Last Updated till 08 Nov 2023

Uncertain future for sportsperson^[1]:
If sportsperson is not able to establish a career in sports, he remains just a School Pass-out; unable to get a job because of minimum graduation degree eligibility

“The share of jobs under sports quota is also limited. We are hoping to eradicate that uncertainty from the minds of sportspersons” - Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia^[1:1]

"The degree focussed in sports will also make the players eligible for government jobs including civil services" - Delhi CM Mr Arvind Kejriwal^[1:2]

¶ Objective

"DSU will scout sports talent from the grassroots and nurture them to build sports champions in India" - Padma Shri K Malleswari (India’s first woman Olympic Medallist) as first Vice Chancellor, DSU^[2]

• Sports career integrated Degree Courses: Awarding degrees based on curriculum focussed on sports careers and show that sports is also a form of education^[1:3]

“Education and sports have always been considered separately and sports was considered as just an option. This is the reason why, despite having such a large population, we lag behind in the medal tally at the Olympics” - Ms. Atishi^[3]

• Advanced Scientific processes to enhance performance: A sports science centre and an athletic monitoring system will be developed where continuous scientific evaluation will be done and corrective measures taken^[4]
• Strengthening the grassroots system and nurturing potential athletes: Through the national talent scouting drive we will be able to contribute to the ecosystem of sports in India^[5]

¶ Features & Facilities^[6]

• DSU offers undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral degrees in various sports on a par with other educational disciplines^[7]
• Currently temporarily functioning from the Civil Lines area

CAMPUS:
-- 79 acres campus with budget of 1000 crores to be built, will be able to accommodate ~3,000 students
-- There will be residential facilities for students in a 20-storey building
-- State-of-the-art outdoor and indoor facilities

Outdoor facilities^[8]

• 2 Football grounds
• 2 Athletics tracks with practice pitches of 125 mtrs on each side
• 2 Volleyball courts
• 2 Basketball courts
• 50 Mtrs Shooting Arena
• Archery field
• Hockey turf
• Lawn tennis Court — 3 synthetic, 3 clay
• Space for recreational activities (open amphitheatre)

Indoor facilities^[8:1]

• One Indoor Hall with height of about 10-12 mtrs having following facilities:
  • 8-10 Court For Badminton
  • 1 Volleyball court
  • 1 Basketball court
• Aquatic centre with 4 all-weather practice pools (half Olympic size), 1 Olympic Size swimming pool and 1 diving pool with adequate number of steam & sauna stations
• One multi-storey indoor hall of Wrestling, Weightlifting, Boxing with Gym facility
• Gymnastics sports & Fencing
• One multi-storey indoor hall for Taekwando, Chess, Kabaddi & Table tennis (16 tables)
• Indoor shooting range of 10 mtrs & 25 mtrs
• Grassy and sand jogging track with hill terrain along the periphery of the boundary wall of university campus
• All sports facilities shall be equipped with changing rooms, washrooms, coach rooms, store room

¶ International Collaborations^[9]

Delhi Sports University signed a MoU with the University of East London in the presence of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal

• The University of East London (UEL) will work with DSU to design a sporting programme and provide academic support to create advanced world-class training for athletes
• The memorandum aims to build cooperation between both the universities in exchange of knowledge, research and innovation opportunities in the fields of sports science and staff and student exchange

References:

---

1. https://www.businessinsider.in/education/news/delhi-government-plans-to-open-indias-first-sports-school-and-university/articleshow/71434793.cms ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎

2. https://dsu.ac.in/index ↩︎

3. https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/delhi-sports-school-to-be-operational-by-july-atishi/article66729327.ece ↩︎

4. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/all-india-hunt-for-sports-school-candidates/articleshow/91971277.cms ↩︎

5. https://thepatriot.in/delhi-ncr/sports-school-gets-off-the-mark-35660#google_vignette ↩︎

6. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/grand-kick-off-delhi-may-soon-have-its-first-sports-university/articleshow/71431182.cms ↩︎

7. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/grand-kick-off-delhi-may-soon-have-its-first-sports-university/articleshow/71431182.cms ↩︎

8. https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/delhi/2021/sep/03/delhi-sports-university-project-on-right-track-2353647.html ↩︎ ↩︎

9. https://uel.ac.uk/about-uel/news/2022/june/uel-signs-deal-bring-sporting-excellence-delhi ↩︎