MANUU established Directorate of Physical Education and Sports (DPES) in 2011 for creating sports and cultural spirit in the students, faculty and staff, and providing them all required sports facilities.
MANUU has a multipurpose indoor facility (60x35 metres)which includes two gymnasium with cardio facility, five badminton table tennis courts, one chess room and carom room. Gymnasium is equipped with treadmill, twister, multi-station dumbbells, elliptical cross trainer, upright bikes (cycles), weight plates, seated preacher curl, AB slimmer, wrist curl machine, hack squad etc.
MANUU also has multipurpose outdoor sports ground (188x87.60 metres) for cricket, football, and volleyball. The ground is equipped with cricket practice nets (with flood-lights) and two volleyball courts out of which one is adequately equipped with proper illumination facility of a size of 28x21 and 22x14metres.
Separate sports facility has also been provided to girls at their respective Hostels. The facilities include a multi-purpose play ground, gymnasium, volleyball, badminton, table tennis courts and chess/carom facility. The gymnasium has dumbbells, treadmill, six stallion multi gym, bicycle ergo meter and exercise balls etc.
DPES has qualified coaches to train the students in sports like Cricket, Volleyball, Badminton. The DPES has also employed gym trainers both for the boys and girls.
Students are encouraged to participate in annual inter-school tournaments. The outstanding students are selected and sent to take part in the various zonal/ all India inter-varsity, state and national tournaments. Some of the students have secured gold and silver medals.
DPES also offers course under Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) in Sports and Physical Education.
To provide a platform for creative expression and to promote extra - curricular activities among the students, the Centre for Urdu and Cultural Studies (CUCS) of the University organizes various activities through its Literary Club, Debate Club, Drama Club and Music Club. This helps students to demonstrate their talent in different art forms. The Drama Club of the University has staged various plays covering various socio-cultural issues. CUCS conducts regular workshop on Urdu Calligraphy, Creative Writing and Theatre Acting. ‘Rang Tarang’ an annual literary and cultural event is organized by the students of the University. Such types of events are organized in the open Air Theatre which is fully equipped with sound system, green house etc. The Theatre can seat about two thousand people.
