A COMPARATIVE STUDY ON FACILITIES, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, ORGANISATIONAL SET UP AND ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS OF THE DEPARTMENTS OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION

AND SPORTS IN THE DIFFERENT UNIVERSITIES OF NORTH INDIA AND EAST INDIA

Dr. Kamlesh Soni

ABSTRACT

The purpose of the study was to make a survey of the Facilities, Financial Assistance, Organisational Set Up and Administrative Functions of the Departments of Physical Education and sports in the different Universities of North India and East India. The study was conducted by administrating a questionnaire to the Directors of Sports Board/council and Directors of physical education department of Universities from North India and East India. The research scholar sent/mail the questionnaire to 23 universities of North Indian and 23 universities of East India. 8 universities did not respond inspite of several reminders and finally responses were obtained from 15 universities. The investigators put the collected data in tables for assessment of the existing Facilities, Financial Assistance, Organisational Set Up and Administrative Functions. The average was calculated for analyzing the data. Percentage analysis was applied as statistical procedure for this study. The finding of the study reveals that most of the universities are collecting sports fee for student. The study shows that universities are getting grant from state government rest of the universities are getting grant form UGC. The study further shows that grant from the government are very less. The finding of the study reveals that the universities have separate sports and physical education department in their universities. The study shows that universities in north India and universities in east India have different sports coaches for various games and sports and are permanent and very less number of coaches is on contractual coaches. The study shows that universities of north and east India have permanent ministerial staff in their department. The study further shows that university physical education department have specialized staff for different games and sports. The study also shows that the universities form North India and East India has university campus up to 100 acres. Most of the universities have out door and Indore sports field facility 400 mts track, Gymnasium hall, swimming pool and multipurpose hall in the university campus. It also shows that the universities conduct coaching camps in different games and sports. The universities sent/depute faculty for in-service training programme and also allow to attend as well organize workshop seminar in physical education department.

Keywords: Infrastructure, Facilities, Financial Assistance and Organizational set up.