Sports Board

Dibrugarh University Sports Board was formed in the year 1967 under the provision of the Dibrugarh University Act 1965 (Assam Act VIII of 1965) and run by an Ad-hoc Committee. The Constitution of the Sports Board was drafted in the year 1968. Since its inception this board has been active in the development of Games and Sports of the seven districts of Upper Assam viz. Dibrugarh, Dhemaji, Golaghat, Jorhat, Lakhimpur, Sibsagar & Tinsukia.

The main aim of the Sports Board is to look after the Sports & Cultural activities of all the affiliated Colleges under D.U. The Sports Board is in charge of arranging playing facilities for the University community within the University campus. To fulfill this purpose, the Dibrugarh University Sports Board regularly organizes the Inter College Sports and Cultural meets besides organizing and sending teams to various Inter University tournaments all over India. Moreover, to encourage and give more opportunity to sports persons, the Sports Board opened the Centre for Studies in Physical Education and Sports in 2009.