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{{Short description|College in Saifai, Uttar Pradesh, India}}
{{about|a college established in [[Saifai]], [[Etawah district]]|the state university established in [[Meerut district]]|Major Dhyanchand Sports University}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}}
{{Infobox university
|name = Major Dhyanchand<br />Sports College, Saifai
|former_name = Saifai Sports College, Saifai (2014-2017)
|image = Major Dhyan Chand Sports College, Saifai.jpeg
|image_size =
|motto =
|type = [[Sports College (United Kingdom specialist schools programme)|Sports College]]
|established = {{Start date and age|df=y|2014}}
|address =
|city = [[Saifai]], [[Etawah district]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]
|country = India
|postcode = 206130
|coor ={{Coord|26.9648|N|78.9603|E|type:edu|display=inline,title}}|
|students =
|chairman =
|principal = Sarvendra Singh Chauhan<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kanpur News: सुब्रतो कप के फाइनल में पहुंची मेजर ध्यानचंद स्पोर्ट्स कॉलेज की टीम |url=https://www.amarujala.com/uttar-pradesh/kanpur/major-dhyanchand-sports-college-team-reached-the-final-of-subroto-cup-etawa-news-c-216-1-etw1004-115259-2024-08-28 |access-date=2024-08-28 |website=Amar Ujala |language=hi}}</ref>
|sports_nickname =
|colors =
|affiliation = Uttar Pradesh Sports Colleges Society
|academic_affiliation = [[Board of High School and Intermediate Education Uttar Pradesh|U.P. Board]]
|campus = [[Saifai]]
|website = {{URL|http://upsports.gov.in/pages/en/enmenu/affiliated-colleges/en-saifai-sports-college-etawah}}
| pushpin_map = India Uttar Pradesh
}}
'''Major Dhyanchand Sports College, Saifai''', earlier known as '''Saifai Sports College''' is a [[college]] and sports academy in [[Saifai]], [[Etawah district]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]]. It was established in 2014 in [[Saifai]], [[Etawah district]], [[Uttar Pradesh]] as Saifai Sports College by state government.<ref name="अनुभाग">{{Cite web |url=http://shasanadesh.up.gov.in/GO/ViewGOPDF_list_user.aspx?id1=MzEjMjA4IzEjMjAxNw== |title=खेल अनुभाग - कार्यालय ज्ञाप |date=9 July 2019 }}{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-02-10 |title=Saifai sports college students go on hunger strike |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/others/saifai-sports-college-students-go-on-hunger-strike-101676052376587.html |access-date=2023-02-11 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref> It offers sports training in [[Sport of athletics|athletics]], [[cricket]], [[association football|football]], [[Field hockey|hockey]], [[wrestling]], [[kabaddi]], [[swimming (sport)|swimming]], [[badminton]] and [[judo]] in sixth to twelfth standard with the curriculum of [[Board of High School and Intermediate Education Uttar Pradesh|U.P. Board]]. It is the third sports college established in [[Uttar Pradesh]] after [[Guru Gobind Singh Sports College]] of [[Lucknow]] and [[Beer Bahadur Singh Sports College]] in [[Gorakhpur]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://upsports.gov.in/pages/en/enmenu/affiliated-colleges/en-saifai-sports-college-etawah|title=Saifai Sports College, Etawah|website=upsports.gov.in|access-date=2019-09-27|archive-date=18 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180518130547/http://upsports.gov.in/pages/en/enmenu/affiliated-colleges/en-saifai-sports-college-etawah|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://upsports.gov.in/pages/sportscollege-en/topmenubar/about-the-dept/sportscollege-en-other-sports-college|title=Official Website of Guru Gobind Singh Sports College, Uttar Pradesh, India {{!}} About Us {{!}} Other sports college|website=upsports.gov.in|access-date=2019-09-27|archive-date=24 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190124203306/http://upsports.gov.in/pages/sportscollege-en/topmenubar/about-the-dept/sportscollege-en-other-sports-college|url-status=dead}}</ref> '''Major Dhyanchand Sports College''' is 2024 Sub–Junior runner-up of [[Subroto Cup|Subroto Cup International Football Tournament]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ianslive |url=https://ianslive.in/subroto-cup-meghalayas-nongiri-presbyterian-school-claims-sub-junior-title-with-dominant-win--20240828192317 |access-date=2025-01-29 |website=ianslive.in |language=en}}</ref>

==Sports training==
College provides training of the following sports:

===Boy students===
[[Sport of athletics|Athletics]], [[cricket]], [[association football|football]], [[Field hockey|hockey]], [[wrestling]], [[kabaddi]], [[swimming (sport)|swimming]] and [[badminton]]

