Students, faculty members and staff of the university are eligible to become members of the library. The persons other than those listed above can be enrolled as members on the recommendations of the officers of the university/ Heads of the Departments, subject to the approval of the University Librarian/Vice-Chancellor on payment of following charges:
| Retired teachers/ employees of the university | Refundable security Rs 500/- |
| Corporate membership for Industries/autonomous bodies | Membership of Rs 10,000/- (one time) plus annual library services charges Rs. 1000/- |
| Casual members | Annual Membership of Rs 600/- |
The University Librarian reserves the right for enrolment of casual members to the library.
The bonafide members shall be permitted to borrow books from the library by producing library card. The number of books a borrower can take and the period for which can retain is as follows:
| Sr. | Category of library users | Entitlement |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Teachers and officers of the university | 8 |
| 2. | Non-teaching staff | 2 |
| 3. | Under-graduate students | 3 |
| 4. | Post-graduate students | 4 |
| Sr. | Category of books | Period of loan |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | General books | 14 days (3 books for semester for teachers and officers of the university |
| 2. | Text books | overnight |
| 3. | Reference books, abstracts and indexes | overnight |
| 4. | Current periodicals | not to be issued |
| 5. | Bound periodicals and serials (Post-graduate students, teachers and officers of the university) | overnight |
| 6. | Theses, rare books and micro-film reading materials | not to be issued |
| 7. | CD-ROMS with books for all except students | not to be issued |
| 8. | CD-ROMS of databases, software etc. | not to be issued |
The following overdue charges shall be charged from members, if they fail to return the library material within the stipulated time period as indicated on due-date-slip in book(s).
| General books: | Rs 1 per day per book (a grace period of 4 days is provided and minimum fine charged is Rs. 5/-) |
| Overnight text books: | Rs 1 per hour per book |
| Overnight bound volumes: | Rs 1 per hour per volume |
| Working Days (Monday to Friday) | 9.00 a.m. to 7.00 p.m. |
| Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays | 9.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. |
The Library shall remain closed on five days in a year i.e. 26th January, Holi, 15th August, 2nd October and Diwali.
