The best library one can find at the prime location of pune .. Membership fees are fair enough compared to services and hygiene provided... Their cafeteria service is again good one.. Atmosphere is very well suited for students... They also have a vast collection of books..The only issue is with seating arrangement..one has to reach library as early as possible to assure the seat in library because British Council Library seems to believe in the early bird gets the worm theory ;)

Went there to take my IELTS test. The whole process went smooth with little to no inconvenience. Great staff!!

Great computer delivered IELTS exam experience. (They had locker facilities and good quality headphones too)

Everything about it was best. Best arrangements. no chaos

Swanky new facility, Polite and efficient staff, Outstanding experience of the computer delivered test!

The Physical Library is permenantly closed now. They do not provide library space for reading/studying now.

Its not old British council with charm as on FC road....anyway, must visit to have a different wonderful experience...

Came here for my IELTS test.•This center has cooperative and helpful staff.•Arrangements for the test were excellent.•Well sanitized and clean spacesOverall had safe and pleasant experience giving test here.

Neat and Quiet place. Lot of new contents available to read and issue books.

Situated at city center and easy to find on map.All the precautions taken for covid.

Great Experience. All guidelines related to covid-19 were strictly followed.

Visited for IELTS test. Good venue for computer delivered.

Fantastic staff with seamless management.

Quiet and calm environment!

Frauds.. filed official complaint as system failed during test but invigilator never submitted it. Lost time and money both. No means to contact the culprit invigilator as well.

This is the new location of British Library. I was here for the IELTS classes, which helped me a lot btw. The place provides a good atmosphere for study purposes but sometimes can get crowded. The books are in plenty and of great quality. Theres also a Movie library that houses some good DVD collection. The canteen is good. The washroom is always kept clean.

Fraudsters..! Took money for IELTS and disappeared.

Cozy and pleasant atmosphere, staff is supportive !

Good place for taking your ielts exam.

Best Place to spend your time with books. Great atmosphere. Positive vibes. Loved this space and better upgradation.

Date- 07/08/2021 .The library is permanently closed now.

It is located in Ramsukh House building on 3rd floor in Shivaji Nagar, above Nexa car Shoowroom and next to Bank of Maharashtra Lokmangal HO office. The facility is very big and well maintained with good helping staff and security. It is has learning as well as test center for IELTS. It also has library where students can spend time to learn. They also conduct classes for school children and also has separate section for them in the library.

Was here for my IELTS examination. Great experience.

Very good ambiance and best for ielts exams

The must visit library of Pune. They have great collection of books, from fiction and non-fiction to management, history, literature and science. British Council Library has a reputation of being a very well maintained and updated library and they rightly live up to the name. Also, their online resources are excellent as you are given access to a host of journals and newspaper subscription(both Indian and Foreign). The study room and reading hall have excellent ambiance. As a student you get an excellent environment to concentrate on your work. The management and staff are very helpful and have done excellent work in keeping up to the library traditions.

It was an excellent experience for the exam, they have very good or rather I would say excellent facilities

Great selection of books. I was surprised to see good couple of books on illustration,design and architecture. I hope they expand this section more. There are study groups and memberships in which certain section is reserved. Its walking distance from shivajinagar railway station. And finally some peace and quiet to immerse yourself in reading.

Nice, cozy atmosphere. Friendly staff. Nothing to complain really. A small coffee kiosk is a nice addition.However, in summer or warmer days, it gets little bit warm near coffee tables.Thermostat might be increased to make it cooler on those days.A fantastic place to be in.

Its really a nice place to study. Enough space is there so that you dont get disturbed by the person next to you. Also the Cafeteria here is nice and well managed.Overall the best library at such a affordable price.

Great experience....its big assets of pune city.

We’ve been a member of the British Council Library for the past 7 years. It’s a place my family loves to keep going to. Not only is the collection of books extensive, but the expanse of the library also provides an open and relaxed ambience. One can easily access many online resources through their website.The staff at the library is extremely warm and co-operative. They ensure that your query is addressed to your satisfaction. They are very open to suggestions and feedback. It’s a pleasure to watch them interact with children; very warm and caring.Events are organised regularly, which are well thought out and meticulously executed. Love being a part of the British Council Library. Kudos to the team.

