Overview
- Group-stage matches run from December 15 to 26 across Mahilpur, Meerut, Delhi, Agartala, Shillong, Narainpur, Anantapur, Bengaluru and Jaipur.
- Thirty-five teams are divided into nine groups, with eight groups of four teams and one group of three.
- The Final Round will be held in Assam at Dhakuakhana and Dhemaji in January 2026.
- Opening-day fixtures include Jammu & Kashmir vs Ladakh and Himachal Pradesh vs Punjab in Group A.
- Assam last hosted the Final Round in 2010–11, when West Bengal defeated Manipur in Guwahati.