ORGANISED BY: Hockey India
DESCRIPTION:
* Altogether 24 teams would compete in this league-cum-knockout championship.
* The 24 teams been placed in eight groups and after completion of group league, the top team from each group will advance to the quarterfinals.
* Odisha Naval Tata Hockey High Performance Centre has been placed in Pool A along with Berar Hockey Academy (Vidarbha) Amravati and Naval Tata Hockey Academy Jamshedpur.