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{{short description|Indian university sports award}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2022}}
{{Infobox award
| name = Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy
| image =
| image_size = 255px
| alt =
| caption = [[Panjab University|Panjab University, Chandigarh]] receiving the trophy for the year 2021 from Anurag Singh Thakur, Minister Of Youth Affairs and Sports.
| subheader = Rolling Trophy awarded to the best overall university in sports
| awarded_for =
| sponsor = [[Government of India]]
| firstawarded = 1956–1957
| lastawarded = 2024
| reward = {{INRConvert|15|l}}
| holder_label = Most recent winner
| holder = [[Chandigarh University]]
| award1_type = Total awarded
| award1_winner = 68
| award2_type = First winner
| award2_winner = [[Bombay University]]
}}
The '''Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy''', is a sports honour of the [[India|Republic of India]]. The award is named after [[Abul Kalam Azad]] commonly referred to as Maulana Azad, one of the senior leaders of [[Indian National Congress|Indian national congress]] and first [[Minister of Education (India)|Minister of Education]] in independent India.<ref>{{cite web|last=Huq |first=Mushirul |date=23 July 2006 |url=http://www.aicc.org.in/new/past-president-detail.php?id=35 |title=President Azad |format=PHP |access-date=15 October 2020 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090409232031/http://www.aicc.org.in/new/past-president-detail.php?id=35 |archive-date=9 April 2009 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.education.nic.in/Speeches/NED09.pdf Speech of Hon’ble Human Resource Minister on National Education Day 2009, Ministry of HRD, Government of India] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101007173930/http://www.education.nic.in/Speeches/NED09.pdf |date=7 October 2010 }}</ref> It is awarded annually by the [[Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports]]. It is a rolling trophy awarded to the "overall top performing University in sports and promoting competitive sports in University" over the preceding year. {{As of|2020}}, the award for the university securing first position comprises "a rolling MAKA trophy and a cash prize of {{INRConvert|15|l}}". The second- and third-place universities receive cash prizes of {{INRConvert|7.5|l}} and {{INRConvert|4.5|l}} respectively.<ref name="Scheme" />

The trophy, initiated in 1956–1957, has been awarded a total of 68 times as of 2024. The objective of the trophy is to promote competitive sports, excellence in sports, and integrating sports and physical fitness amongst the Indian colleges and universities. The trophy is awarded annually with the other five [[National Sports Awards]] and [[Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award|national adventure award]] at the [[Rashtrapati Bhavan|Presidential Palace]] presented by the [[President of India]], usually on 29 August of a year.<ref name="MAKA" /> Six universities have won the trophy various times. [[Guru Nanak Dev University]] in [[Amritsar]] has won the trophy 25 times, most recently in the year 2023. [[Panjab University]] in Chandigarh has won the trophy 15 times, most recently in the year 2020, while [[Delhi University]] based in Delhi has won the trophy 14 times, most recently in the year 2000–2001. Other winners include [[Bombay University]] in [[Mumbai]] which won the inaugural trophy, [[Punjabi University]] in [[Patiala]], [[Kurukshetra University]] in [[Kurukshetra]], and [[Chandigarh University]] in [[Mohali]].<ref name="MAKA" />

==List of recipients ==
{{Bar graph
| title = Recipients by number of times awarded<ref name="MAKA" />
| float = right
| bar_width = 12
| width_units = em
| data_max = 24
| label_type = University
| data_type = Number of times awarded
| label1 =[[Bombay University|Bombay University, Mumbai]] | data1 =3

| label2 =[[Delhi University|Delhi University, Delhi]] | data2 =14

| label3 =[[Guru Nanak Dev University|Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar]] | data3 =24

| label4 =[[Kurukshetra University|Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra]] | data4 =1

