The campus
PSSEMR sits on 45 acres at Shivagangotri, Tolahunse, next to Davangere University.
Where students learn
Eleven laboratories — Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Biology, three ICT labs, Language, Geography, Space and Heritage — plus a Design lab for website building, multimedia and software.
A library, smart classrooms, and campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Where students eat and sleep
Six boarding houses, fitted with solar water heaters and fumigated on a regular cycle. Each student has their own cot, cupboard and study table. Seven dining halls. The kitchen is supplied partly by the school’s own dairy herd of more than 50 Gir cows.
Where students play
A 400-metre track · a swimming pool · an archery range · a gymnasium · courts for basketball, volleyball and handball · football and cricket grounds · a separate kindergarten play area.
Seventeen sports, each with a named coach.
Where students perform
Two music studios — with piano, keyboard, tabla and violin, Western and Indian · two dance studios · two art labs · an auditorium · a seminar hall · a National Heritage Room · and Campus FM, the school’s own radio station broadcasting student-made programmes.
PSSEMR is the only school in the region with in-house dance, music and art academies — alongside the in-house dairy — rather than visiting instructors.
What keeps it running
The unglamorous parts, which are usually the ones parents actually want to know about.
| Five water purification plants | Drinking water from taps on every floor, plus a campus-wide softener plant |
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| 24-hour power backup | Two diesel generators plus UPS where needed |
| 300+ CCTV cameras | Monitored from a control room |
| Sewage treatment plant | On campus |
| Rain harvesting pits | Across the campus grounds |
| Biogas plant | On campus |
| Health centre | Staffed through the day by a qualified nurse |
| Laundry | Collects and returns |
| Tailoring unit | Takes measurements and stitches uniforms |
| Hair salon | On site |
| In-house dairy | More than 50 Gir cows |
| Campus-wide ERP | Admissions, fees, attendance and reports run on one system |