Sports and Physical Education
Sports is no longer a passtime or a matter of hobby alone. It has attained a prestigious status alt over the world. It involves both prestige and huge sums of money. With the corporate world making its contribution, career opportunities in spots are increasing. While there are a host of jobs provided by the government organisations like Sports Authority of India, National Institute of sports, Universities, colleges, Schools, Public and Private Sector Companies, job opportunities are also provided by Indian Railways, Indian Airlines, Panjab & Sind Bank, State Bank of India etc. Jobs to sports person are offered in the form of Sports Quota.
Course of study
Choice of career is dependent on the type of course of study available. In India at senior secondary level, physical education is available as one of the optional subjects. But, at college and university level, the only types of courses of study available in physical education are:
- B.P. Ed. in colleges of physical education
- B.Sc. in general colleges.
List of Institutes
1. Aligarh Muslim University
Aligarh
2. Annamalai University
PO Annamalai Nagar
Tamil Nadu
3. Banaras Hindu University
Varanasi
Uttar Pradesh
4. Barlatullah Viswavidyalaya
Hoshangabad Road
Bhopal
5. Devi Ahilya Viswavidyalaya
Pachpedi
Jabalpur
6. Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Faculty of Arts,
Aurangabad
7. Gujarat Vidyapeeth,
Ahmedabad
8. Guru Janak Dev University, Faculty of Arts & Social Science, Amritsar,
Punjab
9. Indira Gandhi Institute of Physical Education & Sports Sciences, (University of Delhi),
B.BIock, Vikaspuri,
New Delhi
10. Jiwaji University,
Vidya Vihar,
Gwalior
11. Kurukshetra University
Faculty of Arts & Languages Social Science & Indie Studies
Kurukshetra
Haryana
12. Lakshmibai National College of Physical Education, (Deemed University), Govt, of India, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
Shakti Nagar, Race Course Road
Gwalior
13. Madurai Kamraj University
Madurai
website: www.mkuniversity.org
14. Manipur University
School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Canchipur,Imphal
website: www.manipuruniv.ac.in
15. Manomaniam Sundaranar University
University Campus
Abishekapatti
Tirunelveli
16. Nagpur University
Near Maharaj Bagh
MG Marg
Nagpur
17. Panjab University
Sector 14
Chandigarh
18. Pondicherry University
Faculty of Arts
R.Venkataraman Nagar
Kalapet
Pondicherry
19. Sai Lakshmibai National College of Physical Education
Kariavattam PO,
Thiruvananthapuram
20. Shivaji University, Faculty of Arts and Faculty of Social Sciences
Vidyanagar
Kolhapur
21. Shri Guru Tegh Bahadur Khalsa College (University of Delhi)
Delhi
22. University of Madras
Centenary Buildings
Chepauk, Triplicane PO,
Chennai
23. University of Rajasthan
Gandhi Nagar
Jaipur