The season ran alongside the closing stages of the 2011–12 I-League season.
The AIFF development team, Pailan Arrows, did not field their team in the competition as they were already an U21-Team in the I-League.
[1] The preliminary phase of the 2012 U20 league was held played in three different cities, Kalyani, Mumbai and within the state of Goa.
[2][3] The final round of the competition was held in Kalyani with Pune F.C.
Academy coming out as winners.