| label5 =[[Panjab University|Panjab University, Chandigarh]] | data5 =15

| label6 =[[Punjabi University|Punjabi University, Patiala]] | data6 =9

| label7 =[[Chandigarh University|Chandigarh University, Mohali]] | data7 =1}}

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="width:55%"
|+ List of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy recipients, showing the year, university, and city<ref name="MAKA" />
! scope="col" style="width:10%" | Year
! scope="col" style="width:30%" | University
! scope="col" style="width:15%" | City
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |1956–1957
! scope="row" | [[Bombay University]]
| [[Mumbai]]
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |1957–1958
! scope="row" | [[Panjab University]]
| [[Chandigarh]]
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |1958–1959
! scope="row" | [[Panjab University]]
| [[Chandigarh]]
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |1959–1960
! scope="row" | [[Bombay University]]
| [[Mumbai]]
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |1960–1961
! scope="row" | [[Panjab University]]
| [[Chandigarh]]
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |1961–1962
! scope="row" | [[Panjab University]]
| [[Chandigarh]]
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |1962–1963
! scope="row" | [[Delhi University]]
| Delhi
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |1963–1964
! scope="row" | [[Delhi University]]
| Delhi
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |1964–1965
! scope="row" | [[Delhi University]]
| Delhi
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |1965–1966
! scope="row" | [[Panjab University]]
| [[Chandigarh]]
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |1966–1967
! scope="row" | [[Kurukshetra University]]
| [[Kurukshetra]]
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |1967–1968
! scope="row" | [[Panjab University]]
| [[Chandigarh]]
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |1968–1969
! scope="row" | [[Panjab University]]
| [[Chandigarh]]
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |1969–1970
! scope="row" | [[Panjab University]]
| [[Chandigarh]]
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |1970–1971
! scope="row" | [[Panjab University]]
| [[Chandigarh]]
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |1971–1972
! scope="row" | [[Panjab University]]
| [[Chandigarh]]
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |1971–1972
! scope="row" | [[Delhi University]]
| Delhi
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |1972–1973
! scope="row" | [[Delhi University]]
| Delhi
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |1973–1974
! scope="row" | [[Delhi University]]
| Delhi
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |1974–1975
! scope="row" | [[Delhi University]]
| Delhi
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |1975–1976
! scope="row" | [[Delhi University]]
| Delhi
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |1976–1977
! scope="row" | [[Guru Nanak Dev University]]
| [[Amritsar]]
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |1977–1978
! scope="row" | [[Delhi University]]
| Delhi
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |1978–1979
! scope="row" | [[Guru Nanak Dev University]]
| [[Amritsar]]
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |1979–1980
! scope="row" | [[Guru Nanak Dev University]]
| [[Amritsar]]
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |1980–1981
! scope="row" | [[Guru Nanak Dev University]]
| [[Amritsar]]
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |1981–1982
! scope="row" | [[Guru Nanak Dev University]]
| [[Amritsar]]
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |1983–1984
! scope="row" | [[Guru Nanak Dev University]]
| [[Amritsar]]
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |1984–1985
! scope="row" | [[Guru Nanak Dev University]]
| [[Amritsar]]
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |1985–1986
! scope="row" | [[Bombay University]]
| [[Mumbai]]
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |1986–1987
! scope="row" | [[Guru Nanak Dev University]]
| [[Amritsar]]
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |1987–1988
! scope="row" | [[Delhi University]]
| Delhi
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |1988–1989
! scope="row" | [[Delhi University]]
| Delhi
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |1989–1990
! scope="row" | [[Delhi University]]
| Delhi
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |1990–1991
! scope="row" | [[Delhi University]]
| Delhi
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |1991–1992
! scope="row" | [[Guru Nanak Dev University]]
| [[Amritsar]]
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |1992–1993
! scope="row" | [[Guru Nanak Dev University]]
| [[Amritsar]]
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |1993–1994
! scope="row" | [[Guru Nanak Dev University]]
| [[Amritsar]]
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |1994–1995
! scope="row" | [[Panjab University]]
| [[Chandigarh]]
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |1995–1996
! scope="row" | [[Panjab University]]
| [[Chandigarh]]
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |1996–1997
! scope="row" | [[Guru Nanak Dev University]]
| [[Amritsar]]
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |1997–1998
! scope="row" | [[Guru Nanak Dev University]]
| [[Amritsar]]
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |1998–1999
! scope="row" | [[Guru Nanak Dev University]]
| [[Amritsar]]
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |1999–2000
! scope="row" | [[Guru Nanak Dev University]]
| [[Amritsar]]
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2000–2001
! scope="row" | [[Delhi University]]
| Delhi
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2001–2002
! scope="row" | [[Guru Nanak Dev University]]
| [[Amritsar]]
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2002–2003
! scope="row" | [[Guru Nanak Dev University]]
| [[Amritsar]]
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2003–2004
! scope="row" | [[Guru Nanak Dev University]]
| [[Amritsar]]
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2004–2005
! scope="row" | [[Panjab University]]
| [[Chandigarh]]
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2005–2006
! scope="row" | [[Guru Nanak Dev University]]
| [[Amritsar]]
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2006–2007
! scope="row" | [[Punjabi University]]
| [[Patiala]]
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2007–2008
! scope="row" | [[Punjabi University]]
| [[Patiala]]
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2008–2009
! scope="row" | [[Punjabi University]]
| [[Patiala]]
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2009–2010
! scope="row" | [[Guru Nanak Dev University]]
| [[Amritsar]]
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2010–2011
! scope="row" | [[Guru Nanak Dev University]]
| [[Amritsar]]
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2011–2012
! scope="row" | [[Punjabi University]]
| [[Patiala]]
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2012–2013
! scope="row" | [[Punjabi University]]
| [[Patiala]]
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2013–2014
! scope="row" | [[Punjabi University]]
| [[Patiala]]
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2014–2015
! scope="row" | [[Punjabi University]]
| [[Patiala]]
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2015–2016
! scope="row" | [[Punjabi University]]
| [[Patiala]]
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2016–2017
! scope="row" | [[Punjabi University]]
| [[Patiala]]
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2017–2018
! scope="row" | [[Guru Nanak Dev University]]
| [[Amritsar]]
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2019
! scope="row" | [[Panjab University]]
| [[Chandigarh]]
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2020
! scope="row" | [[Panjab University]]
| [[Chandigarh]]
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2021
! scope="row" | [[Panjab University]]
| [[Chandigarh]]
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2022
! scope="row" | [[Guru Nanak Dev University]]
| [[Amritsar]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |2023
! scope="row" | [[Guru Nanak Dev University]]
| [[Amritsar]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |2024
! scope="row" | [[Chandigarh University]]
| [[Mohali]]
|}

