Department of Physical Education & Sports

The department aims to produce excellent Physical Education Teachers with commitment to the profession. The ultimate intent of the institution is to contribute for the upgradation of society and the profession of Physical Education and Sports as a whole. Ours is the only Autonomous college in the State of Maharashtra which is offering under graduate course (BPES) in Physical Education and Sports and Teachers Training Programmes in Physical Education (BPEd & MPEd) and having Academic freedom. We have high reputation in this field and attract students from all over the country and abroad. The department has highly qualified and experienced faculty members to impart knowledge and provide training to the aspirants. The department has got a full fledged Research laboratory as per the guidelines of NCTE and recognized by SGB Amravati University and one of the best libraries in the field of Physical Education and Sports in the country. The Autonomous status helps us to update the syllabus as per the requirements and demands of the changing scenario in the professional field. The teaching and learning process is carried out on the basis of credit system in the department. To keep pace with the international standard, we will be introducing CBCS in the department in the near future.

Objectives of the Department

  1. To train students in physical education and provide teachers, Assistant Professors and directors for secondary schools, colleges and universities.
  2. To prepare administrators and supervisors in physical education, who will be able to conduct and organize programmes of physical education in all types of institutions and organizations.
  3. To prepare research scholars and academic leaders in physical education.
  4. To prepare and publish literature in the fields of Physical Education, Games and Sports and Sports Sciences.
  5. To run in-service training courses, refresher and orientation courses in physical education and allied sciences.
  6. To organize professional Seminars, Conferences, Workshop and Clinics for the exchange of professional experiences, information and research outputs.
  7. To provide a platform for professionals for discussions, meetings and professional transactions.
  8. To determine and prescribe its own courses of study, syllabi, restructure and redesign the courses to suit local and regional needs.
  9. To evolve methods of assessment of students’ performance, the conduct of examinations and notification of results.
  10. To use modern tools of educational technology to achieve higher standards and greater creativity.
  11. To promote healthy practices such as community service, extension activities, projects for the benefit of the society at large etc.
  12. To promote inter-disciplinary research in the field of Physical Education, Yoga, Sports Science, Ayurveda & traditional sports in tandem with Department of Engineering and Technology.