Abohar: Before proving physical prowess, BPEd aspirants to undergo 300 km travel test

Raj Sadosh

Abohar, July 22

Harvinder Singh (name changed) of Chak 22RB village in Sriganganagar, who aspires to take admission in Bachelor of Physical Education (BPEd) at DAV College, Abohar, has to travel around 300 km to appear in the physical efficiency test at the Government Sports and Arts College in Jalandhar or Prof Gursewak Singh Government College of Physical Education in Patiala by July end.

Till last year, DAV College, Abohar, was listed for the physical tests but has been dropped from the list for the 2024-25 academic session without assigning any reason.

The college has been ranked among the best private colleges of north India in India Today- MDRA 2024 survey. This institute also secured second position among the colleges affiliated to Panjab University.

Governance, academic quality, infrastructure and environment, personality and leadership development, career prospects and placement were among the many milestones with which the college achieved this feat.

In a representation made to the Registrar, Maharaja Bhupinder Singh Punjab Sports University, Dr Rajesh Mahajan, Principal, DAV College, Abohar, said, “Abohar is situated on the border of Haryana and Rajasthan. We successfully conducted the Physical Efficiency Test for BPEd 1st year for the session 2022-23 and 2023-24. The college has sufficient infrastructure to hold the test for the 2024-25 session.”