Games and sports have been the major necessity of life for today’s generation. It must be inculcated within every student not just for the prestige of the college, but for the health benefit as well. Students who are inclined towards games and sports can prevent and manage mental health conditions. Benefit of playing Games and sports for the students are physical fitness, Cognitive skill, Goal Orientation, Hard Work and Team work.
The college facilitates its students in all games and sports, even though it lacks in its own playground. Since the establishment of the college in the year 2015, the college men football team has participated in the major football tournament in and around the hills of Darjeeling and Kalimpong. Just to name a few, “Sahid Cup” in Pedong, “Independence Day Cup” in Algarah and Pedong. The College equally participates in the University Level Games and Sports, organized annually by the University, with a good results. The College has both Men & Women football team.
Apart from football and Athletics, the college also has a team for Archery, Badminton, Basketball and Volleyball. In the year 2023 an athlete from the Govt.General Degree College, at Pedong had an opportunity to participate in the State Level Athletics Meet, as got selected from the Inter District Athletics Meet-2023, thus making the College proud in the field of sports. Not only for the outdoor games G.G.D.C, Pedong also has the facility of indoor games for the students who are interested in the indoor games, as it is equipped with Table tennis, Carrom Board, Chinese Checker, Chess, etc.
In regards to facilitate and benefit the students in the field of games and sports, the College has signed the MoU’s (Memorandum of Understandings) with PFA (Pedong Football Academy) in the year 2022. This step by the college has been a huge success as few of the present & ex-students of this college are playing for the major clubs in and around Darjeeling and Kalimpong.
The future prospect of the college administration is to build its own playground, Gymnasium, Yogshala, Indoor Badminton court & Basketball Court, as more and more students shall be interested in the field of games and sports.
Pedong, Kalimpong, West Bengal, INDIA, 734311
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