The department of Physical Education was started in the year 2005. The department is offering under graduate course in Physical Education from 2010 onwards. It is designed for students to gain specialized knowledge in the areas of physical education and sports. The programme helps you chalk out your pathway to becoming an innovator in the exciting world of physical education and sports. Right from its inception, it has been outstanding in sports, having produced good athletes and took part in South Zone and All India Inter University Tournaments every year.

Objectives

• Physical Education is “education through the physical”.
• It aims to develop students’ physical competence and knowledge of movement and safety, and their ability to use these to perform in a wide range of activities associated with the development of an active and healthy lifestyle

• Our vision for the future includes adding a minor in heath/wellness promotion.
• Continuing to grow our outdoor adventure and leadership program with wilderness therapy and swift water rescue and certificate programs in coaching, adult fitness, and physical education.
• We aim to provide exemplary programs in these areas.

• To dedicated and focused on the development of the whole student: physical, mental, and intellectual.
• Programs within the department are interdisciplinary by nature and combine the fields of education and social sciences.
• The department is dedicated to providing a high quality education and career preparation with the idea of excellent teaching being the central to our mission.
• Our students teach in a variety of settings, including schools, sports arenas, fitness centres, community/public health organizations, physical therapy clinics, and outdoor recreation endeavours.

Our programs:

• Provide opportunities for personal, intellectual and professional growth in the areas of teaching, fitness, outdoor recreation, physical therapy, public health, allied health, coaching, wellness, sports medicine, and sports participation.
• Are distinctive in that the faculty and staff have unique training and experience, particularly in the areas of wellness, sports medicine, outdoor recreation, and athletics.
• Utilize faculty that are engaged in research in a wide array of areas including: wellness education, children′s fitness, obesity, osteoporosis, outdoor recreation, athletic injury prevention, health psychology, spiritual health, healthy aging, and world health issues.
• Provide extensive community based service learning opportunities.
• Create learning environments that embrace the values of critical thinking, integrity, cultural understanding, inquiry, and mutual trust and respect.

Program Outcomes

• Students will be able to articulate the foundational principles of comprehensive health promotion
• Students will be able to explain fundamental principles of exercise science
• Students will be able to communicate verbally in ways appropriate to purpose and audience
• Students will be able to access information resources effectively and apply logical reasoning in the analysis of theoretical and practical issues/settings
• Student will formulate and use quantitative/mathematical approaches to address abstract and applied problems
• Students will model and maintain professional, ethical, standards in individual practice, conduct and citizenship, especially as related to the discipline and profession.

Play Field Facilities

• The Department offers good facilities for the following games: Track and Field, Football, Kabaddi, Kho-Kho, Cricket, Ball Badminton, Volleyball, Table Tennis, Hand ball, Tennis and fitness center. Ect..