• Dr. RAVI M.N.
• DR. SUMAN SHETTY N

Current visions of preparing students for the 21st century advocate that students must be enabled and empowered in the present and for the future. Empowering students to take control to lead functional and fulfilling lives should help them meet their needs for power and belonging, and enable them to pursue and realise their social goals. This outcome should positively affect students' achievement motivation and hence learning. In the present world, the life has become too complex to be led by the academic qualifications alone. There are other very important factors those which help in shaping the life of a pupil as a whole. In this regard, the extracurricular activities have an important role coupled with those of curricula as they re-enforce each other reciprocally. The students those who participate in the extracurricular activities are not only physically fit rather they are mentally sharp, responsive and participative regarding the various healthy activities. Extracurricular activities are found in all levels of our colleges in many different forms. They can be sports, clubs, NSS, NCC, Rovers and Rangers, cultural clubs, debate, drama, school publications, student council, and other social events. A student’s future can be determined in the things that they do in the hours after school and before their parents get home. This paper describes the role of extracurricular activities and the positive effects that they can have on students of all kinds ranging from the above average student to the student that is on the brink of dropping out of college.

Keywords: after-academic activities, athletics, extracurricular activities, goals of education, Bryond Curriculum, student empowerment.

"EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITY – A TOOL BEYOND CURRICULUM FOR STUDENT EMPOWERMENT", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 12, page no.1476-1482, December-2020, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2012394.pdf

"EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITY – A TOOL BEYOND CURRICULUM FOR STUDENT EMPOWERMENT", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 12, page no. pp1476-1482, December-2020, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2012394.pdf