Jitendra Singh Naruka, director, sports department-DU, said that efforts have been made towards promotion of sports in the university with admissions being granted through the sports category. "However, it has been observed that some students admitted through the sports quota do not actually participate in the college or university sports programmes," he added.

Sportspersons' interest in other federations and clubs take precedence over college or university. "There are legalities involved in such cases. If the students admitted through the sports quota are not playing for the college, then why shouldn't their admissions be questioned?" states the letter.

Students, on the other hand, cite reasons as to why they lose their interest in college or university activities. "Federations outside the university pay well for a single match played by a potential sportsperson. Each and every match counts for those who are in need of money to pursue a career in sports. Secondly, exposure to national and international tournament gives sportspersons a chance to make it to a higher level," said Suresh Lakhavat, football captain, Sri Venkateswara College.

The colleges have been asked to make a list of students admitted through sports quota but not playing for university.

The varsity has also tied up with various city hospitals to develop the medical courses. "I have spoken with Batra Hospital for the nursing course, RML Hospital for the sports medicine course and the Indian Spinal Injuries Institute for sports physiotherapy and they are working on the modules,'' Vice-Chancellor K K Aggarwal said.

The short term courses are specifically aimed at enhancing the skills of professionals like physiotherapists while the MBA courses are aimed at creating a pool of employable students. The response has been encouraging. "The university started the MBA on real estate and building infrastructure with 45 seats but because there was so much demand, we expanded capacity to 60 seats. The need of the day is employable courses''.