Facilities
Class Rooms:
The Walchand College of Arts and Science has total 35 no. of Class rooms available for teaching in the premises. The Class Rooms are completely dedicated for the Different activities which are conducted through out the academic year like Teachers Day, Traditional Day, and Science Day etc.
Chemistry Laboratory:
The Department has well-equipped and sophisticated two separate laboratories of 2200 sq. ft. each. The Department has a special research Laboratory which available for Research Students. The Department is recognized for M. Phil. / Ph.D. courses.
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Sophisticated Equipments in the Department:
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Electronics:
The Electronics department has well –equipped and spacious Laboratories of 900 sq. ft. in our college. Sophisticated Equipments in the Department.
- Digital Multi-meter
- C.R.O.
- Computer System with Multimedia Facility
- Generator Back up Facility
- Microprocessor kit
- CRO frequency generator
Zoology:
The Department has well-equipped and sophisticated two separate laboratories. The Department has a special research Laboratory which available for Research Students. The Department is recognized for M. Phil. / Ph.D. courses.
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LIST OF MAJOR INSTRUMENTS
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Physics Laboratory:
The Department has two well-equipped and Spacious Laboratories in which we have various important instruments. The dept is currently running the course for B.Sc. I /II.
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The laboratories are equipped with the following major equipment
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Mathematics laboratory:
The Department has well-organized and equipped Laboratory of 600 sq. ft. The dept is currently running the course for B.Sc. I /II/ III. The Department is having following Infrastructure and instruments:
- No. of Computers : 16
- Printer : 01
- Scanner : 02
- UPS : 01
- Stabilizer : 01 capacity (10 KVA)
- Calculators : 28
- Mathematical Charts : 07
Botany Laboratory:
This Department is also the oldest department of our college. Currently It is running B.Sc. I/II courses. The Department has separate Research Laboratory with Some important instruments. The Department is working on one ongoing project which is sanctioned by RGSTC worth Rs. 17 lacs. Two research students are working on that project alongwith The Project Head Dr. S.P.Gaikwad.
Facilities:
- Binocular Microscope
- Global Positioning System
- Herbarium Cupboards
- pH Meter
- Computer System with Multimedia Facility
- UPS facility
- Digital Camera (Nikon D60)
- Digital Balance
- Internet Facility
Computer Laboratory:
The department is equipped with the latest computer machines, installed with latest softwares. We have two computer laboratories, which are well equipped with latest terminals, scanners, printers, CD printers, LCD projectors and legal copies of latest softwares like windows XP, MS-office, Visual Studio, ISM and Shreelipi. These laboratories support an environment for Networking, Multimedia databases and advanced technologies and one laboratory is oriented for basic study of electronics and microprocessor.
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Name of the Item |
Quantity |
Remark |
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Computer Systems + Laptop |
36+01 |
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02 |
UPS |
01 |
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03 |
Stabilizer |
02 |
Capacity 10 KVA |
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04 |
Printer |
02 |
LaserJet |
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05 |
WEB CAM |
01 |
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06 |
Internet Broadband |
01 |
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07 |
Sony Digital Camera |
01 |
With 2 battery backup |
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08 |
MSOFFICE 2000 |
01 |
Legal Software |
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09 |
Visual Studio |
01 |
Legal Software |
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10 |
Shreelipi |
01 |
Legal Software |
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11 |
ISM |
01 |
Legal Software |
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12 |
Win XP |
01 |
Legal Software |
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13 |
MS OFFICE 2003 |
01 |
Legal Software |
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14 |
WIN XP SERVER 2003 |
01 |
Legal Software |
Microbiology:
It is well equipped and sophisticated Laboratory which is enriched with advanced instruments like incubator, Microscopes, autoclave, centrifuge, oven etc.
Geography Laboratory:
It is well equipped and sophisticated Laboratory which is enriched with advanced instruments like Ranging Road, Japan Model Spirit Level, Audi lade, India Map, Pocket Stereoscope, Fourteen Barometer, Geological Models, Optical Scare, Ariel Photographs, Magnified Glasses, Aninometer, Thermograph, Computer etc.
Geology Laboratory:
It is well equipped and sophisticated Laboratory which is enriched with advanced instruments like Microscope, Crystal Models, Contact Goniometer, Earth Globe, Mirror Stereoscope, Silicate Structure Model Kit, Rotometer measurer, Geomorphic model, Refractometer, Binocular etc.
Library:
- Book Bank Scheme.
- Reference Services.
- Information Services.
- Independent Study Room.
- Books for Competitive Examination.
- Interlibrary Loan Facilities.
