Department championship

Defence Accounts Sports Control Board: The sixth edition of the Hockey India Senior Men's Inter-Department National Championship 2026 will take place in Hyderabad, Telangana, from Friday onwards.

The tournament will see 20 departmental teams across the nation vying for top honours, as it will draw to a close on September 14 with the final.

Teams have been placed in four pools, with Pool A featuring Petroleum Sports Promotion Board, Sashastra Seema Bal, Central Secretariat, I.T.B.P. Central Hockey Team and Punjab National Bank. The second pool, Pool B, features Comptroller & Auditor General of India, Defence Accounts Sports Control Board, Sports Authority of India, Central Reserve Police Force and Punjab & Sind Bank.