Chandigarh:The Education Department, under the guidance of CM Bhagwant Singh Mann, is conducting trials for residential sports wings running in various schools from July 15 to 17, 2024.
Divulging details, School Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains said that Selected players will get free accommodation, education, and a daily allowance in tune of Rs 200. Trials will be held for various sporting events including basketball, hockey, football, boxing, judo, kabaddi, shooting, swimming, and weightlifting, across different age categories (U-14, U-17, and U-19).
Aspiring players must attend the trials with their parents/guardians, original certificates, and photographs. Eligibility criteria include age and academic qualifications. No direct participation from outside states is allowed.
Bains said that it will be mandatory for the selected players to stay in the sports wing. All the aspiring players should attend the tryouts on the specified dates at 10 AM at the indicated venues along with their parents or guardians with original certificates of sporting achievements and academic qualifications and 4 photographs each. Players born on or after 01/01/2011 for under-14 years, 01/01/2008 for under-17 years and on or after 01/01/2006 for under-19 years will be considered for these sports wings. Players of other states can’t participate in these trials.