International Research Journal of Education and Technology

The purpose of the study will determine the relationship between body types and physical fitness variables among engineering college students in Telangana State. The present study is delimited to subjects chosen from engineering college students of different streams. The physical efficiency test is conducted for the age group ranges from 18 to21 years. Study is delimited to male students only. The subjects were 90 male students of JNTUH University Sultanpur engineering college. Aged between 18 to 21 years; male students only. A total of 90 students were randomly chosen for the study. (N= 30 Endomorph, N= 30 Mesomorph and N= 30 Ectomorph). The subjects had their regular schedule of training in physical education sports and games as per the programmers of the college. There was no control on the individual practice of sports and games in specific disciplines during their non- college hours. Classifying the individuals on the basis of physical characteristics associated with the body built prescribed by Sheldon while presenting his 7 point scale for the three principle body types. Body types referred as somatic typesof the adulthood students in the agegroup of 18to21years have a strong relationship to the physical fitness.Keywords:Bodytypes,Physicalfitness,Endomorph, Mesomorph, Ectomorph etc.