National Institute of Technology Rourkela

राष्ट्रीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान राउरकेला

ଜାତୀୟ ପ୍ରଯୁକ୍ତି ପ୍ରତିଷ୍ଠାନ ରାଉରକେଲା

An Institute of National Importance

Games and Sports Society

Physical Education and Sports is "an integral part of total education process in the field of endeavour which has its aim. The development of physically, menatally, emotionally and socially fit citizen through the medium of physical activities has been selected with a view of realising these outcomes". Keeping this as a background, the institute endeavours to develop infrastructure facilities and physical activities. The Games and Sports provides ample oppotunities to develop physical health, positive personality, ethical, moral and social values by encouraging mass participation through various sports activities to all students admitted in the Institute.

Objectives

  • To encourage the students to participate in games and sports activities.
  • To organize athletic meet or games and sports meet of inter-institute/ university level.
  • To encourage the Institute teams in cricket, hockey, football, volleyball, basketball (men & women), table tennis (men & women), tennis, badminton (men & women), weightlifting and athletics (men & women), to participate in the Inter-University/Inter-College tournaments.
  • To run regular physical education courses for incoming students who had opted for Sports and games in the first year for credit course.

Activities

The Institute maintains excellent fitness facilities and playgrounds with an attractive stadium provision for Athletics (Track and Field), Basketball, Badminton, Cricket, Cross Country, Handball, Hockey, Kho-Kho, Kabaddi, Football, Netball, Softball, Swimming, Tennis, Volleyball and equipped fitness centre. Students have made the best utilization of the facilities. They have indoor games facilities inside hostel compound. Games and Sports Society specially organises coaching session for various sports and games to help students excel in their respective sports discipline and extends excellent opportunities to participate at All India Inter-NIT/University/All India Inter-University/National levels.

The Society conducts various activities like

  • Organizing intractual and extramular competitions for students.
  • Encouraging students' participation in inter-NIT, Inter-Collegiate, Inter University and other open tournament accross the country.
  • Organizing Inter-NIT tournaments and open tournaments in various sports and games.
  • Organizing coaching campus in various games and workshops.
  • Preparing teams for extramular Competitions.
  • Organizing orientation programme for freshers in various games.
  • Organizing tournaments in various games for Teaching and Non-Teaching Staff.

Clubs

Chess Club
Yoga
Fitcon Club

Vice President