THE MAHARAJA BHUPINDER SINGH PUNJAB SPORTS UNIVERSITY
THE MAHARAJA BHUPINDER SINGH PUNJAB SPORTS UNIVERSITY The Maharaja Bhupinder Singh Punjab Sports University, Patiala (MBSPSU) has been established vide Notification on August 29, 2019 under the Punjab Act No. 11 of 2019. The UGC accorded recognition to the University under section 2(f) of the UGC Act 1956 on September 9, 2019 started functioning from September 16, 2019 from the premises of Professor Gursewak Singh Government College of Physical Education, Patiala. The university has been granted membership of Association of Indian Universities (AIU) from April 1, 2020 and placed in the North Zone. It has three constituent and five affiliated colleges offering undergraduate and postgraduate courses in physical education and sports, sports science, yoga, physical fitness and health science. The university has established a State Training Center (STC) in polo and equestrian at Patiala and is setting up STCs for boxing, fencing and basketball. A new campus is under construc