Higher education consumes a lot of time and energy. We completely understand that while pursuing degrees like MBA, BTech and PhD one gets really busy and engaged. It’s completely understandable that oftentimes, students do not feel like investing time in co-curricular activities and by doing this they actually miss out something equally important as academic knowledge.

Graduate job market we know today is one of the most competitive. Time and time again it has been proved that a degree alone is not indicative of all embraced development. Being brilliant just in academics does not help in becoming successful. One needs to be equally talented in other fields also. Being both academically and co-curricularly talented is quite necessary to excel in life. Co-curricular activities help students in learning beyond the subject and become competent for all the spheres of life.

Benefits of co-curricular activities

In addition to developing the various domains of mind, co-curricular activities facilitate personality developments such as social development, intellectual development and emotional development. Furthermore, these activities strengthen classroom learning and make one energetic, creative, positive thinker and enthusiastic. The list of benefits of co-curricular activities are endless, some of them are-

• Develops leadership skills:

• Develops life skills:

• Develops social skills

• Develops academic skills

• Stress Buster

• Broadens perspectives

Co-curricular activities during higher education enhance the growth of the students in several ways. Participating in these activities helps students to grow individually, socially, and mentally. Therefore, several universities in India, include co-curricular activities in their educational programs as an integral part of university life. Quantum University, Roorkee and VIT University, Vellore are few such universities which put equal emphasis on the co-curricular activities as on academic curriculum. In these universities, co-curricular activities are smartly designed, organised, managed and balanced with the academic curriculum. These universities allow students to get involved in societies, sports clubs and enjoy their time at university. Here, every student gets the opportunity to learn beyond the subjects and the mere four walls of the classroom.