Central facilities

Institution has created an ecosystem for innovations, Indian Knowledge System (IKS),including awareness about IPR, establishment of IPR cell, Incubation centre
and other initiatives for the creation and transfer of knowledge/technology and the outcomes of the same are evident Innovation Ecosystem. The school encourages students to embrace entrepreneurship. The MBA program has a course on entrepreneurship. The school has also set up IEDC (Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development Centres (IEDC) under the Kerala Startup mission. The entrepreneurial orientation of the students is developed through the major club activities in which they learn to muster resources and plan and execute their goals much like an entrepreneur does. Club Vista which has been in operation in the school since 2007 is a club that focuses on entrepreneurship. This has paid rich dividends. For example, 13 school alumni (7 men and 6 women) have become
entrepreneurs.

The Institution has adequate infrastructure and other facilities for, teaching – learning, viz., classrooms, laboratories, computing equipment etc ICT – enabled
facilities such as smart class, LMS etc. Facilities for Cultural and sports activities, yoga centre, games (indoor and outdoor), Gymnasium, auditorium etc .
The school has enviable infrastructure.
Classrooms.
The MBA program has 6 classrooms for 3 sections. Out of these three are theatre style with executive chairs and each is of 100 sq. m versus the requirement of 66 sq. m. One is a flat class of 100 sq. m. Two are large flat classrooms each of 125 sq. m. The UG programs have three classrooms per program (a total of 4 programs). The required area is 792 sq.m (12 classes x 66 sq. m) and held area is 1090 sq. m. All classrooms are Wi- Fi enabled (campus-wide Wi-Fi and the theatre classrooms are equipped with state-of- the-art desktop retractable power plugs. All theatre classrooms also have name boards.
Laboratories.

 The school has two computer labs, one having 62 systems and the other having 41 systems which is more than adequate. It is pertinent to mention that the MBA
students, several BCA and BA Visual Arts student possess their laptops. Besides the computer labs, the school has a clay work or sculpture lab with power spin wheels, wood, and etching and a metal lab with power tools, vices, etc.
The school also has a glassed studio for painting.
Computing and ICT equipment
        1.2 computer labs.
        2.PCs.
        3.Dedicated broadband.
        4.Wi-Fi.
        5.Advanced graphic software.

       6.Access points.
       7.Fibre optic cable system.
       8.Firewall.
       9.Security cameras.
Facilities for Cultural Activities.
       One Auditorium of 398 sq. m.
      Step up DC – 97 sq. m for dance and music practice.
      Student Activity Center 166 sq. m for both cultural and indoor games.
      Amphitheaters – 4
      Main amphitheater with two stages – 1180 sq. m. + 485 sq. m (stage and audience  area)
      Pondside amphitheater – 145 sq. m.
      Activity Center Amphitheater – 63 sq. m.
      Pool amphitheater – 168 sq. m.
Yoga and Sports

      Yoga center (at the amphitheater and Auditorium) with yoga run by an II BBA fully
      qualified yoga teacher
Sports Outdoor
     Mini Football is floodlit.
     Basketball floodlit.
 Volleyball
    Badminton – 4 courts.
    Cricket is played in the open.
Sports Indoor
     Gym
     Table Tennis.
     Indoor games such as carom, chess, and Ludo on the college and hostel premises.
Food Facilities
     Home food by Babu Chettan.
     Exotic Food at Café including baking center.
     Quick refreshment center (for tea, coffee, and snacks)
     The main canteen where all students have food.
Other Facilities
     Fully Automated laundry.
     Bus for leisure trips on request.
     Saloon or beauty parlour.

Library is automated with digital facilities using Integrated Library Management System (ILMS), adequate subscriptions to e-resources and journals are made.
The library is optimally used by the faculty and students Housed in a 500 + plus square meter independent building, the school has excellent library facilities. Ground-level reading and book display is primarily meant to enable universal access. The first and second floors house the book issue, reception, book
display, student project display, and journal magazine reading section.
The key highlights are:
      1. Automation using KOHA (Version 21.11), an open-source integrated Library Management Software Package, with all modules.
      2. Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC) and Bar-coding system for Books.
      3. 24,184 titles and 33451 volumes.
      4. 57 physical journals.
      5. Electronic journals – Active Full-text journals and magazine – 495 through EBSCO Business Source Elite.
      6. Structured EBSCO reading hours to induct the students into research culture.
      7. Library physical access from 9 a.m. to 9.30 p.m.
      8. Usage tracking and the best user award are given every year.
      9. Borrowing limit for students – 5 books; retention period – 15 days.
      10. Seating – 130 seats.
      11. Exclusive server.
      12. Computers, Wi-Fi, laser printer, scanner, biometric punching (exclusively for the library).
      13. Annual budget Rs. 6.70 lakh

Institution frequently updates its IT facilities and provides sufficient bandwidth for internet connection
    The school has excellent IT infrastructure. These are:
       1.Computers. The school has 63 computers in the computer lab. There are an additional 31 computers in the library, for faculty, and staff functions, totaling 94                                  computers. Computers purchased in the current year 20, upgraded 10.
      2.The students usually use their laptops, possession of which is strongly encouraged.
      3.Dedicated Wi-Fi – 500 Mbps ILL from Jio Infocom and backup Internet (if any) BSNL FTTH – upgraded with Jio on September 22 and made BSNL as backup.
      4.Access points – 58 which enable trouble-free distribution of the Wi-Fi resources.
      5.2400 m of network cabling increased/upgraded.
      6.All computers and most printers are networked (2 multifunction printers added in the current year) 

      7.There Added 1 NVR for security cameras this year.

      8.Software and Firewall – 1000 users.
      9.SOPHOS XGS 3300 firewall capable of handling 750-1200 sessions (roughly similar to 1000-12000 users at the same time.
     10.Software. Microsoft Windows, Office Suite, Autodesk student-licensed software products, and SOPHOS protection bundle for security.
     11.Security Cameras – 72 security cameras help to monitor the campus (13 upgraded and 10 added in the current year).
     12.Biometric Identification – there are 10 biometric identification systems for attendance in the class and for the faculty and staff.
     13.Peripherals. 

                17 printers and 7 scanners are used in the school.
                 Besides there are many other peripherals such as external drives, and pen drives.
             14.Learning Management System Campus 7 – Campus 7 (introduced in 2019), is an integrated application software akin to an ERP. It has the following                              functions.

                  1. As a Student Management System it is used for students' database, leave, record of marks, passed out student details, etc.
                  2. As an LMS it is used for attendance management, marks management, scheduling faculty and classes, quizzes, submission of assignments, passing                               out  student details etc.
                 3. As a Staff Management System it is used for staff database, staff attendance, and staff leave management.

      15.Salary is handled separately by the Accounts office using Tally though the input for absence goes from the LMS.
      16.Software for Administration – KOHO for the library and Tally for accounting are the major software systems used for administration.
      17.Additionally, a payment gateway enables a student to pay fees and other charges online.
      18.Data collection is done using Google Forms and/or LMS.
      19.E-learning. E-learning resources are introduced during the induction program.
      20.The students who come for the MBA program are usually well-versed in the use of e-learning techniques. Therefore the focus of training is on various                         platforms such as SWAYAM, and Coursera and the relative merits of these.