DESCRIPTION:
*     Altogether 25 teams, including two from Odisha, would compete in this championship.
*     Teams would first play league matches after being divided into four pools and top two teams from each pool would qualify for quarterfinals.
*     Of the two Odisha teams, Hockey Odisha have been placed in Pool-A with Hockey Maharashtra, Hockey Chandigarh, Hockey Bhopal and DelhiHockey, while Hockey Gangpur-Odisha have been kept in Pool-D with Sports Authority of India, Hockey Unit of Tamil Nadu, Hockey Himachal and Punjab & Sind Bank.

SCHEDULE (Of Odisha teams and knock-out stage):
April 26: Hockey Odisha vs Hockey Bhopal and Hockey Gangpur-Odisha vs Hockey Unit of Tamil Nadu
April 27: Hockey Odisha vs Hockey Chandigarh
April 28: Hockey Gangpur-Odisha vs Punjab & Sind Bank
April 29: Hockey Odisha vs Hockey Maharashtra and Hockey Gangpur-Odisha vs Sports Authority of India
May 1: Hockey Gangpur-Odisha vs Hockey Himachal and Hockey Odisha vs Delhi Hockey
May 3: Quarterfinals
May 4: Semifinals
May 6: Match for 3rd/4th place and FINAL