Physical Education and Sports for enhancing professional life of engineering students – An initiative towards implementing National Education Policy in Engineering Education

Engineers today need not only intellectual abilities but also physical fitness and proper health which is defined by World Health Organization as the combination of Physical, Mental and Social Wellbeing. In this connection, we made an initiative of introducing Sports and Games as a mandatory course for students. The students of 3rd B.Tech have undergone the course for duration of 3 months and the outcomes of the course were assessed through a customized questionnaire which also accepted suggestions from the students for students pursuing engineering education. The experiment revealed fruitful outcomes in the form of benefits which the students gained by active participation in theory and practical classes. Qualities such as motivation, leadership, concentration, teamwork, relaxation, stress management etc. were found to be developed among the students and the students have expressed the support gained for their professional growth through this course. The academics of students were also taken into consideration which explained that the academics were nowhere disturbed due to participation in physical education and sports activities.