These awards are given by Government of India for Excellency in the field of sports coaching. This award initiated in 1985. In this award a cash of Rs. 3,00,000, a bronze statuette of Dronacharya and a scroll of honour are being presented.
Recently AK Kutty (athletics), Subhash B Aggarwal (billiards & snooker), L Ibomcha Singh (boxing), Ajay Kumar Bansal (hockey) and Captain Chandrup(wrestling) are given this award.