The wait for admissions at the Jharkhand Sports University would finally end as the admission procedure has finally begun for its first academic session. The scrutiny and selection procedure for the students (Sports personnel) will be started form 16 May. All total 78 students (sports persons) would be for selected for the current academic session 2016-17, informed CMD of CCl Gopal Singh.
“The selected students would be trained under eight Sports Academies in Badminton, Hockey, Football, Wrestling, Archery, Swimming, Volleyball and Athletics,” he added.
In a joint collaboration (50-50) with Jharkhand Government and Central Coal Fields limited (CCl) quality training would be provided to the meritorious sports personnel at sports academies in a bid to promote sports in Jharkhand.
“With a motive to fulfill the dreams of the sports persons of Jharkhand and to train them on grass root level the State Government was signed an MoU with CCl to establish a Sports University and Sports Academy on 17 June 2015, he said adding “now admission procedures has been started”.
“Through advertisements applications were invited from the eligible candidates for admission in different sports academies and it was free-of-cost”, added Singh
Elaborating further Singh said, for the admission of sports personnel they should within the age group of 8.5 to 10 years, ideally students of Class IV and Class V shall be taken through a trail across the Jharkhand.
All total 400 students across the state (includes 200 identified by Jharkhand Government and 200 from CCl) would have to go for a trail and finally 78 (39 each from State Govt and CCl) would be selected and trained under eight Sports Academies at Hotwar, he said.
“The fair and competitive sports trial would be commenced by the experts on motor ability skills, field tests and domain knowledge”, added Singh.
CCl has started the procedure of selection in 12 districts where coal mines are functioning includes Ranchi, Ramghar, Hazaribagh, Palamu, Chatra, latehar, Bokaro, giridih, Dhanbad, lohardaga, Deoghar and Pakur.
These Sports Academies would be professionally managed with special emphasis on skill development and concentration on scientific methodology to develop world class players from amongst the students. The appointment process of the Sports Instructors is ‘on’ and completed within May 2016”, he said.
We are working on this unique concept to provide opportunity to the children of this state to embrace their love for Sports said Singh. He was talking to the media persons as Dhanbad.
Besides others CCl Director Personnel RS Mohapatra, VN Prasad GM Welfare CCl, Ashok Kumar CEO Jharkhand State Sports Promotion Society (JSSPS) were also present there.