Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences - Campus

Campus

SGPGIMS campus is spread over an area of 700 acres and is virtually a completely self-sufficient township in itself. This distance from the city offers an ideal mix of being away from the hustle and bustle of a large city, but not being too far from the facilities available in a large city. The campus has virtually all facilities needed by the students, residents and faculty. Some of these facilities are:

Campus Accommodation: Two types of accommodation are available on the campus for students in various courses. For unmarried students/residents, there are two hostels that have with single-occupancy rooms (with attached bath). Married students/residents are provided with apartments (subject to availability) consisting of a living room, a bedroom, a lobby, kitchen, bathroom and a green courtyard. These residential areas are located within a walking distance of the teaching departments, laboratories and hospital. Residential quarters and bungalows of faculty, officers, nurses, technical staff and supportive staff are well appointed, and perhaps better than any other academic/ medical institution in the country. A new-campus has been developed in last 5–6 years, which has spacious and perhaps best houses in the campus, amidst pristine natural surroundings. The campus has created a mammoth ground-water recharging project, which is in the new campus. It has a huge artificial lake, with fountains and walking path around it.

Recreational Facilities: The institute has a large picturesque campus with large tree-covered green areas, parks and wide roads, and has a clean, smoke- and noise-free atmosphere, quite removed from the city. The institute thus provides an ideal environment for jogging, walking and cycling. The recreational facilities currently available include a large swimming pool and a spacious sports complex with flood-lit basket ball, volley-ball, tennis courts, indoor gymnasium, badminton hall, table tennis and other indoor games facilities. The institute has a culture of healthy life-style with inmates taking to various activities such as cycling, walking, jogging, and other sporting and healthy activities, for which there is ample space, facility and opportunity. The campus has numerous parks, play-grounds and wooded areas, which give the campus green look. Owing to huge amount of trees in the campus, the temperature of the campus is generally a few degrees lower compared to rest of Lucknow city. There is a well appointed hobby-center "Rang" which also houses the faculty club; a community center and a large air-conditioned multi-purpose auditorium "Shruti".

Shopping facilities: The Institute has a community center with shops to cater to day-to-day needs of the campus residents. In addition, there are some shopping areas close by but located outside the Institute campus. Of course, Lucknow is a major city of India and its several shopping areas are available for major shopping. The main shopping mall of Lucknow, Hazrat Ganj, is located nearly 13 km from the campus and is only 20 to 25 minutes away.

Children's Education: The Institute campus has a nursery school and a high school up to class X (managed by Kendriya Vidhyalaya Sangathan or Central Schools Organization). Institute's bus services (on payment) are also available for children going to various schools in Lucknow city.

Bank and Post Office: The Institute campus has a branch of State Bank of India; this branch is fully computerized and offers all the facilities, including facilities for foreign exchange. The post office (PIN 226014) is open Monday to Saturday 9 AM to 4 PM and offers all facilities, including national and international speed post. These facilities are located in the Community center.

Communication Facilities: The Institute has a modern telephone exchange and all hostels and houses have telephone connections through this exchange. In addition, national and international phone dialing facilities (on payment) are available within the Institute campus. All faculty, students and officers are provided with email accounts, and closed user group BSNL mobile connections besides intercoms at their residences and offices. The telemedicine center has state-of-the-art telecommunication facilities, that include leased line broad-band, dedicated satellite connectivity and ISDN lines.