VASTU SHASTRA

Educational institutes should be designed in such a way that students reading there can concentrate on their studies and career prospects properly. Institute can vary from educational to vocational organization to impart academic training and every such institute requires proper analysis so as to secure goodwill and results.

Vastu of an educational institution is also necessary to make the ambience peaceful, progress of students and to achieve higher standards in terms of professionalism and goodwill. Vastu lays down some basic principles regarding institutes:

• All institutes should be built with East or North-east entrance.
• Leave more space towards the East and North-east while other parts like South, West and South-west must be used for construction.
• Classrooms should be made with entrance in East and blackboard in West.
• Platform of teacher's desk must be made some feet high from the ground.
• Beams in the classroom must be constructed carefully ensuring that no student sit under the beam.
• Staff room must be made in North-west.
• Toilets should also be built up in the North-west direction.
• Pantry or canteen in the institute should be made in South-east corner.
• Owner or principal's office must be constructed in South-west or South direction only so that she/he can sit facing North.
• Meeting rooms must be situated in North with east facing door.
• Open play ground should be constructed in the Eastern portion.
• Reception and cashier room must be located in Eastern or Northern side.
• Library in the institute can be made in Western portion.

We have to take care of the following points while studying about the vastu of the institution. Vastu consultation of institutions involves a thorough analysis.

• The proper location of the institution
• The ambience or the surrounding atmosphere of the educational building
• The exteriors of the office like shape, slope, height, water level
• The location of the beams
• The direction of the Entrance
• The direction & placement of the windows
• The direction & placement of the temple
• The direction & placement of the classrooms
• The direction & placement of the students furniture
• The direction & placement of the principal room
• The direction & placement of the staff room
• The direction & placement of the library
• The direction & placement of the laboratory
• The direction & placement of the medial room
• The direction & placement of the administration block
• The direction & placement of the canteen
• The direction & placement of the dining hall
• The direction & placement of the playground
• The direction & placement of the swings
• The direction and placement of the electrical equipment like generators, inverters
• The direction and placement of the stairs
• The direction & placement of the pantry/kitchen
• The direction & placement of the toilets
• The direction & placement of the water products
• The direction and placement of the water boring
• The direction and placement of the staff underground water tank
• The direction and placement of the overhead water tank
• The direction and placement of the septic tank or the waste disposal
• The direction & placement of the parking
• The direction & placement of the staff quarters
• The direction & placement of the boys/girls hostel

Er. Rameshwar Prasad invites you to the Wonderful World of Vastu Shastra