Only registered members are entitled to borrow books from the library. The following table provides borrowing privileges for various categories of members and collection.

Librarian at his/her discretion may allow more books or extend duration of loan in case of genuine requirement of the member.

A member shall be required to produce membership smart card to borrow books.

Students of reserved category shall have first priority in borrowing books from book bank collection. Books from book bank can be borrowed only on specific days announced by the library.

Books not available for loan

The following collections are available only for consultation within the library and cannot be borrowed.

• Reference Books

• Reference Text Books

• Coffee Table Books

• Current And Back Issues Of Journals

• Instructional Archive Material

• Question papers collection

Due date for return of books and consequences of delay in return

All books borrowed from the library must be returned within the stipulated due date. The librarian however, may recall any book before the due date.

Members who are moving out of station on leave, project work or any other work should make arrangement to return the books borrowed by them.

The library normally sends reminders of overdue books from time to time, however, non receipt of such a reminder by a member cannot be accepted as a valid reason for delay in return of books.

Failure to return books in time will attract the following punitive actions:-

• Overdue charges of Rs. 2.00 per day. The conscience Box method of collecting overdue charge is used. Members are requested to drop the correct amount into the fine box at the library counter. No receipt is issued for such payments.

• Suspension of membership: if the member fails to return books even after 3 months from the due date the membership will be suspended until return of all overdue books standing in his/her name along with overdue charges.

• Refusal of registration in the following semester: in case of defaulting student member’s registration to next semester may be refused until return of overdue books.

• Termination of membership: It may be recommended to terminate the membership of habitual defaulters.

• Overdue charges shall be collected through the Conscience Box method and no receipt is issued for it.

Loss or damage of books borrowed from the library by the member

In case of loss of books borrowed by the member, the member should immediately inform the library. Member shall be required to make good such loss, by replacing the title lost with same or latest edition available in the market along with binding charges and overdue charges.

In case book is not available in the market than cost shall be calculated as follows:

Cost of book < Rs. 50.00 --- Rs. 50 .00 would be charged

<= Rs.100.00 --- Rs. 100.00 would be charged

> Rs.100.00 --- Actual cost would be charged

Plus

Prevalent binding charges

Plus

Penalty (5 times the cost of the book or Rs. 100 whichever is higher)

If the book that has been lost by the member is a volume or part of a set and is not available for purchase separately, the member shall have to pay the cost of the whole set.

Members are required to keep the books borrowed from the library in good physical condition and not to mark or damage the book. Members should carefully check the books before borrowing for any deficiency and damage and get the same verified by the staff on duty.

Books borrowed from the library are for personal study and should not be used for any direct commercial purpose. Copying from library books is subject to copyright restriction.