PGIMER PG 2016 Cultural

LIBRARY
Dr. Tulsi Das Library, PGIMER, was established in 1962 primarily for meeting the requirements of faculty members and postgraduate students of different disciplines at the Institute. The Library has 44000 books and 54550 bound journals, and subscribes to 435 international and 95 national journals. At present the library has copies of 4851 theses of MD, MS, DM, M.Ch and Ph.D from different disciplines.
The library also subscribes to online databases like Science Direct, MD Consult, Wiley-Blackwell and Oxford Journals, and a total of 494 online full-text journals. The library has already implemented technologies like, wi-fi facility to access high speed internet connection, anti theft RFID gates, and CCTV system to monitor activities at different sections. The library is giving services like electronic document delivery service, scanning, inter-library loan, current awareness service, reprographic service, CD-write, internet browsing, reference service, and CD-ROM database search. Audio- visual facility is also available. The library stays open from 9 AM to 12 midnight throughout the year, with an additional extended time of two hours during examination months (i.e. April and November).

SPORTS AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES
The Institute has upheld the healthy tradition of maintaining the intellectual as well as the-physical fitness of its employees and  trainees. Facilities for indoor as well as outdoor games like table tennis, badminton, cricket, lawn tennis, football, etc. have been consistently available to the enthusiasts. A huge complex for water sports situated in the immediate vicinity of the men’s hostel is functional. Institute Cultural Programmes Committee works for the promotion of Art, Culture and Literary activities in the campus. Various functions and participation both outside and within the campus, are organized and jointly presented by the students of various courses in the institute. As the students come from far and wide, it bestows integration and international understanding. In addition to creative art, dance, drama, song and music presentations by the Institute staff members, Cultural Programmes Committee also organizes performances by artists of international repute from India and abroad, periodic film festivals and retrospectives from special bonanzas for mass entertainment. Bhargava Auditorium of the Institute is a special attraction, being the biggest and one of the best auditorium in this part of the country. The medium of extracurricular activities is exploited to the maximum of promoting better interpersonal relationship and character building.