Physical Education as an Elective Subject at the Senior Secondary level

The CBSE Board offers physical Education as one of’the Eiective Subjects at the Senior Secondarlr level under the academic stream. Schools are granted affiliation to this Subject after the fulfilment of certain conditjons which include the availability of play ground and other teaching facilities. It is also imperative that the schools should have a fully qualified teacher wirh Master’s Degree in Physical Education in order to teach the Subject.

It is important that the students who opt for this Subject should be able to enhance their competence and aptitude in sports and games. Further this should help in irnproving their fitness levels for participation and performance in various activities. This would be possibie only if adequate improvernent is brought in the trcuisaction of the cuniculum of this Subject.

It has been brought to the notice of the CBSE Board that some schools do not adequately attend to the needs forefftctive transaction ofthe cuniculum ofthis Subject. The schools are, therefore, informed that:

�.No school which does not have a fully qualified teacher in the Subject is entitled to have afliliation for the Subject at the Senior Secondar) ‘level’.

�.The Schools offering physical Education as an Elective Subject at Serrior Secondary level should have at ieast a 200 Meters Track and free space sufficient to create a Basketball/Volleyball, Handball/Kho Kho court.

�.Schools are required to provide adequate thrust and ‘emphasis in reaiizing the cunicular objectives of the Subject and shall provide adequate support mcchanisms in tetms of equiprnent for effective transaction.

Any non-compliance of the basic requirements for teaching this Subject would attract the provisions of the affiliation bye-laws for withdrawal of permission for teaching this Subject at the Senior Secondary level.

Further, the Schools are advised to give greater thrust to physical and Health Education at the middle and secondary school level to improve general fitness level of the students so that the learning domains of the

Subject effectively contribute to the physical and mental well being of the students. It is equally importnat to identiff and nurture talents in sports to cnable them to participate in sports events at various levels.

The CBSE Board is confident that the Schools would appreciate the importance and relevance of Physical and Health Education and take appropriate steps to strengthen the curricular objectives.