Maniben Nanavati Women's College - [MNWC], Mumbai

Maniben Nanavati Women's College Campus Facilities

The MNWC has a spacious, and state-of-the-art campus, and is well-resourced with every basic and advanced facility required for the overall personal and professional growth of students, and teachers. A front garden enhances the overall beauty of the institute. In addition, young minds get the opportunity to explore the beauty of the city by visiting historic places. Following are some of the key amenities the college has for its people:

Smart Classrooms: The institution has commodious, well-ventilated, and well-developed lecture halls where daily lectures are conducted. All the classrooms are well-resourced with an Air-Conditioner, Cameras, Table, Chairs, Projector, ICT, and Internet Facilities. This arrangement allows teachers to deliver course content through PowerPoint Presentations, Animated Videos, and PDFs. Students can also collaborate and discuss topics by accessing digital learning resources. 

Common Rooms: When it comes to taking care of student's privacy and comfort, the MNWC has not left any stone unturned and has built a common room for both girls and boys. After the canteen, this space is the favorite place for students to rejuvenate themselves.

Library: An amazing, fully air-conditioned, and technology-enabled Knowledge Center has been established by the college on its campus, to inculcate reading habits in students, and support the teaching-learning and research programs. All the library services are automated and managed by SLIM 21 Library Management Software. Barcode and QR code technologies followed by OPAC facilities are also implemented in the library. It has subscribed to NLIST & J-gate Databases along with Drillbit Anti Plagiarism Software to detect plagiarism in documents and give seamless access to 6000+ e-journals, 31,350000 e-books, and millions of journal articles offered by 14,482 Publishers.

The library is home to 40276 Books, 69 periodicals, 2247 Bound Volumes & 851 AV Resources, and 10 newspapers (Available in English, Hindi, Gujarati & Marathi Language) including Times of India, Mumbai Mirror, Economic Times, Indian Express, Gujarat Samachar, Janmbhoomi, Mumbai Samachar, Navbharat Times, Maharashtra Times, and Divya Bhaskar. Free internet in cyberspace followed by facilities like Book Bank, Repographic for Xerox, printouts, and scanning of the document, Reference, and Inter-Library Loan are available here. A separate Reading Room has also been built to provide a calm ambiance to both students and teachers.

An active Library Advisory Committee takes care of all the activities and this space remains open from Monday to Friday from 7:30 AM to 5:30 PM, and on Saturday from 7:30 AM to 3:00 PM. Activities like the Annual Book Exhibition, Workshop on “Literature Search & Reference Management”, and Quiz Competition are regularly organized here from time to time.

Office Management & Secretarial Practices Lab: This lab has been developed on the college campus to train B.Com students in Front and Back Office Management followed by administrative activities related to various industries, and business houses. Apart from this, knowledge of Shorthand Typing and Entrepreneurship is delivered by the highly competent, and trained faculty. 

Tourism & Travel Management Lab: This lab is dedicated to preparing students for the dynamic and highly competitive Tourism & Travel industry. All kinds of necessary resources are available here.

Seminar Hall: A highly developed and new gen Seminar Hall has been built by MNWC to smoothly organize events and activities such as Seminars, Conferences, Workshops, Project Presentations, Debates, Personality Development Sessions, Mock Interviews, and Group Discussions. Everything ranging from an LCD Projector, Wi-Fi, A/C, Speakers, and Audio-Video devices are available here.

Amphitheater: This space is dedicated by the college for events including Student Farewell, Street Plays, Rehearsals, Gender Melas, farewell functions, Career Fair, and Women’s Day Celebrations, etc. It is located in the backyard of the campus and has a circular and semi-circular sitting area with sliding panels for displays, an open area for performances along a well-developed carpeted floor with green mats. A large number of events such as street plays, rehearsals, gender melas, farewell functions, and entertainment events are performed here.

Sports and Gym: A Sports Room also exists on the college campus, and the key objective behind establishing this facility is to allow students to play and enjoy Table Tennis Table / Net / Rackets / Balls, Taekwondo, Boxing, Chess, Carom, etc. Apart from this, big playgrounds have been developed for games like Cricket, Malkhamb, Badminton, Hand Balls, Football, etc. Then there is a renowned gym with the latest exercise equipment. Both students and staff members can avail the membership of this gym. They can also come here thrice a week on working days.

Canteen: A spacious and aesthetically developed Canteen is there in the institution to provide wholesome meals to both students and staff members at subsidized rates. In addition to enjoying their lunch, students come here to have informal chit-chat with their peers, seniors, and mentors.

Computer Center: To make students digitally proficient, and help everyone in their project and research work by making a plethora of digital resources available to them, a vast Computer Center has been built on the college campus. The latest computer systems with the required software and applications are installed here and are connected with high-speed internet connectivity.

Laboratories: As an institution feels incomplete without teachers, so do the studies without hands-on exposure. Hence following labs have been established by the college on its campus:

• English Language Lab: To enhance the reading, writing, and speaking skills of students so that they can confidently interact with people and crack interviews of big companies easily.

• Psychology Laboratory: This lab is well-resourced with the latest equipment essential for carrying out experiments in psychology. Apart from this, it is used for conducting Aptitude tests, Personality Tests, Diagnostic tests, I.Q. tests, and Cognitive tests.

• Food and Nutrition Department Cooking Laboratory: This space has the latest culinary equipment, kitchen appliances, refrigerators, ovens, microwaves, air fryers, etc. required for cooking food. Students are taught the art of cooking by trained Chefs. Other than this, there is a dedicated Kitchen Garden on campus, where the Compost Making System has been implemented. 

• Textile Clothing Laboratory: As the name itself is self-explanatory, here students learn about the textiles industry and clothing-making process. Everything ranging from Drafting Tables, Sewing Machines, and Blocks for Printing are available here.

• Pattern Making and Garment Construction (PMGC) Laboratory: This lab has Zuki Machines, Sewing Machines, Usha Allure Machines, Drape Forms, Mannequin, Drafting Tables, and LCD Projectors.