Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy Scheme

About Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy Scheme

The Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy, instituted in 1956-57, is a rolling trophy the Ministry of Sports awards to the university with the best overall sporting performance of the preceding year, meant to spark keen interest among students and motivate teams toward competitive sport in the university sector. The overall top-performing University for the MAKA Trophy is chosen per the guidelines set out in the MAKA Trophy scheme. For MAKA Trophy 2022, sporting achievements from 01st April 2021 to 31st March 2022 are considered. Only universities recognised by the Government/UGC can be nominated under this scheme. As per the MAKA Trophy scheme, sports disciplines considered for the award must meet these conditions: (i) The discipline must be recognized by the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports; and (ii) The discipline must also feature in the Olympics/ Asian Games/ Commonwealth Games; (iii) Beyond this, three disciplines are included based on popularity/indigenous games:(a) Chess (b) Kho-Kho and (c) Cricket. OBJECTIVES: (i) To promote competitive sports and games among Colleges and Universities; (ii) To recognise and honour Universities that have performed best in sports and games; (iii) To motivate Universities toward broad-basing sport and pursuing excellence; (iv) To weave sports and physical fitness into college and university life; (v) To foster a dope-free sporting culture among youth and students.