Rani Parvati Devi College of Arts and Commerce

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:
Sports Infrastructure:
The institute has a large playground with a land measuring 8.14 acres, housing outdoor & Indoor sports facilities.
Outdoor sports infrastructure
Indoor sports infrastructure
Other facilities
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
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).
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 | |||
| YEAR | NO. OF STUDENTS | MEN | WOMEN |
| 2016-17 | 22 | 12 | 10 |
| 2017-18 | 20 | 13 | 07 |
| 2018-19 | 13 | 10 | 03 |
| 2019-20 | 13 | 09 | 04 |
| 2020-21 | Nil activities due to Covid 19 | ||
| Total | 68 | 44 | 24 |
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 | ||||
| YEAR | TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP | TOTAL | ||
| WINNERS | RUNNERS | 3RD PLACE | ||
| 2016-17 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 2017-18 | 6 | 1 | — | 7 |
| 2018-19 | 6 | — | 2 | 8 |
| 2019-20 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 |
| 2020-21 | No 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 | |||
| YEAR | NO. OF TEAMS | MEN | WOMEN |
| 2016-17 | 20 | 12 | 08 |
| 2017-18 | 13 | 07 | 06 |
| 2018-19 | 18 | 11 | 07 |
| 2019-20 | 14 | 10 | 04 |
| 2020-21 | Nil activities due to Covid – 19 | ||
| Total | 65 | 40 | 25 |
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 | |||
| NAME | YEAR | COMPETITION | MEDAL / ACHEIVEMENTS |
| SHRI. M.R.PATIL | 1992 | BARCELONA OLYMPIC – WRESTLING | PARTICIPATION |
| SHRI. VINAYAK DALAVI | 2006 | ASIAN GAMES, DOHA | BRONZE |
| SHRI. RAJESH SHINDE PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED | 2008 | ENGLISH CHANNEL SWIMMER | 38 KM SWIM FROM ENGLAND TO FRANCE. |
| SHRI RAGHAVENDRA ANVEKAR PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED | 2010 | 1ST ASIAN PARA GAMES | BRONZE |
| SHRI. JYOTIBA P.KUNDEKAR PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED | 2010 | NATIONAL OLYMPIC SWIMMING | 2 GOLD 2 SILVER 2 BRONZE |