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Petroleum Sports Promotion Board (PSPB), the sports board of the oil and gas public-sector companies

PSPB Table Tennis Academy (Ajmer and Sonipat)

Run by the Petroleum Sports Promotion Board (PSPB), a public-sector sports board, not by a government department. Residential table tennis academy run by the Petroleum Sports Promotion Board since 1995, first at Ajmer in Rajasthan in collaboration with the Sports Authority of India and the Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI). The boys' academy is now at Sonipat, Haryana, and PSPB has run a full sponsorship programme for girls with Delhi Public School, Sonipat and TTFI since the 2019-20 session. Players are chosen through selection trials. This is a public-sector sports board programme, not a government department scheme.

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Last updated: 8 Oct 2026· Source: TTFI circulars and news (2016-2020) and The Sentinel report (2025)
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This entry describes the scheme as run by TTFI circulars and news (2016-2020) and The Sentinel report (2025), but we have not yet been able to link a specific notification, G.O. or guidelines PDF for it. Treat the details below as indicative only, and confirm the current eligibility and amounts with the state sports department or on the official portal before applying.
Eligibility, benefits, amounts and deadlines are set by the implementing government department and change without notice. Always confirm the current terms on the official source linked on each page before applying.

Overview

Run by the Petroleum Sports Promotion Board (PSPB), a public-sector sports board, not by a government department. Residential table tennis academy run by the Petroleum Sports Promotion Board since 1995, first at Ajmer in Rajasthan in collaboration with the Sports Authority of India and the Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI). The boys' academy is now at Sonipat, Haryana, and PSPB has run a full sponsorship programme for girls with Delhi Public School, Sonipat and TTFI since the 2019-20 session. Players are chosen through selection trials. This is a public-sector sports board programme, not a government department scheme.

Official documents

Notices and PDFs published by the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, including earlier years. Links checked 2026-10-06.

Eligibility

  • ▸ Indicative: Selection is by trials announced to TTFI-affiliated state units.
  • ▸ Indicative: For the girls' academy trials in 2020, players with state ranking 1 or 2 and/or in the top 32 of the final TTFI rankings were eligible; a 2025 news report gives the benchmark as a top-two state ranking or a top-30 TTFI ranking.
  • ▸ Indicative: Age categories are set in each year's trial circular (cadet and sub-junior for boys in 2016-17; under-15 for the Sonipat academy).

Benefits

  • ✓ Free boarding and lodging.
  • ✓ Free schooling, including uniform and books, with school admission arranged by the academy.
  • ✓ Free training with all equipment and sports kit, and fitness training.
  • ✓ PSPB bears the expenses of playing in national ranking tournaments and national championships.
  • ✓ In 2017 the academy also paid boys a pocket allowance of ₹500 per month; confirm the current practice.

Application process

Trials are announced through TTFI circulars to the state table tennis associations; contact your state association or TTFI for the current year's circular.

Official link
https://ttfi.org/old/news/show/980 ↗
Application referrals
—visitors referred

Apply via: Trials are announced through TTFI circulars to the state table tennis associations; contact your state association or TTFI for the current year's circular.