The varsity is located 120 kms west of Kolkata. The library at the institute has over 350000 books and it subscribes to more than 1,600 printed and online journals and conference proceedings. The institute campus has six guest houses, a civic hospital, four nationalised banks, four schools, a railway reservation counter and a police station. The campus has a water pumping station, electrical sub-station, telephone exchange, a market, six restaurants, and a garbage disposal section for the daily needs of the residents.