Great ambience, this place is really amazing. Apart from that they have a beautiful Library, library is well maintained and tidy. One can feel that he is sitting at Himalayas where every one is drowning in the magic spell of Literature. In short nice place to study. For that they charge a minimal amount per year, in which ull get facilities to borrow as many books, DVDs, audios, e-books and many more things.Overall its awesome.

Awesome book collection for all hobbies. Extensive children play area with lots of amenities. They have recently installed a touch screen table that is fun to play with. Maker space is a nice concept for creative kids. Can visit anytime for a whiff of knowledge. Furnishing is contemporary and the sliding walls have been made with a thought to use the place to the best of capacity.

Prompt and organised

I usually go for my kids. They like to read books a lot. I get good book collection for my 5 and 9 year old girl. They have all different collections like fiction, non- fiction, science, technology, history all different types of collection.Even they have wi-fi. Different programs for kids like story telling, speech training, crafting etc.Really like this place.

The perfect spot for people looking for a place of recluse in order to work or study. I am an author of a Magazine and had been looking for a quiet place in the city of Pune to articulate my ideas on paper. That was when I came across British Council and it has been a treat spending my weekends here so far.Thank you for such a work friendly ambience.

For readers, writers, freelancers, and for anybody looking to amp up work productivity - IDEAL. 5 reasons:1. The book collection is decent, and the online library version makes up for what you dont get in paper format.2. Well designed, well maintained, and high quality infrastructure (seating/air conditioning/lighting/wahsrooms).3. Neat little cafe inside the library, for coffee+sandwiches+snacks without pocket-pinch.4. Friendly and helpful staff (unlike the disinterested snobs generally manning library desks)5. Events on weekends, for community expansion, literary experiences, and social initiatives.Not convinced? Pay a visit and decide.

It has been closed since lockdown, dont know about online availability.

The best place to study, have spent most of my time in their study area. Highly cooperative staff and excellent environment to study. They have maintained a very high quality of books which we can borrow or read as per our choice. 💜

Calm and serenity....a welcome place to find ur inner self

The best place to study, have spent most of my time in their study area. Highly cooperative staff and excellent environment to study. They have maintained a very high quality of books which we can borrow or read as per our choice. 💜

Best place for computer delivered IELTS

A library providing books only by British authors. Having been a member for a really long time, I can say the library is good but not great. Most of the famous books are almost always withdrawn and they never seem to get them back. The ambience is relaxing, theres plenty of space to sit and browse through. The study area is good. The DVD collection needs vast improvement. Upon requesting a book, I never found it in the library. The staff is blunt most of the times to even their oldest patrons. So if youre looking for all things British and a central location, get a membership here.

British council is one of the few places of pune to meet the intellectuals. The powerful and humble brains here make this place great to do focused study. The immense and updated collection of literature adds a feather in crown.

Well the librarys atmosphere is really good. The library has a canteen inside, so no need to run outside to eat and a gallery to relax if you feel exhausted after studying. The only thing is that you will find little difficulty in finding seats and the books will be only from British authors. Rest the library has multiple sections for various interest.Would recommend you to check it out.

Historical place of Pune Maharashtra.

The Pune British Council Library is the best place for study. There are many books and magazines available that are useful for preparing for my exam. And the staff are so good they give you the right guidance.So I really like this place.

Best library to explore the good collection of English books! The attractive things of library. Can spend your whole day reading books!!1. Good Collection of books. There is best collection of British authors 😘 Was Overwhelmed by seeing the such a impressive collection ❤️2. Reading Hall. Theres a best reading hall! Which provides you to focus and study properly. Ample of huge space for the reading hall! The arrangement of hall is very good!!💟3. Good and cooperative staff. The staff is to polite and decent!! If youre stuck in some problem, they try to solve in a better way!😊4. Cafeteria. This is latest introduced! Food is very good. Food quality is very good!! Very cooperative staff!!✌️5. Ambience. Best ambience. Feels great and pleasant when you enter the premises!😉Very pleased to be its member😍😘✌️

A hub for most college students in Pune, this centrally located library has been an icon for learning since 50 years. With a collection of over 20,000 books, DVDs, audio-books, award-winning independent films, magazines, newspapers, graphic novels, comic book and periodicals, their collection is never ending. However, you’ll only find books by British authors or the ones that are published in the UK here. The perfectly lit library with the peaceful ambience is just the place to immerse yourself in a good book.Timings: 11 am to 7 pm. Closed on Monday.Membership: Rs 1,100 for online; Rs 1,600 for an Individual; Rs 3,700 for Family. Charges are for annual memberships.

