Post Graduate Government Institute for Physical Education, Habra

The Post Graduate Government Institute for Physical Education is an esteemed institution of the Post-Graduate located in North 24 Parganas of West Bengal which is distantly related to the proper physical education. This affiliated college was founded in 1932 and for the last close to a century, it has been molding the future of sports education.

Affiliated to the Nationa Council for Teacher Education NCTE, the institute spreads a wide learning area over a vast 33 acre area. The institute has an object of having a small learning community enrolment figure of 132 students and faculty strength of fourteen. It provides two professional courses at both under and post graduate level with an emphasis on physical Education.

The institute boasts of modern facilities which aid functional development in physical education. It is equipped with textbooks and other basic teaching and learning resources from health and sports sciences, national and international journals, and some professional literature for students and faculty. Sports amenities are welldeveloped with roughly ten acres being taken in major games and sports.

This includes the following: a 400 meters grass typing track, the playing arena with eight lanes for racing, football field, volleyball and handball fields. On-going construction of a 25-meter swimming pool to improve the capability of developing the aquatic training. The institute also has a multi-purpose hall with wooden flooring for gymnastics etc.

, which has several sets of sports item required practically in football, basketball, volley ball, cricket, hockey, weights, gyms, athletic meets etc. The Post Graduate Government Institute for Physical Education offers two full-time courses : These include; Bachelor of Physical Education (B. P. Ed) and Master of Physical Education (M. P. Ed).

Total number of students intake for all the courses offered is 132 of which the current enrollment seems to justify the credits given to the programs offered and thus there is high demand for the programs in the market. Both courses aim at offering education in physical education in an exhaustive manner with preparations to offer education in teaching, coaching, and in sports management.

Degree Name Total Number of Seats Total Fees B. P. Ed 100 Rs 18,400 M. P. Ed 30 Rs 13,550 This physical education institute follows strict criteria for admission and students are usually admitted on merit. Applicants must sit for an entrance examination, which consists of; Physical Fitness Test, Sports Proficiency Test and Written Test, and an interview.

The institute also requires strong physical fitness, mental ability, and academics to ensure that any student that applies meets the required standard to handle the program. The distribution of marks and other specifics of the Physical Fitness and Sports Proficiency Tests are put into the public domain.

Being a prominent player in the teaching and learning of physical education and total commitment to offering quality education in physical education the institute has sufficient facilities for learning in physical education. That is why the Post Graduate Government Institute for Physical Education Stays Afloat with Innovative New Physical Education Offerings for the Next Generation of Professionals.