3 days ago
NMC Lodipura Library Producing Doctors, Govt Officers
Nagpur: The Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari Vajpayee e-Library in Lodhipura, under the Gandhibagh zone of Nagpur Municipal Corporation, has become an important centre for students preparing for competitive exams.
Through this e-library, many students are getting the opportunity to prepare for medical exams like MBBS, MD, and MS and become doctors. In the past two years, around 70 students succeeded in medical entrances and secured admission, said incharge Ritesh Meshram.
He added that an NMC employee's daughter also cleared the UPSC Civil Services Exam by taking advantage of this library during her preparation.
"Many have secured govt jobs.
Now, this library is known as the 'Library of Doctors.' Students from Indira Gandhi Medical College and Railway Hospital pursuing MD and MS prefer this library for study," he said.
The reading room in this library can accommodate 30 students, while the computer lab has facilities for 60 students (15 common computers, 20 for boys, 20 for girls, and 5 for differently-abled students). More than 50 students are on the waiting list each month, he said.
A fee of Rs1000 per month (cash or online) is charged to students for the facilities provided. This fee includes access to the study area, internet, Wi-Fi, books, and various magazines.
Started in May 2022, students preparing for UPSC, MPSC, CA, MBA, banking, and other competitive exams, as well as CET, study here daily. Only students enrolled in different courses or desirous of pursuing competitive exams are given admission to the library.
Successful students are also felicitated by the library staff.
This library offers numerous facilities for students, making it popular in a short time. It has a quiet and air-conditioned environment, elevator access, generator power backup, computer rooms with internet and Wi-Fi access, special study areas and computers for differently-abled students, a cafeteria, a lecture hall, and ample parking space.
To prevent book theft, a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) system has been installed in the library, ensuring that no book can be taken out without staff permission. Soon, a solar energy system will be installed in the library, which will help save electricity.
