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Major Dhyanchand Sports College

Major Dhyanchand Sports College, Saifai, earlier known as Saifai Sports College is a college and sports academy in Saifai, Etawah district of Uttar Pradesh. It was established in 2014 in Saifai, Etawah district, Uttar Pradesh as Saifai Sports College by state government. It offers sports training in athletics, cricket, football, hockey, wrestling, kabaddi, swimming, badminton and judo in sixth to twelfth standard with the curriculum of U.P. Board. It is the third sports college established in Uttar Pradesh after Guru Gobind Singh Sports College of Lucknow and Beer Bahadur Singh Sports College in Gorakhpur.

Sports training

College provides training of the following sports:

Boy students

Athletics, cricket, football, hockey, wrestling, kabaddi, swimming and badminton

Girl students (no new admissions)

Badminton, judo and athletics

Campus

It is a residential campus and due to it overall weight is borne by the government of Uttar Pradesh. The boy square of college gets sports training in cricket, football, hockey, wrestling, athletics, badminton, swimming and kabaddi as well as they get teaching from sixth to twelfth standard by the curriculum of Board of High School and Intermediate Education, Uttar Pradesh. In this Sports College, number of trainees is determine as 560. In the first year 74 trainees started studying here.

Along with college campus, it also manages and uses sports facilities of nearby Master Chandgiram Sports Stadium.

Facilities

Sports facilities

Other facilities/buildings

  • Admin & education block
  • Hostel
  • Dispensary
  • Guest house
  • Faculty accommodation
  • Electrical substation

Notable Alumni

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