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Does IIM Ahmedabad have a sports culture?
IIM Ahmedabad has a great sports culture. For most of the indoor and outdoor activities, there are outstanding and well-managed facilities. The campus has a well-maintained football field, cricket ground, basketball court, volleyball court, badminton court. There are also indoor games facilities such as table tennis, chess, etc.
Sports Committee & Team:
- IIMA has a sports committee that takes care of the sports facilities and campus events.
- Though IIM Ahmedabad is mainly known for its strong emphasis on academics, it is still possible for interested students to find some time to participate in sports activities. For each sport, IIMA has an institute team that concentrates primarily on two sports events during the year, Shaurya and Sangharsh.
Sports Events:
- Shaurya: It is IIM Ahmedabad's inter-college sports festival, where IIMA invites the colleges nearby to participate. While Shaurya is important, it is primarily an opportunity to practice, before the actual major sports event of the year, Sangharsh.
- Sangharsh: An Inter-IIM Sports Meeting between IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Bangalore, IIM Calcutta, and IIM Lucknow is held annually, known as Sangharsh. It is the major sports event for which the team trains all year round. For IIM students who are involved in sport, Sangharsh is like the Olympics.
In recent years, IIM Ahmedabad won gold medals in so many of the athletic activities that they also won the Sangharsh Trophy overall. For any IIMA student who was affiliated in some way with sports, it was a genuinely proud moment.
If you love sports or being into sports culture, then there is no other better place than IIM Ahmedabad.
What are the minimum marks for sports reservation in Anna University?
According to the Tamil Nadu Educational Association, students with a sports background can get admission into engineering/medical colleges on the basis of the performance in the sport of their choice on the basis of performance in the sport of their choice. Only students who have played the State/ National or International level games can get admission easily.
There is no admission test for sports quota and marks are allotted on the basis of their performance in their respective sport. The candidates will be divided into 2 categories and marks are different under each category.
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Category 1: The games organized once in 4 years like the Olympics, World Cup / Commonwealth Games, and Asian games.
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Category 2: The games with the participation of at least 6 countries. The sport is recognized by the Indian Olympics Association (IOA), Sports Authority of India (SAI), and the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (MYAS), Government of India.
The candidates who have participated in International events have to produce a VISA/Immigration certificate. The event's time and the documents' dates must match or he will be disqualified.
What kinds of sports facilities are available at IIM Calcutta? Are there facilities for sports like tennis, squash, swimming, etc.?
Every top-notch institution promotes excellent sports culture and so does IIM Calcutta. It does not just focus on academics but on the overall development of its students through extensive extracurricular activities. Some sports facilities at IIMC are
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Tennis court
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Basketball court
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Swimming pool
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Football field
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Futsal court
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An indoor badminton court
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A gym complex
Apart from these, the Alumni Sports Complex has been made that comprises top-notch sports equipment and facilities. Some of its facilities include a squash court and two tennis courts with synthetic turf.
Moreover, sports fests are promoted at large here and are open to all sports lovers. Some of these fests are theIIMC-XL sports meet and Sangharsh, the sports fest between the top four IIMs ( ABCL).
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