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Punjab Sports University

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Punjab Sports University
MottoNishe Kar Apni Jeet karon
TypeState
AffiliationUGC
ChancellorGovernor of Punjab
Vice-ChancellorJagbir Singh Cheema
Location
Punjab
,
India

30°23′33″N 76°19′04″E / 30.3924261°N 76.3178994°E / 30.3924261; 76.3178994
Websitembspsu.ac.in

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

History

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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

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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

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  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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