The campus of Integral University sprawls across an immense area in the urban zone of Lucknow. The university infrastructure is segregated into architectural block, library block, hospital block, medical, and civil blocks, and three academic blocks. Every school of study has its own classrooms which are well–designed, spacious, and contain the latest audiovisual teaching and learning tools.
The state-of-the-art computer center is fully air-conditioned and houses more than 1000 desktops and workstations. All the computers are connected to advanced servers and loaded with the latest processing systems and software apps including MATLAB, RDBMS, Maya, and Studio 8. The university also takes advantage of the EDUSAT satellite for promoting distance education in the state and also throughout India.
The various academic departments, library, hostels, computer center, and all other centralized facilities are interlinked via the Wi-Fi network. The internet connectivity facility having a speed of 2 Gbps offered by the university furnishes services like video conferencing, email, office automation software, teaching and internet software, and so on.
Integral University also has a distinct language lab which in essence is an advanced multimedia laboratory that exploits AV systems, projectors, and software for facilitating computer aided learning. Students make the most of the language laboratory for developing and fine-tuning their communication skills.
The language lab is reinforced with ‘Orell ODLL software that helps improve pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, comprehension skills, and other soft skills. The departmental libraries together with the central library constitute the ‘Integral University Library System’ or IULS that help foster teaching, learning, and cutting-edge research. The central library stocks a whopping 108966 textbooks and various reference resources like e-databases, CDs/DVDs, master theses, PhD dissertations, e-journals, and print journals.
The integrated library system software-Koha-makes the library fully automated. The library remains open from Monday through Friday from 9 am till 10 pm and from 9 am to 4pm on Saturdays. Integral University feels proud in presenting a central auditorium where international and national seminars, conventions, conferences, high-level meetings, and workshops are staged.
The auditorium is also used for holding convocations, social and cultural events from time to time. The centrally air-conditioned auditorium has one main hall, 4 conference rooms, lounge, restroom, and spacious corridors. The university founders firmly believe that participating in sporting and extracurricular activities is vital for an individual’s all-round development.
And in order to inculcate an interest in sports, the university offers facilities for a range of indoor and outdoor games. The academia also makes arrangements for a yearly sports competition where students take part in different outdoor and indoor sports events.
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