Central library was established in 1999. The Central Library of the Military Institute of Science and Technology (MIST) can also be hailed as the heart of the Institute. It aims to provide quality knowledge and useful resources to the users of the Institute. The library is well-organized in terms of its presently available resources. The library plans to incorporate more advanced technology in its functioning in the near future. The MIST Central Library is committed to serve the institution and the society.

The library follows the Open Access System. In order to the academic and research needs of the faculty, research, scholars, students and staff officers. The library of MIST is the collection of the knowledge and built up a blanched and rich collection in Science and Technology. It is an open library system to the student of MIST, which provides a rich collection of e-resources, books, including journals, newsletter, thesis works and CDs.

Student ID cards stand as the library card. The student can borrow any unlimited textbook from the library for 6 months and 5 other reference books for 30 days. At present, the library has more 62,000 books, 40,000 online Journals, 1,400CDs, thesis paper 1,300 and repository items about 115, and a reading room sitting capacity of more than 120. The book stock is arranged in a classified sequence based on the Dewey Decimal systems (DDC), and the great majority of volumes in the library are on open shelves, available for borrowing.

MIST Central Library has “Integrated Library System” using by open source software Koha, Dspace, VuFind, and Drupal; and now the systems are fully operational i.e., students are now getting the modern facilities. The library has a well-equipped cyber center through which the students and faculty can search for the e-resource that they require.