27th August, 1927 is considered to be the foundation day of Andhra University physical Education Department.  It was on this day that the Academic Council adopted a resolution and recommended the Senate that compulsory Physical training and regular medical inspection of all the students be introduced in all the affiliated colleges.

     All the students who do not take part in sports shall undergo a compulsory course of Gymnastics or any other form of physical training.  The Council also mentioned that exemption should only be given to those students who are declared unfit by a medical certificate.

Staff

• Smt. Ch. Florence Nightingal, M.A., M.P.Ed.,
  Assistant Director, Physical Education and In-charge Physical Education Unit.
   

• Dr. M. Syam Babu, M.A., M.P.Ed., Ph.D.,
  Assistant Director, Physical Education and Secretary, Sports Board.
   

• Sri N. Vijay Mohan, B.Sc., M.P.Ed., N.I.S.,
  Secretary College of Engineering, Sports Committee.
   

• Sri P.R. Narayana Swamy, M.A., M.P.Ed., N.I.S. (Certificate)
  Assistant Director, Physical Education
   

• Dr. R.V.L.N. Ratnakar Rao, M.A., M.P.Ed., Ph.D., N.I.S. (Certificate)
  Weightlifting Coach and Secretary College of Arts & Commerce, Sports Committee.
   

• Sri G. Krishna Reddy, M.A., M.Com., M.P.Ed., N.I.S. (Certificate)
  In-Charge Gymnasium
   

• Sri R. Chinna Reddy, B.F.A., M.P.Ed., N.I.S. (Certificate)
  Field Supervisor
   

• Sri P. Sanni Babu
  Office Assistant

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Infrastructural Facilities

1. Golden Jubilee Ground (South Campus):

• Cricket Field including facility of 400 Mts. Athletic Track and Field events and Provision for playing the games such as Football, Hockey.

• Indoor Multi Gymnasium for Badminton, Table Tennis, Volley Ball, Tennis and Chess.
   

2. Tennis Complex:

• 3 No's Tennis Clay Courts.

• 1 No Tennis Court (cement) and also provision for playing Ball Badminton.
   

3. Silver Jubilee Ground:

• One Volleyball Court with Flood Lighting Facility.

• One Basketball All-weather Cement Court with Flood Lighting Facility.

• One Basketball Clay Court.
   

4. New Weight Lifting Hall:

• One 24-station multi Gymnasium.

• Three sets of Weight Lifting Equipment i.e. Bars & Weights
   

5. Old Weight Lifting Hall for Andhra University Employees.
    

6. North Campus

• Table Tennis Hall - I for Men

• Table Tennis Hall - II for Women

• Gymnasium Hall for Weight Training

• New Volleyball Court

• New Basketball Court

• 8 Lanes of 400 Mts. Track

• Cricket Play Field

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 Andhra University Sports Board

     Andhra University Sports Board is having two cricket fields, two hockey fields, two football fields (one in South Campus and the other in North Campus), two Basketball courts (one is with Flood-lit facility), two Tennis courts at Faculty Club with flood-lit facility, two weight-lifting halls and one 24-station multi gymnasium.  One Indoor Gymnasium having four Badminton courts, one volleyball court and one Tennis court is available in the campus.

      The Andhra University Sports Board is conducting Inter Collegiate Tournaments to 320 Affiliated Colleges including A.U. P.G. Centres and Campus Colleges every year.  The colleges shall be divided in to Four Zones viz., A,B,C and D Zone. A-Zone consists Colleges in Visakhapatnam City, B-Zone consists of Visakhapatnam Rural, Vizianagaram and Srikakulam Districts, C-Zone consists of East Godavari District and D-Zone consists of West Godavari District.  A Hand Book of Rules and Regulations for Inter Collegiate Tournaments has been recently published and compiled by Dr. M. Syam Babu, Secretary, Sports Board with the permission and encouragement given by the Hon'ble Vice-Chancellor, Col. Prof.Y.C.Simhadri.

      The Andhra University Sports Board is encouraging the students by awarding cash incentives for their outstanding performance at various games and sports in All India Inter-University Tournaments.  The cash incentives for the individual events is Rs. 10,000/- for the first place (Gold Medal), Rs. 5,000/- for the Second place (Silver Medal) and Rs. 3,000/- for the Third place (Bronze Medal).  For the team events it is Rs. 5,000/- for each player of the winning team.  For the runners it is Rs. 3,000/- for each player and for the Third place it is Rs. 1,000/- for each player.

   Andhra University teams will participate in the following Inter-University Tournaments/Championships to be conducted by the various Universities as entrusted by the Association of Indian Universities (AIU).
 

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