Director's Message

Dr. Nayana Nimkar is currently the Director at Symbiosis School of Sports Sciences at Symbiosis International University Pune. She holds a Doctorate in Physical Education from Mumbai University and has previously worked as a PhD Guide with Savitribai Phule University of Pune (SPPU).

She holds three master degrees from Pune University in (M.Ed.) Education, (M.Ed.) Physical Education and (M.Phil.) Education. She has also completed 5 credits from Springfield University Massachusetts, in USA (1981) in ‘Psychology of Sports’ (under the MS Sports Program). She has represented the state in several sports at various reputable levels in her earlier times.

She has worked on several National committees like the Steering committee for Sports of the 11 th and 12 th Planning Commission of Government of India, she has also worked for NAAC (National Assessment and Accreditation Council) and NCTE (National Council for Teacher Education) as a peer committee member. She has represented India on professional bodies like ACESS (Asian Council for exercise and Sports Science) and NAPESS (National Association for Physical Education and Sport Sciences). She has been a keynote speaker in several conferences and has several publications to her credit. Her academic and administrative experience is of 38 years, which started with Maharashtriya Mandal’s Chandrasekhar Agashe College in Pune, which she headed for 20+ years.

She also held prestigious positions as Director, Board of College and University Development (SPPU) and as founder HOD of the Department of Physical Education (SPPU) where she was awarded the Best Principal’s award. When asked about the source of her energy and enthusiasm, she says that “…making fitness and physical education a part of the routine of a common man is my real source of inspiration and my relentless drive towards excellence”. This is so much in consonance with the ‘Fit India Movement’, which was launched a couple of years back by our Prime Minister.

The urge to contribute to the field of sports, be it sports management, sports science, sports technology or making sports available for the not so privileged is what drives Dr. Nayana Nimkar to run the Symbiosis School of Sports Sciences with the ultimate zeal and definitive purpose.