convenience store at the Anna University campus.
Library: Over 1,47,065 volumes are in the library's collection. There are 12,953 books in the Book Bank, 112 current periodicals, 31,000 journals, and 42 magazines and newspapers. E-books (over 5000) and E-journals (over 20,000) are also available in the library. Students can borrow educational CDs from the library.
Hostel: Water purifiers, a common area, a leisure room, a mess, a TV, laundry services, security, and a monitoring system are all standard features. A unique hostel has been built for students admitted under the CIWGC, NRI, and FN categories. Air conditioning, a geyser, a mini-fridge, and a microwave oven are included in every room. A common room has been equipped with washing machines for the benefit of the students.
Sports Complex: The sports complex of Anna University includes facilities like a badminton court, basketball court, cricket ground, football ground, swimming pool, tennis court, hockey ground, volleyball court, handball ground, kabaddi ground, kho-kho ground, and table tennis.
Labs: Anna University labs include the civil engineering lab, chemistry lab, computer lab, electrical lab, electronics lab, language lab, mechanical lab, physics lab, research lab, work design lab, automation lab, quality engineering lab, innovation lab, and soft skills lab.
Cafeteria: The air-conditioned cafeteria facilities provided by the university include Chinese and Indian (mainly South Indian) cuisines. There is another split cafeteria available for coffee and snacks on the AU campus.
Gym: The gymnasium is part of the campus of Anna University facilities. Students can take care of their health and fitness by making use of this gymnasium facility provided by the university. The gym is well-equipped with exercise and training equipment. The gym helps the students to stay fit and healthy.
Medical facilities: The health centre at Anna University has been striving to provide comprehensive health care, i.e., preventive, curative, and promotive services to students.
Wifi: The university has high-speed wifi connectivity in all laboratories, libraries, hostels, auditoriums and seminar halls, and even guest houses. The AU campus has been using the new standard for next-generation wireless technology for wifi networks so that the teachers, students, and support staff can easily access the data, voice, multimedia, and video conferencing services as well as research, e-learning, and business applications.
Convenience stores: The Anna University campus has a few departmental stores to facilitate students' daily shopping.
Auditorium: Anna University auditoriums are used for academic talks, conferences, seminars, slide and film shows, demonstrations, lectures, workshops, etc.