Table tennis seems to be the favourite sport for most of the college bunkers and those who don't want to waste their money in going out and watch movie in this time of recession. The sports rooms never seem to get rest till the colleges are open as there is always a line of table tennis tables. Students prefer to wait to play the game than to do any other activity. For many, the sport is an activity which keeps them engrossed for more than a couple of hours and say that they don't realise the time while playing.

Vijayendra Katti, a student of SIES Graduate School of Technology says, "Table tennis is one of the favourite indoor sports which everyone enjoys. As engineering students, we are always busy with studies and lectures and playing table tennis is the easiest option through which we can de-stress ourselves. Once we start playing, we just forget about the time and keep playing."

Another student from SIES says, "We get to spend time with our friends and entertain ourselves without spending money. If we go out for a movie we don't only have to pay for the tickets, but also for the snacks that we would eat, commuting expense etc. As such we end up spending almost half our pocket money on one movie. It is better to play table tennis for three hours for free, than to pay huge amount and watch some movie that would not make any sense to us."

Every college today has a sports room where they have at least two table tennis boards. Even if students don't prefer to take part in the tournament, they definitely enjoy playing it as part of their daily activity. A table tennis coach of a club says, "The sports rooms of colleges are always full even when the lectures are in session. It is not the case with schools.

The college boys and girls suddenly develop an interest in playing the game and spend most of their time in college playing the same. These kids show a lot of interest in table tennis when they want a break from studies and then participate in various competitions."