Athlete

Many sportsperson usually take up courses in Physical Education along with training in their sport. Although it is not mandatory but since sports is not a life time career and one usually ventures later into other careers it is better to continue education in the field.

There are many colleges and training institutes in India that provide various courses

• National Institute of Sports, Patiala is the main academic center of Sports Authority of India
• BPCAS College of Physical Education, Mumbai
• Indira Gandhi Institute of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, Delhi
• Utkal University, Bhubaneshwar
• University of Delhi
• Dhyan Chandra Sports College, Lucknow
• University of Madras, Tamil Nadu
• Sports University Rai, Haryana
• Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, Indore
• Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar
• Degree College of Physical Education, Gujarat
• The Sports Authority of India has approved Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) University as an Extension Center for “Special Training Center” (STC) and “Special Area Games” (SAG) Schemes for Junior Level Trainees
• Lakshmibai National Institute of Physical Education, Gwalior
• Lakshmibai National College for Physical Education, Thiruvananthapuram
• Gujarat University, Ahmadabad
• National Sports East Center, Kolkata
• Amity School of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, Noida