GTU sports ground, facilities left deteriorating

Updated: Aug 21st, 2024


Gujarat Technological University (GTU) is facing criticism over its inadequate sports facilities and the quality of sports grounds for its students.

Despite being located on a 28-acre campus for 17 years, GTU has struggled to provide proper sports grounds for its 2,000 students. The existing fields for kho-kho, volleyball, and kabaddi has overgrown grass, leaving them unusable.

GTU has had to rely on a basketball court set up by IIT in the past. 

The GTU Registrar has stated that the current campus is a transitional one and that the university does not yet own land or a permanent campus. A new, expansive campus is being developed at Lekawada, spanning over 100 acres. The master plan includes dedicated sports facilities, and GTU has submitted a request to the Sports Authority of Gujarat for these facilities. Once completed, the new campus will provide comprehensive sports amenities for students.

Similarly at Gujarat University, the position of Physical Education Director has been vacant for five years, and the sports complex is also non-operational since then.

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