Punjab Sports University

Punjab Sports University, officially Maharaja Bhupinder Singh Punjab Sports University, is a residential and affiliating sports state university[1] in Patiala, Punjab, India.

Punjab Sports University
TypeState
ChancellorGovernor of Punjab
Vice-ChancellorJagbir Singh Cheema
Location
Punjab
,
India

30.3483292°N 76.3843161°E / 30.3483292; 76.3843161
Websitembspsu.pgsgcpe.com

History

A sports university in Punjab was announced by the Government of Punjab in June 2017.[2] In July 2019 it was decided to name it after Maharaja Bhupinder Singh.[3] It was established in August 2019 thorough The Maharaja Bhupinder Singh Punjab Sports University Act, 2019[4] and approved by the University Grants Commission (UGC) in September of that year.[5] Jagbir Singh Cheema was appointed the first Vice-Chancellor.[6]

Campus

The university was started from a transit campus at Prof. Gursewak Singh Government College of Physical Education.[7] It will have a permanent campus of 97 acres (39 ha) in Sidhowal village, Patiala district adjacent to the Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law.[8]

References
  1. "State Universities in Punjab". www.ugc.ac.in. University Grants Commission. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  2. "Sports university to come up in Punjab, admissions to begin from this date". India Today. 23 July 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  3. "Sports University to Be Named After Maharaja Bhupinder Singh". The Pioneer. 31 July 2019. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  4. "The Maharaja Bhupinder Singh Punjab Sports University Act, 2019". Punjab Gazette. 29 August 2019. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  5. "UGC allows Maharaja Bhupinder Singh Sports varsity to award degrees". India Today. 10 September 2019. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  6. Mohan, Vibhor (3 August 2019). "Punjab sports varsity gets VC". The Times of India. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  7. "Against 100 seats, only 35 students enrolled for 1st session in sports university". Hindustan Times. 19 September 2019. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  8. Verma, Sanjeev (23 July 2019). "Cabinet to discuss new open university at Patiala on Wednesday". The Times of India. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
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