academic programmes information Lakshmibai National Institute of Physical Education
Lakshmibai National Institute of Physical Education (LNIPE)
Mela Road, Gwalior, M.P.- 474002 , India
Objectives of The Institute
* To prepare highly qualified leaders in the field of Physical Education and Sports.
* To Provide vocational guidance and placement services to the professionals in this fields.
* To promote mass participation in Physical Education and Sports.
* To develop and promote programmes of Physical Education and Sports in the country.
The institute has established following seven department to run various academic programmes.
1. Department of Teacher Education
The department offers Bachelors, Masters, M.Phil and PhD programmes. Philosophy of this department is to prepare the teachers of Physical Education who can take leading roles in different Universities and Colleges of India and abroad. The students of these programmes also get an opportunity to be employed in Industries and in different Universities as Sports Managers and Directors of Sports respectively. At the same time, these courses are also useful in developing various professionals in the area of Physical Education and Sports
2. Department of Research, Development and Advance Studies
The prime object of the department is to prepare highly qualified specialist researchers to carry out advance research in the area of Physical Education and Sports, which ultimately will improve the standards of the games, and sports in the country
3. Department of Coaching, Fitness and Dance
This department is meant for providing expertise of Coaching technique to the candidates of different programmes. The coaching philosophy is embedded with Physical Education in order to prepare coaches with a scientific background. Other short-term courses in the area of Fitness related disciplines are also proposed to be started under this department.
4. Department of Youth Affairs and Sports
This department is responsible for youth activities in the area of Physical Education and Sports in the Country. The idea is to equip professionals in varieties of adventure activities and other co-curricular activities for developing all round personality. At the same time, it is proposed to handle many of issues related to community development, recreational activities and other activities enhancing the social life of the people.
5. Department of Health Sciences and Yoga Therapy
This department is primarily meant for starting various programmes related to Yoga Therapy, Fitness and Health Education. It aims to provide quality education to prepare yoga teachers with the background of Health Education. Presently, the department provides Post Graduate Diploma in Yoga with Alternate Therapies and Post Graduate Diploma in Fitness Management apart from various other certificate and short term programmes.
6. Department of Sports Management and Journalism.
This department is developed with a view to prepare Sports Managers in the Country. The management concept is used in dealing with sports affairs in the curriculum. The programmes related to sports management of different durations are proposed in this department
Simultaneously, the courses related to Sports Journalism is also proposed under this Department in order to improve quality of sports write-ups in various print and electronics media in the country. These courses provide enough facilities to the participants to assume challenging jobs in the management areas related to Sports activities and in Journalism profession.
7. Department of Computer Science and Applied Statistics.
This department works as a Nodal agency in the Institute to network other existing departments and provide I.T. facilities in a unified manner. Besides this, philosophy of the department is to equip various professionals in the area of Physical Education and Sports to develop expertise in various aspects of Computer Science and Sports Statistics for enhancing the quality of Research in the Country and Abroad. At the same time, efforts of the department is to attract good brain from other disciplines to make them work in the area of Physical Education and Sports for the growth of this discipline.
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Researched by Maninder