Union Sports Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya has launched a Physical Education Professionals' Module on the National Sports Repository System (NSRS) and asked for a nationwide register of physical education teachers to be built within six months. The Press Information Bureau release is dated 1 October 2026. It calls the new section the PE Teachers Registration and Onboarding Module.
What was launched
The NSRS is described in the release as a centralised digital platform that keeps a single repository of people and bodies in the Indian sports system. The Sports Authority of India runs it under the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, and its own pages show athletes, coaches, sports scientists and training centres as existing registrants. The new module adds physical education professionals to that list.
The event was attended by senior officials of the Ministry, the Sports Authority of India, the Lakshmibai National Institute of Physical Education, the Lakshmibai National College of Physical Education and the Physical Education Foundation of India, among other stakeholders.
Why the Ministry wants PE teachers on record
The minister's argument is that PE teachers in schools and colleges are often the first to notice sporting talent in children and young people. "It is important to map their qualifications, skills and expertise to enable their effective utilisation and further development," he said at the launch. He added that a talent identification campaign should be scientific and should begin at the grassroots, since many youngsters may have the right physical attributes to become good athletes if guided well.
He also stressed the role of sports science across the whole pathway, from finding and nurturing talent to training elite athletes.
The six-month target
Dr Mandaviya directed that the entire repository be created within six months and said progress would be reviewed in a time-bound manner. He asked for a Physical Education Teachers' Association campaign at the district level, along with registration and a structured repository at district, state and national levels. Such a register, he said, would help map what each teacher is capable of and offer those with special talents exposure at national and international levels.
"The initiative should be taken forward not merely as the launch of a module, but as a mission to develop sports in the country," he said. In a post on social media quoted in the release, he asked all physical education professionals to register on the portal.
What the release does not say
The release does not list the details a teacher must enter, the documents needed, or whether schools or education departments must verify entries. It also gives no closing date for registration beyond the minister's six-month direction for the whole repository, and it does not say how the data will be used to place teachers or reward them. Teachers who want to register should go to the NSRS portal directly and follow the instructions there, rather than rely on forwarded messages.
Schools and colleges that employ physical education staff may also hear from district or state sports bodies as the campaign takes shape. The release does not say who will run the district drives.
