Lucknow: The state govt on Saturday released the merit list for admission to Classes 6, 9 and 11 in five sports colleges run by the Uttar Pradesh Sports Colleges Society.According to officials, the selection committee awarded marks online based on the performance of each participant.Across the five sports colleges — Guru Gobind Singh Sports College, Lucknow; Veer Bahadur Singh Sports College, Gorakhpur; Major Dhyan Chand Sports College, Saifai; Sports College, Saharanpur; and Sports College, Fatehpur — a total of 518 seats are available in 14 sports disciplines. Following the main selection test, a merit list of 558 players has been released.According to the list, 391 players have been selected in the main list, while 167 players have been placed on the waiting list. Separate category-wise lists for each class and sport have been issued and can be downloaded from the concerned portal.In the next phase of the admission process, selected players will undergo biological age verification and medical examination. Biological age verification for players participating in athletics, badminton, cricket and football will be conducted at the CMO office in Lucknow.Similarly, players of gymnastics, hockey, judo, volleyball and wrestling will undergo verification at the CMO office in Gorakhpur, while those participating in kabaddi, swimming, handball, boxing and weightlifting will undergo biological age verification at the CMO office in Saifai/Etawah.Players found eligible during the verification process will be granted final admission through counselling.The secretary of the Uttar Pradesh Sports College Management Committee said players who successfully clear the biological verification process will be admitted after counselling in accordance with the prescribed rules.
