DESCRIPTION:
*     Altogether 16 state teams, including Odisha, would compete in this championship.
*     Teams have been placed in four groups and after completion of group league matches, the top team from each group would advance to the semifinals.
*     Placed in Group-C, Odisha will play their three league matches against Madhya Pradesh, Bihar Punjab on April 27, April 29 and May 1 respectively.

GROUPINGS:
Group-A: Kerala, Chhattisgarh, SAI, Uttar Pradesh
Group-B: Delhi, Uttarakhand, Mizoram, Jharkhand
Group-C: Odisha, Punjab, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh
Group-D: Assam, Tamil Nadu, Goa, West Bengal.