Sports Authority of India has invited budding sportspersons for admission to its Centre of Excellence for extensive training in various sports disciplines. For the purpose, annual selection trials will be held at SAI’s Netaji Subhas National Institute of Sports (NSNIS), Patiala, for the year 2014-15 training session on May 15 and 16.
For disciplines like athletics, boxing, judo and weightlifting, the boys and girls of ages between 12 and 25 years as on June 1, 2014, have been invited.The selection criteria for individual events would be based upon the sports persons obtaining first four positions in sub-junior, junior, cadet, youth, senior levels at the national games or national championships held by national sports federations or participation in the last Olympic Games, Asian Games or championship, World Championship or World Cup.
For the team events, the criteria would be based on sports persons being members of national team at senior, junior, sub-junior, youth cadet etc selected by respective national sports federations. Besides, the sports persons being the members of the medal winning team (first and second only) in the said categories at national games or championships held by national sports federations or participation in last Olympic Games, Asian Games or championship, World Championship or World Cup would also be considered.
Under the scheme, the facilities of free boarding or lodging at the rate of `225 per head per day, sports kit worth `6,000 per head per annum, competition exposure, insurance, medical facilities, equipments and training as per norms would be provided, said CoE NSNIS in-charge RK Gupta.He said that the sportspersons willing to attend the two-day selection trials should report NSNIS, Moti Bagh, Patiala, at 9 am on May 15, along with the original and attested copies of their date of birth and sports certificates, with four passport size photographs.
“No objection certificate (NOC) from their employer, if applicable, will also be required. And most importantly, they must bring their playing kit,” he added.Gupta also made it clear that no travel or dearness allowance will be paid for these trials, and the boarding or lodging, if available, at the Institute may be provided on reasonable charges to the candidates and their guardians.