Tamil Nadu Dr J Jayalalithaa Fisheries University, Nagapattinam

The University has a boys’ hostel facility which provides good hostel accommodation for the students. The FC & RI hostel has provided accommodation to 158 students comprising 84 boys students belonging to undergraduate and postgraduates. The hostel is administered by one Warden and two Deputy Wardens, including one lady deputy warden. The One R.O. plant (500 lb. per hour) has been installed in the boys’ hostel for drinking water purposes.

The University has a girls' hostel facility which provides good hostel accommodation for the students. The FC & RI hostel has provided accommodation to 158 students comprising 74 girls students belonging to undergraduate and postgraduates. The hostel is administered by one Warden and two Deputy Wardens, including one lady deputy warden. The One R.O. plant (500 lb. per hour) has been installed in the girls’ hostel for drinking water purposes.

The University has a library facility for all students. The library is one of the well-known libraries for fisheries science in the country, with a constructed space of 515 sq. mt, housing 17,371 books, 3,791 back volumes, 2,370 free publications, and subscribing 50 journals both print and online. In addition, more than 1,700 online journals are accessible through Cera in the field of Agricultural Sciences. The library also boasts one of the largest ASFA databases in the nation. The services offered to the staff and students include the lending of books, referencing, internet browsing, reprographic service, and student guidance cell for competitive examinations. This library has a working time of 12 h from 8.00 am to 8.00 pm to meet the needs of the staff and students of this Institute. It has modern documentation services such as CD-ROM services, online database searches, and the Internet.

The University has sports facilities for all students. Tamil Nadu Fisheries University teams were formed in Kabaddi (men), Volleyball (men), and Athletics (men and women) by conducting selection trials among the students. The Tamil Nadu Fisheries University teams participated in the 15th All India Inter Agricultural University Sports and Games Meet 2014 held at Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat, Assam in March 2014. TNFU Kabaddi Men's Team performed very well, followed by TNFU Volleyball (men), and Athletics (men and women) teams.

The University has an excellent IT Infrastructure facility for the students.

The University has a department-based laboratory facility for the students.

The University has a canteen facility for staff and students.

The University Motive of the placement cell is to act as a facilitator to arrange campus visits and coordinate the recruitment process of the prospective employers of graduating students of the college.