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Sports state university in Punjab, India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Punjab Sports University, officially Maharaja Bhupinder Singh Punjab Sports University (MBSPSU), is a residential and affiliating sports state university[1] in Patiala, Punjab, India.
Motto | Nishe Kar Apni Jeet karon |
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Type | State |
Affiliation | UGC |
Chancellor | Governor of Punjab |
Vice-Chancellor | Jagbir Singh Cheema |
Location | , 30°23′33″N 76°19′04″E |
Website | mbspsu |
A sports university in Punjab was announced by the Government of Punjab in June 2017.[2] In July 2019 it was decided to name it after Maharaja Bhupinder Singh.[3] It was established in August 2019 thorough The Maharaja Bhupinder Singh Punjab Sports University Act, 2019[4] and approved by the University Grants Commission (UGC) in September of that year.[5] Jagbir Singh Cheema was appointed the first Vice-Chancellor.[6]
The university was started from a transit campus at Prof. Gursewak Singh Government College of Physical Education.[7] It will have a permanent campus of 97 acres (39 ha) in Sidhowal village, Patiala district adjacent to the Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law.[8]
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