Its a very quiet place, perfect for studying and reading books.They have a good collection of books and DVDs across various genres. They also offer IELTS coaching and have online courses on their website.Over all its a nice place to come to escape from the world and enjoy reading a book in peace.

Library is awesome, the fact that this library has a wonderful ambiance , well placed silent Acs and creates decent learning atmosphere , the staffs are also nice and decent, whenever needed they are ought to help you out, however there are lot of conferences being conducted every week, which limits the space .. also there are no Books related to the Indian authors which is a kind of disappointment as well as the timing(11am- 7pm) is not that decent could just increase the closing time till 9pm .. reason why 4 out of 5 stars

Its a peaceful place in such a busy area. Where you can take a book and read without any disturbance. They provide novels most of them are British titles. And significantly large stack of online titles. They also have small cafe and childrens place where childrens can enjoy while you having coffee. One thing I must say that, it has comparatively small space than other libraries.

Great place for study..... Plz tell me do you provide classes for Ielts preparations... What is the fees..... And what material you provide with it??

The place is very well designed and has a good vibe but the staff is not helpful at all. being a student i expected a bit of a co-operation from her she was talking in a very rude manner and i would not like to go back there. But the library is very nice.

A really good asset for city like Pune. I uses this library for three years. Its a place that suits all. Kids, teens, grown ups , kinda one size fits all. Calm place filled with endless supply of books. Even online resources are superb.

Old collection! Kind of dedicated to British literature/arts/movies/music. There is a world outside and apparently they dont want to pay heed to that. Books are quite old and not all are in good condition. You will not find many technical/engineering/medical etc. books. My suggestion is instead go for online services like Amazon Prime/ Kindle Unlimited.Now coming to the main point - I got an email to renew subscription. When I tried to renew it online I couldnt as I have fine pending. 2400Rs / DVD. I had checked out 4 DVDs and then couldnt revisit. Now I am supposed to pay 9600+ Rs as fine.The funny thing is they never really sent any reminder over SMS/email for returning the same. And now my account shows 9600 Rs.Stay away...

Great place for study with nice infrastructure nd surrounding. Staff is very friendly. Good collection of books as well . do visit once and you will be in love with this library 😅😊

Online registration is not working! Cant book rest online! Nobody cares!

I was supposed to take an exam at the British Council, and emailed them regarding this. I never received a proper response from them. Over the next two weeks, I received three emails saying that my request had been passed on and that I would get a reply within two days, right up to the point that I was forced to contact them on a daily basis. Turns out my request hadnt been passed on to the relevant department more than two weeks after I first emailed them. It has now been over a month since my first email. I am still waiting for their response in 24-48 hours.

The ambience is amazing. The staff is friendly and co-operative. The collection is amazing, an ideal place for reader.

This library was very good once upon a time. They kept a lot of variety of books. Then suddenly one day they discarded all the engineering books. Also a couple of times they have rejected my request for books (quite famous ones) simply because they were not british author books. I have discontinued my membership years ago...

The good old British library has always been a favorite place for book Lovers. Great events for kids, and excellent opportunities for English language aspirants.

The British Library is among the oldest libraries in Pune, and has a huge amount of resources for all kinds of casual and educational reading, besides providing assistance for English language exams.Their new place at Ramsukh House is really nice, and as a 10 year-long member, Ive loved every visit Ive made here (I do miss the large bookshelves and the ambience of the previous location every once in a while though).The PC and search systems they use are slow (seems to be a result of some cost-cutting). Theres a café where one can have light refreshments and snacks, and a decent amount of space and silence for one to read in peace. The staff can be a little harsh and uncooperative at times; However, for me, its been mostly a great experience.8/10. Really nice place.Also, Obligatory Google sucks for recording every place I go and hounding me for reviews, Privacy is dead

Receptionist is very rude ambience n library collection is very good but some behavioural training must be provided as they are not cooperative with new comers n didn’t provide sufficient information

I wrote IELTS exam from British Council Pune on 6th July 2019 and I got my result on 19th July 2019. On that day I explained them that I will need to leave Pune on 26th July and I need the TRS before that. The customer service executive said I will get the blue dart way bill no in 48 hrs. After 6 days, today I again called them, Nancy the executive is saying that it will take 2 more days to provide the Way bill even. It is clear that they did not even give a little bit of importance to my urgency and unavailability. I will be leaving the country for few months. Today Nancy committed that she will provide me the way bill number by today and It will be delivered before 26th Jul 2019. Please take it with due importance because we are paying a lot for this exam and there are urgent for us.

