Subroto Cup

The Subroto Cup is an inter-school football tournament. It has two categories: under 14 and under 17. It was the brainchild of Air Marshal Subroto Mukerjee. He conceived the idea of a football tournament so as to promote the game at the grassroot level in India. After his unfortunate demise in 1960, the Subroto Mukerjee Sports Education Society was conducting the tournament.  The tournament is conducted by the Indian Air Force in remembrance of Air Marshal Subroto Mukerjee.  The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports also supports the tournament with an annual grant of Rs. 5 lakh.

The Subroto Cup has the distinction of being the only Indian football tournament for school boys. The tournament had started out as a tournament for school boys in India only, but has since expanded to include teams from other nations as well.