Library

The focal point of the Institute, the well-stocked and fully computerized library offers 27 different types of learning media. It has more than 18,000 books including the latest management books, more than 150 foreign and Indian business journals and periodicals, audio-video cassettes and CD-ROMs. The library has also has the annual reports of a large number of companies, product profiles, directories etc.

Inter-library arrangements (with British Council Library, American Resource Center, World Trade Centre library and others) provide further access to information for research. The library also subscribes to a host of online databases like Thomson Learning, EBSCO Premier, CRISINFAC, CRISIL GVC, ISI Emerging Markets, Prowess Client and Cline.

The library, recently renovated significantly improving the ambiance, can be accessed via the Intranet and students can search for books, reserve them and get them reissued online. It has a reference section and a reading room facility, which is open for 24 hours a day.

Hostels/Apartments

Living on campus is one of the key contributors to an intensive and effective learning experience. Hostel facilities have been recently upgraded and expanded to provide participants with a homely atmosphere that strengthens the feeling of belonging. Hostels are provided with facilities like water filter & cooler, coffee vending machines, washing machine and printer. In addition, the hostels also have a TV set and a TT table.

All hostel rooms are networked having 24 hours Internet access, via leased line. Students are connected through the Internet, Intranet of the institute (SPINX) and messaging applications. The participants are thus citizens of a bustling, vibrant, virtual community that extends participatory and interactive learning beyond the classroom.

Boy's Hostel	Girl's Hostel

IT

Hardware

SPJIMR boasts of an excellent IT infrastructure that promotes its pedagogy of non-classroom learning. The computer center services the IT needs of the institute and is equipped with state of the art servers, computers and laptops, printers and scanners, projectors, modems and other networking peripherals.

CD Server

SPJIMR has built knowledge repositories using the latest technology. An example is the modern CD Server with a 120 GB HDD and 72 MB RAM. Available on the LAN, faculty and students can view any of the 240 CDs mirrored on the server. CDs can also be mirrored onto the server from any point on the LAN.

Laptops

All students are provided with laptops, which facilitate learning at the time and pace of the student. It has also helped students to submit their assignments online. The institute has installed network printers in the Institute as well as the hostels.

Wireless LAN

Technology never stops evolving at SPJIMR. After becoming only the second B-school in India to have provided laptops to all its students, SPJIMR is now set to enter a new era as far technology is concerned. "Being connected but not wired" is the new theme. With the institute soon going in for a 2.4 GHz frequency Wireless LAN backed by a 100 Mbps internal LAN, students will be able to use the computer network and the Internet from any part of the campus.

Video Conferencing

It does not stop here! With a 768Kbps and 4 ISDN line backbone for videoconferencing, SPJIMR is now all set to implement videoconferencing technology for various initiatives such as improved industry interaction, guest lectures, virtual classroom courses from foreign universities, and assistance in foreign placements.

Software

SPJIMR also has e-learning facilities wherein the study material is available online. This apart, the institute is developing software so that students can take tests online. The Computer Center is well equipped with management games and other simulation software to help students to understand their subjects better.