THE OTHER FACILITIES @ WCAS

The college has expanded its facilities by building a new four storied teaching block that has facilities for 40 classrooms, a state-of-the-art library with e-learning facility, computer lab, staff rooms, medical room and offices for administrative staff and facilities for disabled students. Place for language laboratory and multimedia laboratory is earmarked and the facilities are under progress.

Other than the new teaching block, a multipurpose seminar hall, featuring the latest public address and audiovisual system with a capacity of 337 participants, has been constructed. Adjacent to the seminar hall, a spacious canteen with common room (carom and chess boards) facility is already functional. Medical room with first aid facility including oxygen cylinder, drip, ECG, etc. and managed by a trained nurse is available during the college hours in the new teaching block. The college now has a capacity to cater to 1200 students. The total floor area of the old building (3,000 sq. mtrs.) and recently built teaching complex (5,825 sq. mtrs.), seminar hall (700 sq. mtrs.) and canteen (395 sq. mtrs.) is 24,420 sq. mtrs.

Apart from the above, a spacious car parking area (7,500 sq. mtrs.) has come up with a flexibility to utilize it as an open air theater with a seating capacity of more than 1000 spectators is already in place. The college is in the process of developing an athletic ground with foot ball field, cricket practice net, basket ball ground, etc. at its premises in Knowledge Oasis Muscat.

Facility of girls’ hostel, for girls joining WCAS from interior regions of Oman, managed by an independent agency is available to accommodate 100 girls. The hostel is located two kilometers from the Knowlede Oasis Muscat (KOM) complex.

The expansion plan was carefully taken up to include the requirements of Ministry of Higher Education and that of the Birla Institute of Technology. The addition of seminar hall cum auditorium is a unique feature of the complex with state of the art acoustic system, light control and audiovisual system.