The 2012 Asian Youth Boys' Volleyball Championship was held at the Azadi Volleyball Hall, Azadi Sport Complex, Tehran, Iran.

The teams were seeded based on their final ranking at the 2010 Asian Youth Boys Volleyball Championship.

[1] Iran (Host & 1st) Sri Lanka (8th) Mongolia * Kuwait * China (2nd) Thailand (7th) Kazakhstan South Korea (3rd) Chinese Taipei (6th) Australia India (4th) Japan (5th) Turkmenistan * Withdrew