==References==
{{Reflist|refs=
<ref name="MAKA">{{cite web|title=List of winners of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy (1956-2018)|url=https://yas.nic.in/sites/default/files/MAULANA%20AZAD%20KALAM%20AZAD%20TROPHY%20%286%29_0_0.pdf|publisher=Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (India)|access-date=8 October 2020|archive-date=29 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229143059/https://yas.nic.in/sites/default/files/MAULANA%20AZAD%20KALAM%20AZAD%20TROPHY%20%286%29_0_0.pdf|url-status=live}}
*{{cite press release|title=National Sports Awards -2019 announced|url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1582410|publisher=Press Information Bureau, India|access-date=8 October 2020|date=20 August 2019|archive-date=29 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229143129/https://pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1582410|url-status=live}}
*{{cite press release|title=National Sports Awards 2020 announced|url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetailm.aspx?PRID=1647633|publisher=Press Information Bureau, India|access-date=8 October 2020|date=21 August 2020|archive-date=29 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229143213/https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetailm.aspx?PRID=1647633|url-status=live}}
*{{cite press release|title=National Sports Awards 2021 announced|url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1769041|publisher=Press Information Bureau, India|access-date=22 November 2022|date=2 November 2021|archive-date=16 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211116135805/https://pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1769041|url-status=live}}
*{{cite press release|title=Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports announces National Sports Awards 2022|url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1875896|publisher=Press Information Bureau, India|access-date=22 November 2022|date=14 November 2022|archive-date=15 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221115143412/https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1875896|url-status=live}}
*{{cite press release|title=Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports announces National Sports Awards 2023|url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1988607|publisher=Press Information Bureau, India|access-date=22 December 2023|date=20 December 2023|archive-date=4 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240104142358/https://pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1988607|url-status=live}}
*{{cite press release|title=Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports announces National Sports Awards 2024|url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2089557|publisher=Press Information Bureau, India|access-date=18 January 2025|date=2 January 2025}}</ref>
<ref name="Scheme">{{cite web|title=Inviting applications from Universities for award of MAKA Trophy for the year 2020|url=https://yas.nic.in/sites/default/files/Circular_Inviting%20MAKA%20Trophy%202020.pdf|publisher=Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (India)|access-date=8 October 2020|archive-date=29 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229143100/https://yas.nic.in/sites/default/files/Circular_Inviting%20MAKA%20Trophy%202020.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>

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==External links==
{{Commons category|Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy}}
* [https://yas.nic.in/maulana-abul-kalam-azad-trophy Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy] at [[Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports]]

{{National Sports Awards}}

[[Category:Recipients of the Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy| ]]
[[Category:Indian sports trophies and awards]]
[[Category:Awards established in 1956]]
[[Category:Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports]]

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