===Girl students (no new admissions)===
[[Badminton]], [[judo]] and [[Sport of athletics|athletics]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://upsports.gov.in/pages/sportscollege-en/topmenubar/admission/sportscollege-en-games-covered|title=Official Website of Guru Gobind Singh Sports College, Uttar Pradesh, India {{!}} Admission {{!}} Games covered|website=upsports.gov.in|access-date=2019-09-27|archive-date=24 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190124203342/http://upsports.gov.in/pages/sportscollege-en/topmenubar/admission/sportscollege-en-games-covered|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Campus==
It is a residential campus and due to it overall weight is borne by the [[government of Uttar Pradesh]]. The boy square of college gets sports training in [[cricket]], [[association football|football]], [[Field hockey|hockey]], [[wrestling]], [[Sport of athletics|athletics]], [[badminton]], [[Swimming (sport)|swimming]] and [[kabaddi]] as well as they get teaching from sixth to twelfth standard by the curriculum of [[Board of High School and Intermediate Education Uttar Pradesh|Board of High School and Intermediate Education, Uttar Pradesh]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://upsports.gov.in/pages/sportscollege-en/topmenubar/sportscollege-en-teaching-training-system|title=Official Website of Guru Gobind Singh Sports College, Uttar Pradesh, India {{!}} Teaching & Training System|website=upsports.gov.in|access-date=2020-01-29|archive-date=29 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200129113722/http://upsports.gov.in/pages/sportscollege-en/topmenubar/sportscollege-en-teaching-training-system|url-status=dead}}</ref> In this Sports College, number of trainees is determine as 560. In the first year 74 trainees started studying here.

Along with college campus, it also manages and uses sports facilities of nearby [[Master Chandgiram Sports Stadium]].

==Facilities==
===Sports facilities===
* [[Saifai International Cricket Stadium]] (in campus)
* Synthetic running track or athletes stadium (in campus)<ref name="दिग्दर्शिका">{{Cite web|url=http://upsports.gov.in/site/writereaddata/siteContent/Khel-Vibhag.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190709210116/http://upsports.gov.in/site/writereaddata/siteContent/Khel-Vibhag.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=2019-07-09|title=खेल विभाग कार्यपूर्ति दिग्दर्शिका 2019-20|date=9 July 2019}}</ref>
* Indoor Stadium (in campus)
* Swimming pools (an International All-weather Swimming pool in campus and an old one at [[Master Chandgiram Sports Stadium]])
* Hockey field astroturf (at [[Master Chandgiram Sports Stadium]])
* Three grass fields (in campus)
* Basketball courts (in campus)
* Tennis court (in campus)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://upsports.gov.in/pages/sportscollege-en/topmenubar/about-the-dept/sportscollege-en-other-sports-college|title=Official Website of Guru Gobind Singh Sports College, Uttar Pradesh, India {{!}} About Us {{!}} Other sports college|website=upsports.gov.in|access-date=2020-01-29|archive-date=24 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190124203306/http://upsports.gov.in/pages/sportscollege-en/topmenubar/about-the-dept/sportscollege-en-other-sports-college|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Other facilities/buildings===
* Admin & education block
* Hostel
* Dispensary
* Guest house
* Faculty accommodation
* [[Electrical substation]]

==Notable people==
===Notable alumni===
* [[Ram Baboo]], [[2022 Asian Games]] Bronze medalist (6 months training course)<ref>{{Cite news |title=राम बाबू बोले-बहुत गरीब और पिछड़े घर से आता हूं: मां ने खोया बेचकर कराई प्रैक्टिस, अब एशियन गेम्स में जीता मेडल |work=[[Dainik Bhaskar]] |url=https://www.bhaskar.com/local/uttar-pradesh/sonbhadra/news/ram-babu-said-i-come-from-a-very-poor-and-backward-family-131963332.html }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Mehta |first=Ansh |date=2023-10-22 |title="I did a part-time job in Banaras as a waiter"- Ram Baboo talks about the struggles to finance his sporting aspirations [Exclusive] |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/racewalking/news-i-part-time-job-banaras-waiter-ram-baboo-talks-struggles-finance-sporting-aspirations-exclusive |access-date=2023-10-22 |website=www.sportskeeda.com |language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Instagram - Ram Baboo at Major Dhyan Chand Sports College, Saifai |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BqFjaXvA0Jt/?igshid=MTc4MmM1YmI2Ng== |access-date=2023-10-14 |website=www.instagram.com}}</ref>
* [[Amir Ali (field hockey)|Amir Ali]], [[India men's national field hockey team]]<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-12-12 |title=Amir Ali shores up shaky defence, guides India into junior hockey World Cup semis |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/sports/hockey/amir-ali-shores-up-shaky-defence-guides-india-into-junior-hockey-world-cup-semis-101702404565024-amp.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240121153414/https://www.hindustantimes.com/sports/hockey/amir-ali-shores-up-shaky-defence-guides-india-into-junior-hockey-world-cup-semis-101702404565024-amp.html |archive-date=21 January 2024 |access-date=2025-01-30 |work=Hindustan Times |language=en-us |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Dipesh Chauhan, Goalkeeper, [[NorthEast United FC]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Name |first=Author |title=ISL: NorthEast United sign goalkeeper Dipesh Chauhan |url=https://khelnow.com/football/2023-08-indian-football-isl-northeast-united-sign-dipesh-chauhan |access-date=2023-08-18 |website=Khel Now |language=English}}</ref>
* [[Gopi Sonkar]], [[India men's national field hockey team]] (Saifai Sports Hostel)
* Manish Chaudhary, Defender, [[Namdhari FC]] - [[I-League]]

===Notable faculty===
* [[Mohinder Pal Singh]], [[1986 Asian Games]] Bronze medalist as a member of [[India men's national field hockey team]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{official website|http://upsports.gov.in/pages/en/enmenu/affiliated-colleges/en-saifai-sports-college-etawah}}

[[Category:Sport in Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Intermediate colleges in Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Universities and colleges in Saifai]]
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 2014]]
[[Category:Sport schools in India]]
[[Category:Uttar Pradesh Sports Colleges Society]]
[[Category:Sport in Saifai]]
[[Category:2014 establishments in Uttar Pradesh]]

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