- The department of the library has its library having encyclopedias, books, reports, dissertations, journals, magazine and newspapers etc. It is the heart of the department as it catches to the knowledge truth of the student. Attempts are made to update and upgrade the library.
- The institute provides a very good facility of a well-equipped library, which is empowered with the latest informative and reference books. Under the guidance of the Principal, new titles, text books, reference books, periodicals, technical journals and magazines are added to the old stock to enrich the library. The Library department is well computerized department with LIBMAN Software, Nagpur.
- In Library there are total 82,053 books in which Senior Section has 57,666 books, Junior Section has 17,022 books & MSW department has 7,365 books.
- There are 115 journals in different subject which are available for students in reading room.
- Separate reading room facility is provided for students.
- OPAC facility is available to all students and staff members.
- Separate spacious resourceful library cum reading room with latest editions of relevant books, national and international research journals, periodicals and 24 hours hrs. Internet facility is also made available.
Reading Room:
The institute provides well equipped reading room facility for the students to utilize their extra knowledge base for Reading / Group Discussion / Revising and academic curricular and competitive topics. Also Students are accessing sports, science, business, economics, political, spiritual, social and other entrepreneurship magazines and journal articles reviews.
Timings: 8.00 a.m. to 10 p.m.
SEMINAR HALL
A Seminar hall with a capacity of more than 200 students is also well equipped with audio-visual aids such as computer, LCD and audio system. The hall exclusively caters to the needs where more students are to be addressed.
Outdoor Sports:
The institute has broad 3 acres outdoor ground for various local, national and international games. Our Students are shined in various zonal, District level, State level, National Level and International games & glittered the name of our institution.
Hostel:
For outstation students seeking accommodation, the institute has the provision of hostel facility, the hostel that is placed in the Campus, carves out a homely atmosphere for the students. Separate boys and girls hostels are located within the campus. Decent and affordable boarding facilities are available in abundance.
Parking:
Separate Vehicle parking facility is available in the institution for both staff members and students with the supervision of security guards.
Facilities of Bio technology :
Infrastructure at WCBT:
WCBT has a separate three storied building of 17,500 sq.ft in the present sprawling campus of Walchand College of Arts and Science off Walchand Hirachand Marg, Ashok chowk, Solapur.
Tissue Culture Laboratory:
WCBT has unique air-conditioned Animal and Plant Tissue Culture laboratories of 1000 sq. ft each, at present used for training and research I animal and plant tissue culture experiments, respectively. These laboratories are provided with sophisticated high-tech equipments such as Autoclaves, Air shower, CO2 incubator, Culture racks, digital balances, BOD incubator, Hybridization oven, inverted microscope, Laminar Air flows, Hot air oven, shaking incubator, deep freezers and a host of other devices.
Molecular Biology Laboratory:
Sophisticated air-conditioned molecular biology laboratory of 1000 sq. ft. is made available at WCBT. It is utilized to conduct experiments for isolation, purification, digestion, ligation and amplification of DNA. The laboratory is enriched by sophisticated equipment viz. digital balance, electrophoresis system, ELISA reader, heating block, heat cool block, microplate shaker, 3D rocker, Gel documentation system, PCR workstation, hot plate, UV
trans-illumininator, cooling centrifuge, microscopes, ultra cooling refrigerator, water bath, etc.
Biochemistry Laboratory
Well designed Biochemistry laboratory with separate digestion chamber is functional for training the students in the basic biochemical analysis concerned to carbohydrates, Proteins, lipids etc. It is supported by Magnetic stirrer, pH meter, Spectrophotometer, Digital Balance etc.
Microbiology Laboratory
Well equipped Microbiology laboratory of 1100 sq.ft. capable of culturing all kinds of aerobic microorganisms. It is enriched by advanced equipments viz. autoclave, Bio-safety cabinet, Centrifuge, Microscopes, Oven, incubators etc.
Computer Science Laboratory
It is of 1000 sq.ft. and has 40 desktop computer systems with 24 hrs. Broad band Internet Facility.
Common Facility Centre (CFC)
It is also established to suit easy access for unique instruments such as Spectrophotometer, Inverted microscope, ELISA reader, Cooling Centrifuge, Deep Freezer, Incubator shaker etc.
Library
Separate spacious resourceful library cum reading room with latest editions of relevant books, national and international research journals, periodicals and 24 hours hrs. Internet facility is also made available.
Well- designed and well equipped seminar hall is made available for building all round personality of students through curricular and extracurricular activities.
SEMINAR HALL
A Seminar hall with a capacity of more than 200 students is also well equipped with audio-visual aids such as computer, LCD and audio system. The hall exclusively caters to the needs where more students are to be addressed.