Maulana Azad National Urdu University
Gachibowli
The Directorate of Physical Education facilitates the physical activities, Games and Sports events to the
students to enhance health, learn sports skills, foster growth in leadership, enhance sense of community
and to maintain quality of life. It also aims to - educate and sensitize the University students about the
importance and taking part in Games, Sports and Physical Education Activities; raise the standard of
games and encourage the culture of sportsmanship; create consciousness and general awareness about
the need of games and sports in attaining the holistic development; plan and promote for expansion of
games and sports, that encourages such other activities, which works for the development of character
values and discipline among the students; organize training and coaching in Sports, Games and Physical
Fitness; conduct competitions for students in major games and also selection camps of players for team
events and various tournaments to represent the University.
The Directorate organizes annual Inter-school tournaments in the disciplines; table tennis, chess,
caroms, kabbadi, best physique, power-lifting, cricket, football, volleyball, badminton, and athletics. It
also organizes annual selection trials in the various sports & games and conduct coaching camps for the
students. The outstanding students are selected and sent to take part in the various Zonal/ All India
Inter-varsity, state and National tournaments.
Outdoor facilities for cricket, football, basket-ball, lawn tennis, skating, volleyball, kabbadi and kho-kho
are available. Facilities for indoor games like badminton (wooden courts), table tennis, caroms, chess,
modern Gymnasium are also available. The Department also offers course under Choice Based Credit
System (CBCS) in Sports and Physical Education (Individual, team, sports fitness, athletics, aquatics, and
gymnastics).