• Campuses

• IT Infrastructure

• Hostel

• Libraries

• Class Rooms

• Transport

• Auditorium

Campuses

The IBA comprises of two campuses - the Main Campus and the City Campus. A welcoming and green IBA Main Campus spreads over 80 acres, offers a refreshing environment to study in. The building complex houses the program offices, the faculty offices, a library, an auditorium, a dozen classrooms, three computer laboratories, spacious car parking, a cafeteria and a mosque. The City Campus, spread over 3.5 acres in the heart of the city of Karachi, is at a short distance from the country's business and financial hub. It houses 20 classrooms, the Evening Program offices, a library, an auditorium, four computer laboratories, a newly built canteen and parking space. A new complex for the Center for Computer Studies and Preparatory Classes has recently been completed at the City Campus. The classrooms at both the campuses are large and air-conditioned and are equipped with modern audio-visual aids.

IT Infrastructure
IBA believes that a modern IT environment for students, faculty and administration is absolutely essential in providing quality education. With this belief, IBA has recently launched a major initiative to create a state-of-the art Information Technology infrastructure which is second to none.
The objective was to have a modern IT infrastructure comprising of state-of-the art hardware, networking and enterprise software that would allow quality education to be imparted to students. In addition this environment would allow ease of access for students, faculty, administration, as well as parents and alumni to all key information, and to be able to interact with one another.

With this objective the following major hardware initiatives have been undertaken:

• Purchase of 133 PCs and 4 servers, bringing the total number of PCs to over 300
  Installation of a High-speed 10Mbps wireless Radio link between the two campuses
  Ten-fold increase in the Internet Bandwidth to 640kbps

• Implementation of a 500-Node High-Speed LAN using Fiber Optics and Gigabit cabling on both campuses.

• Purchase of new MultiMedia equipment

• Up-gradation of all existing PCs and Maintenance Contract

In addition on the software end, the following projects have been undertaken:
 

• A Campus Management System is being deployed that allows the administration to computerize all aspects of student and faculty record keeping. The web interface allows faculty to provide additional resources to students for teaching purposes, as well as for students and parents to access students' records and grades.

• Highly informative and up-to-date alumni website, which complements the existing IBA Website, providing accurate alumni information and allowing online registration of alumni.

• A library Management Software is being deployed that would allow students and faculty to search for books and journals at IBA.

• The Accounts department has been fully computerized and is also being linked to the program offices in order to ensure immediate and accurate maintenance of records.

• The above steps along with improvement in the overall quality of faculty in the Center for Computer Studies has brought IBA in parallel with leading universities in the region in the field of Information Technology.

Hostel
The IBA has its own residential facilities for out-of-town male students. The IBA boys hostel has one hundred rooms and is reserved for IBA students. It is located within walking distance from the IBA's Main Campus. Students run the hostel mess themselves.

Libraries
The IBA libraries contain more than 50,000 books on business management and related subjects. The libraries subscribe to more than 40 international and 30 local journals and periodicals.The reading room at the campus library has a capacity of more than 200. The libraries also provide students with textbooks on a semester basis. Complementing this collection, the IBA has acquired over 5,000 books recently, covering the subjects taught in all programs. These also include recent editions of textbooks otherwise unavailable. 

Class Rooms
The classrooms at both the campuses are large, spacious, carpeted and fully air-conditioned. They are equipped with modern audio-visual aids, and shall soon allow connectivity to the IBA Intranet and Internet.

Transport

The IBA has its own fleet of buses serving different routes for the convenience of the students. Besides this, private and public transport also serve both the campuses. the City Campus, being located in the downtown area, is accessible from all parts of the city with buses, taxis and rickshaws available at all hours. Spacious parking facilities are avaiable at both campuses for students who want to use their own transportation.

Transport Fee:                      Rs. 3,500/- Per semester

Auditoriums
The City Campus auditorium is a large, elegant structure. Seminars, graduation ceremonies, and other functions are usually held here. It can seat 334 persons in air-conditioned comfort and has ample backstage space. Plays are held here regularly every year. IBA's Main Campus auditorium has a seating capacity of 350.