Sports

GDC Anantnag has always been amongst the best colleges of valley in terms of promotion, participation and achievements in the field of games and sports. The college has a well-developed and well maintained department of Physical Education that has been always providing facilities and opportunities to students so that they can excel in field of sports. That is the reason for the endless list of achievements in this field by the College. The college has shown supremacy in field of sports from a long past and in recent years, has boosted its rate of achievements.

The college has got a well maintained playfield constituting a cricket ground, a football ground, a hockey ground, two volleyball courts, two tennis courts and a cricket practice net stand. The playfield is fenced from all sides and has also got drinking water facility for students alongside. The department of physical education has procured three lawn mowers and one ride-on mower to trim the grass and keep the surface of field in a proper shape. Moreover, the department has got all the important equipments required for conduction of any one of the games that the ground can support, may it be sight-screens, mats, boundary ropes for crickets, or nets and stands required for commencement of Hockey and Football matches, the equipments used by players like bats , balls, rackets, uniforms etc. The college has also provided the department with one motorized pitch roller (01 ton) and one manual roller (half ton) for regular leveling of the cricket pitch and sometimes other portions of the playground

The College organizes Annual College Road Race and Cycle Race each year in which a lot of students take part with zeal and zest. For this purpose, the college has provided the department of Physical Education with adequate number of racing cycles, safety helmets, pumps, uniforms and numbering tags.

Apart from the outdoor game facilities, the College has got good indoor sports facilities for students that include a well- furnished gymnasium and fitness centre, having adequate weights, treadmills, stationary bikes etc. Two TT Tables are also installed in the TT Hall for the interested students. A separate space has been provided for students who like the game of Carrom & Chess. A Yoga Centre has also been maintained in a very calm environment.

The College also caters to the interests of students who are keen to participate in adventurous sports and as such has also got a good store of waterproof tents, sleeping bags, warm mats, Jungle Boots ,skiing equipments etc. Moreover, the College considers the safety of students a priority. Injuries are unavoidable in sports activities, as such the department of physical education has been provided with a few portable and handy first aid boxes and a refrigerator for ice packs, even when College has a separate Dispensary. The College has planned to construct an indoor badminton hall and a basketball court during this year and for that purpose, a portion of college land has been already been reserved.