Government MH College of Home Science and Science for Women, Jabalpur

The college has been in existence for four years since its establishment. It was decided to provide hostel facilities to the students coming from different places, and the First hostel building was constructed in the year 1958. The first superintendent was the founder principal of the college, Mrs. Kusum Mehta. The college has three hostel buildings named “SWAYAMSIDDHA BLOCK A, B, C & D “on the premises, accommodating ~ 700 students coming from nearby areas & other states. All three blocks are connected through a gallery; however, the administration & mess facility is centralized. The hostel provides a high degree of security & good facilities. The motto of the hostel is “Home away from Home”. The hostel wardens and “caretakers” pay personal attention & ensure a healthy environment in the hostel. Facilities like food, purified drinking water, entertainment, telephone, counseling, coaching, Computer Laboratory & Library are an integral part of the hostel. The health facility includes the daily visit of a doctor in the evening & also on call, in case of an emergency. The hostel rooms are spacious, with proper ventilation & lighting facilities, and are well furnished. The hostel administration has taken care of the recreation of students by providing a Television music system for each block.

The College library is situated on the ground floor over an area of 950 Sq.m. with well-classified sections, including the Librarian's Chamber. Computer section. Issue Return. Subject-wise Book Section. Magazine Section. Reading Room with Open Shelf System. Special space for Visually Challenged persons. Photocopy Section. Space for keeping belongings. FEATURES OF LIBRARY The Library is computerized & totally works on the Network version of SOUL software, developed by Inflibnet/DeNet for executing various functions like the generation of Library Card, Issue / Return, Search, OPAC, i.e., Open Public Access Circulation, Generation of Barcodes, etc. Best practices or Innovative practices of the library are Motivational writing, User survey, Suvichar, Thought of the day, Book of the week. Timing-10: 30 am to 5:30 pm: all working days. No. of Books-62222 Books of Book Bank-18143 No. of Braille Books & Magazines-37 & 01 No. of CD's-40 Journals-20 Magazines-24 News Papers-11 No of Books added / year-2000 No of Computers-15 No of Printers-02 Photocopy Machine-02 No of Barcode Scanners-02 No of Close Circuit Camera-09 Library CardIssued at the beginning of the academic session Student Access Open for all students No of Books issued to UG students-02 for 15 Days No of Books issued to PG students-04 for 15 Days No of Books issued to Faculty-20 for 15 days No of Books issued to Class III employees-15 for 15 days No of Books Issued / Day-100 No of Books Returned / day-85 No of visitors to Library-200 Reading Room-Latest Reference Books, Seating Arrangement for 60 students

The college has an excellent IT Infrastructure facility for the students. Central Computer Laboratory for the add-on course “ Computer Basics”.

The college has an auditorium facility for events and seminars.

The college has sports facilities for all students. Indoor Badminton Court. Basketball Court. Volleyball Court. Ground for track & field events. Sports: Basketball, Volleyball, Badminton, Table Tennis, Indoor & Outdoor Games.

The college has a departmental-based laboratory facility for the students.

The college has a Gym facility for the students.

The college has a health center with a first aid facility for the students.

The college has guest house/waiting room facilities for visiting faculty and student family members.

The college has a canteen facility for staff and students.

The college has a parking space facility for its faculty, staff, and students.

The College Alumni Association Of The College is registered as an NGO and is named as JABALPUR HOME SCIENCE COLLEGE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION-JHSCAA Estd on 26.2.1999 Reg No JJ 5489 on 3 July 2001.

The college has a convenience store facility for students. (like, photocopying facility & stationery, etc.).

The college has an ECO Club facility for all students.

The college has Extra-Curricular activity facilities for all students.

The college has a Smart Classroom facility for all students.

The college has a Wi-Fi facility for the students and staff.

The college has a Mess facility for all students.

The college has a Training and Placement facility for all students.