The library has a bulk of books of various subjects from literature to management and Psychology to Architecture to Photography! The reading section is small so you may dont find vacant place specially during exams period. As the name reflect you find books mainly written by the British writers or even the plot of the ficton or even non fiction is Britain based. The Library is good to explore if you are a bibliophile.

1st day my personal experience-While staff are speaking aloud, it is a little distrub while studying but libray is very nice..

The amazong service and the quiet environment makes it the ideal place to study.

Decent Environment

Excellent library but they have only books of foreign authors. Nice place to study.

Affordable library....all books,online courses and events organised here.Other facilities are up to the mark.

A great place for study and make new frnd

I had visited British council Pune regarding information about study in UK.But I am really disappointed with the pathetic response by receptionist lady.I wanted to ask about scholarship program . She gave me a response that go to internet and search.Also told we will not help you,help yourself by own.I felt really bad, It is not about the information,But it is about the way you behave.She was very rude.Though Infrastructure and all the British council activities are excellent. It is my genuine request to authority please put forward the people friendly staff.It is about the motivation, which student should get from your efforts.Thank you.

Good location

Good library. Literature and british books are in plenty. Engg and medical books almost nil.They conduct lot of good events throughout the year. Its good for kids. Go for family membership.

Very good library... with all facilities ... and have nice environment

Once a jewel amongst the libraries of the Oxford of the east, its now a sad shadow of its past self.They havent kept up with the times, stocking VCD and DVD, charging an arm and leg for a membership with little real value, especially with the increase accessibility of the Internet.The books are in sad condition, both in condition and diversity.The popular books are almost always checked out, with long waiting lists.The staff is condescending and unhelpful.

A great place to go get amazing books and cd. Staff is very helpful and consideration. Lovely ambiance, quiet and peaceful place.

Everything at this place is awesome like interior,cafe , sitting arrangements, their staff , peoples who came their all are very gud.

Great library. Good seating area. Only down side is the crowd. Lots of people in the sitting area.

If youre a book lover, youll go crazy there. They have thousands and thousands of books. The art and literature section is the pride of this library. Its very calm place.

Library is good. Interior, atmosphere and facilities are upto the mark. But few major flaws make this library really useless despite all things mentioned above. One, they arrange too many programs and with each program comes a holiday for the library, so basically library remains open only for 18-20 days a month. Second, library opens late i.e at 11o clock and closes too early i.e at 7o clock as compared to other libraries in the town. So despite having facilities like cafe, sofa and all, u somehow get deterred from your primary focus, study. Decide wisely!

Really a good place for study, available at very low cost....

Place with great ambience. Really feels like studying the atmosphere is really great but timing are lil short.

Very nice place

Great place for a reader. Online collection is also so vast. Just a great library.

Very much disappointed with this library. Kash, instead going for family membership i could have bought books per kg from Institute of engineers very near to british council library. Some really useful & interesting books we have purchased from that exhibition. But British council library, Pune is totally hopeless place. Old books & cd/dvds ,only british books and not much choices. My children having wonderful experience of our Narmad Library, Surat are very much disappointed visiting this library. Instead spending infrastructure they should concentrate on giving peaceful comfortable reading space, books from all over world and interests. I hope there is some way to get my money back.

Overtaken by MPSC students with tonnes of material of their own, just like the Russians took over Goa. It used to be a place for reading, but not anymore. MPSC students enter the facility the moment the library opens and never leave until late evening. They sleep in the library, and leave their material like they are on a state transport bus to book the place when heading out, only to return hours later, or at times, even not return. Its basically become a study hall where there is no place to sit, as all the desks are taken and in a situation of being permanently booked.A genuine reader who, if does not queue up at 11 a.m, will be left fumbling for a chair to sit. The MPSC Brigade would continue to sleep at those desks, and watch movies on their phones using a headphone, with no books in sight even to just fake it. It has become a replacement for Jayakar Library of Pune University, where you could basically hop in, and settle for a lifetime.This is no more a library, but a reading hall. Also, the books have gone down in number, I guess owing to digitalisation, which is good, as it means keeping up with the times. A few readers might be disoriented with this idea, as obviously a book cannot replace a handheld device. If you wish to join, and wish to spend quality time here, give up that thought and sit at home. You shall never find a place here.

