Rani Parvati Devi College of Arts and Commerce

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Institutional Distinctiveness

Physical Education and sports not only creates a healthy individual but also a healthy society.

Physical Education and Sports are means of developing an all-round personality of an individual. Physical Education and Sports Department of the Institute is working in this direction. Our students make optimum use of the opportunities given to them and participate in all sports and fitness activities. The College provides ample opportunities for the students to exhibit their talent and expertise in the field of sports.  Our students participate in State-level, National-level and international-level Tournament and Competitions. They have won most of the Tournaments and Competitions. The College channelizes all its efforts to see that students participate at the Inter-Collegiate level competitions and get selected for the University teams in various sports categories.

The College has created a system which caters to diverse needs of an individual student, and provide him/her ample opportunities to take up Sports as their career in areas such as physical education and sports teachers, professional sportsperson, sports event manager, trainer, instructor, coach, sports journalist, sports goods marketing, commentator and the like.

Our Institute is the Athens for sports person, which is reflected through the rise of our students to national and international standards and  crowned with gold, silver and bronze medals with the credit of also crossing the English Channel.

Special Features:

  • Encouraging every student to actively participate in one or the other form of physical activity.
  • Counseling the students to tackle field psychological pressures and guiding them about issues related to fitness.
  • Mentoring students for academic progression to PG courses in Physical Education and as a Gym. instructor, Yoga instructor, as coach for various sports and games.
  • Conducting special sports coaching camps during vacation.
  • The institute has linkage with Beynon Smith B.P.Ed. College Belagavi. This linkage allows our student to interact with sports person and providing an opportunity to the students of both the institutes to organize and conduct sports events.

Sports Infrastructure:

The institute has a large playground with a land measuring 8.14 acres, housing outdoor & Indoor sports facilities.

Outdoor sports infrastructure

  • Standard 400 mtrs. Track for Track and Field Events.
  • Football Play Field
  • Cricket Play Field
  • Hockey Play Field
  • Volleyball Courts
  • Kho-Kho Court
  • Kabaddi Court
  • Throwball Court
  • Basketball Court
  • Handball Court
  • Netball Court
  • Cricket practice Nets

Indoor sports infrastructure

  • Table tennis
  • Chess

Other facilities

  • Department office
  • Equipment room
  • Boys dressing room
  • Girls dressing room
  • Washrooms

Fitness Gymnasium:

The Fitness Gymnasium is equipped with latest equipments as per the required standards.  The gymnasium has free weights, Dumbbells, Multi (16 and 4) station, Cross over cable, Bench press, Inclined bench press, Abdomen and Peg deck.

The College always encourages students to develop their skills and performances to emerge victorious in all departments of sports. To name a few personalities

  • Atul S Shirole of B.Com. selected for “World Pankration Championship 2016” (Belt Wrestling) from 28th September to 3rd October 2016 at Tbilisi, Georgia and Secured Bronze Medal in the tournament.
  • Shamal Belgaonkar of B.A. selected and participated in the Olympic council of Asia’s 5th Asian Indoor & Martial Arts Games 2017 , Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, she also participated in more than 180 inter university competitions (University Blues) and also won some inter-university medals.
  • Abhilash A Palabhavi : International participation in Kabaddi

selected and participated in the Second Students Olympic Asians Games  2019-20, at Malaysia.

Ms. Pooja Dalvi  won Gold medal in 68 kg weight category 1st

under-21 Khelo India competition 2019 held at Pune (Maharashtra).

  • Aishwarya Karigar : won Bronze Medal at All India Inter University

Wrestling Competition and participated in the Khelo India, University Games 2020 held at Odisha.

Our college sports person representing the affiliated University have participated in various inter-university competitions and  68 students have declared as University Blues.

The institution has created history by wining championship in Best Physique Inter-Collegiate Competition for 27 times in succession.

UNIVERSITY BLUES IN DIFFERENT SPORTS AND GAMES
2016-2021
YEARNO. OF STUDENTSMENWOMEN
2016-17221210
2017-18201307
2018-19131003
2019-20130904
2020-21Nil activities due to Covid 19  
Total684424

The college team has also won team championships in Cricket, Football, Wrestling, Swimming, Hockey, Basketball and Netball.

The College has been an excellent host for various sports events in organization, coordination and hospitality.

TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS IN THE UNIVERSITY AND OPEN TOURNAMENT   2016-2021
YEARTEAM CHAMPIONSHIPTOTAL
 WINNERSRUNNERS3RD PLACE 
2016-173216
2017-18617
2018-19628
2019-20112
2020-21No participation due to Covid -19

The college team has participated in 65 inter-collegiate tournaments and competitions of the affiliating University comprising of 40 men team and 25 women team in various sports and games in the last five years.

TEAM PARTICIPATION FOR RCU INTER-COLLEGIATE TOURNAMENTS
2016-2021
YEARNO. OF TEAMSMENWOMEN
2016-17201208
2017-18130706
2018-19181107
2019-20141004
2020-21Nil activities due to Covid – 19  
Total654025

The department of physical education and sports has initiated the club system to register the students for inter-class competitions which are held every academic year to bring in the spirit of sportsmanship and discipline amongst all students.

The sports activities of the institute culminate with the conduct of annual sports competition for students.

The institute has to its credit luminaries in the field of sports who were once the sports person of this prestigious institute who are also Eklavya Awardees.

SPORTS LUMINARIES OF THE INSTITUTE
NAMEYEARCOMPETITIONMEDAL / ACHEIVEMENTS
SHRI. M.R.PATIL1992BARCELONA OLYMPIC – WRESTLINGPARTICIPATION
SHRI. VINAYAK DALAVI2006ASIAN GAMES, DOHABRONZE
SHRI. RAJESH SHINDE   PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED2008ENGLISH CHANNEL SWIMMER38 KM SWIM FROM ENGLAND TO FRANCE.
SHRI RAGHAVENDRA ANVEKAR   PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED20101ST ASIAN PARA GAMESBRONZE
SHRI. JYOTIBA P.KUNDEKAR   PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED2010NATIONAL OLYMPIC SWIMMING2 GOLD   2 SILVER 2 BRONZE