Page 4 - Guidelines for Training/ Orientation of Faculty on IKS

hour a day reduces the risk of obesity and helps to be smart, happy, and less
prone to depression and other mood disorders. Indeed, vigor comes from
being fit, and the challenge is to make exercise necessary and fun.
Knowledge of any area implanted in an unfit student will not benefit society.
The physically fit learner will imbibe more knowledge in his cognitive
domain and will also be able to effectively apply and implement that
knowledge for the benefit of society a lot more than an unfit student. The
emphasis on all-time reading, writing, and thinking for expanding the
knowledge base of students in higher education students with no
importance given to participation in physical activity is adversely affecting
the health status of the students. The foremost requirement of an individual
is good health, and only then, with his knowledge, he is an asset to society.
Otherwise, he becomes a liability to society with poor health resulting from
a sedentary lifestyle.

4. Physical activity programs and provisions – Physical activity is not
mandatory despite higher education institutions having sufficient human
resources and infrastructure for physical and sports activity. It is a great
irony that sports fees are charged to each student admitted to the institution.
Still, participation in sports activity or utilization of sports facilities is done
by only 1 or 2 % of the total strength of the students in a higher education
institution. Physically inactive campus life for the students leads them
towards various psycho-somatic disorders.

(i) HEIs need to nurture an atmosphere where students are asked to be
physically active.

(ii) The NSS, NCC, and other avenues to engage students meaningfully should
be strengthened.

(iii) HEIs need to create the necessary outdoor and indoor sports facilities and
infrastructure on the campus. There should be a state-of-art gymnasium
and yoga center. HEIs are to ensure the proper functioning of all such
facilities available on the campus.

(iv) HEIs should regularly organize self-defense training programmes,
especially for girl students.

(v) The Sports Council and Physical Education and Yoga Departments must
create programs and opportunities for physical fitness and ensure its
monitoring regularly.

(vi) The student hostels too should be equipped with minimum facilities for the
students.

(vii) HEIs should have a dedicated sports officer/physical fitness trainer/coach
to manage and run physical activity programmes.

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