Very good place .All things are very well maintained and organised.Calm place and you can take printouts you required.Ambiance is good .Alot place for seating.Staff is also good , cooperative.Specially good for kids and also there are regularly workshops organised here.Defenetly love to visit again.

Nice place to read book with all necessary amenities. Though, they should extend their opening times.

If ill genuinely review about this library,it has good management , cafeteria,reading sections.But the some facts which a reader wont like,disturbances whether it will be small or big.No partitions between reading room and enquiry sections which creates disturbances caused due to conversations between employees and people whoever come to enquire.There is separate newpaper and magazine reading section which is good but if you have your newspaper or magazines then you have to go in common reading room and as by name there is not any indian news paper in their collection so you have to sit in common reading room with no option.One thing i would like to suggest for this library is that,please make a partition between enquiry section and reading rooms.because silence is one of the main purpose of library.

Best collection of books in town... They arrange amazeing activities for all ages

Rich library in pune. Available all fiction books. Plus one can access up to 6 free DVDs of documentaries, movies etc each day. 120000 all fiction ebooks available. But the opening hours dissatisfied me. Working hours on Sunday is 11 am to 6 pm. Remaining days 11 am to 7 pm.

Best library for study and competitive exam preparation... Must visit

Discovered the joy of reading and was exposed to the amazing British shows like Doctor Who and The Mighty Boosh only because of this library. Once a week after school it was a ritual to come here and get new books, audio CDs and DVDs. :)

No books on science technology maths and medicine. They keep only British publications in the field of Law and Commerce; however this collection is also quite disappointing.Now a days they r on a strict cost cutting drive and have discontinued British Chess Magazine and Flight which they cannot afford.Economist magazine is weekly but many times comes once in 2-3 weeks.Reading Hall is always occupied by MPSC students reading Marathi books.ONLY 2 out of 5 computers are functional. The computers have power backup but not uninterrupted power supply.A lady staff member once could not differentiate between UPS and UPSC. The library people find it hard to understand the difference.Such is the technical talent of these tecnowizards!!!Their Online book catalogue is the joke of Library Science.The narrow and congested washroom(with broken ventilator glass for Day-time astronomy workshops) for male visitors has no separators between urinal pots!!!!!!They do run some cultural programs which seldom attract any crowd. .WHEN THEY RUN SUCH CHILDISH PROGRAMS MEMBERS are NOT allowed to USE READING HALL. Actually the bread and butter of the library is reading hall but in that respect also these people dont strive to deliver . There is no WiFi which they had promised long back and the BCL Staff talks about online reading resources!!!! Once they had an amazing and rare and huge collection of books on technology but some idiot top level manager of massive stupiďity in NEW Delhi advised them to dispose off these gems at a throw away price and the library became permanently poor.The local management has zero managerial acumen and sense of business.The readers of this library had a certain class at one point of time but I think now they all have deserted because of the stupid policies of BCL India.You will find MPSC students sitting on FLOOR everywhere in the Crowded reading room like some refugee camp .ON TOP OF ALL THIS ,FOR LAST 60 DAYS (since JUNE 1 TILL TODAY)THE LIBRARY has been kept CLOSED as they have relocated to a new and smaller campus and HER HIGHNESS QUEEN ELIZABETH is busy in interior decoration !!! BCL PUNE has the highest density of most useless books and even their frequent sales of books cant dispose off the accumulated garbage and u feel like charging them anti dumping duty for the books they display.Pathetic!!! The library needs to review its purpose of existence ASAP! !!

Good subscription plan that includes study area, cyber facility, dvds. Located on FC road 👍 . Helpful to people looking for ielts prep

The ambience is relaxing, theres plenty of space to sit and browse through.

Good

Nice place fabulous experience!Many over entrepreneurship, leadership and marketing.