Library plays a major role in the academic life of a University.
The fundamental role of the library being educational it should
not be operated as a mere store-house of books, but as a dynamic
instrument of education. The central library of the University is
being organized on these lines. The library collections support not
only every course in the curriculum, but also include selected stock
of general material of books, periodicals, publications, news papers
etc. Most of the Departments have their own departmental libraries
situated in their own buildings. The total number of books in the
Central and Departmental Libraries upto June, 1999 was 1,05,000.
The administration of the Library is vested in the Library Committee
which is responsible for efficient management of the Library.
The facilities of a Book Bank are also available to the University
students who can procure Text/Reference books from the Book Bank at
a very reasonable rate (10% of the Book price) and retain the book(s)
for a period of one year
* STUDY TOURS
Student tours comprise the main part of the University’s
co-curricular activities. Each student may participate at
least once in a study tour arranged by the concerned Teaching
Department during his stay at the University, Such tours are
primarily financed by the students and supplemented to a
reasonable extent, by the University.
* ACCOMMODATION
The University, at present has four hostels for boys and three hostels for girls
at the Campus. In all the hostels, the residents are provided with all the
necessary facilities. The mess is run by students. The Teaching Departments
have been allocated a certain number of seats in the Hostel which are filled
on the recommendation of the Chairmen of respective departments. The students,
desirous of staying in the Hostels, are, therefore, advised to submit their
applications, in quadruplicate, to the office of the Wardens of the Hostels
through the Chairman of their Department.
* MEDICAL
Consultation and advisory health services are available for
the students. A reasonably equipped dispensary, looked after
by two doctors and assisted by qualified staff, exists at
the Campus- Complicated cases are referred to the specialists
in the Nishtar Hospital, Multan. Ambulance service is also
available to move the patients in case of emergency.
* TRANSPORT
Since the Campus is about ten kilometers away from the City,
the University has its own arrangement for traveling to the
city and back. A fleet of sixteen buses and two coasters plies
between the Campus and the City according to the schedule
announced from time to time by the Transport Committee.
The working/operation of the Transport Section is looked
after by the Transport Officer and Chairman, Transport Committee.
* SPORTS
The University organizes regular activities in a number of
sports and games. It also arranges Inter-Collegiate matches
in Athletics, Football, Hockey, Volley Ball, Cricket, Squash,
Badminton, Tennis, Wrestling, Table Tennis, Rowing, Basket
Ball and Swimming. The University also participates in
Inter-University sports competitions and in provincial
and national tournaments. The Sports Complex of the
University is situated behind the Abu Bakar Hall.
Separate sports facilities exist for girls. The University
organizes Inter-Collegiate sports for girls in Athletics,
Net-Ball, Badminton, Hockey, Tennis, Volley ball, Basket Ball and Table Tennis.
The sports activities are looked after by the Director of
Sports and chairman of the Bahauddin Zakariya University
Sports Tournament Committee (BZUSTC). The BZUSTC also
regulates Inter-Collegiate sports activities.
* PLACEMENT BUREAU
The Bureau, functioning under a senior teacher as Director,
promotes cooperation between the employment agencies and the
University It contacts various business organizations and
government agencies and elicits their help and cooperation
in the placement of students. This help may also take the
form of financial assistance to poor and deserving students
for which philanthropists may also be approached. In return,
the University provides technical assistance to these
organizations or individuals in solving their developmental
and operational problems, During the long vacation, the Bureau
arranges for the practical training of desirous students in
Industry, Public Corporations and Government Department.
