As of 2010, the Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy carried a cash award of rupees

The Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy is a rolling trophy given by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports to the university with the best overall performance in inter-university sport; in 2010 it carried a cash award of Rs 10 lakh, meant for developing games and sports in the winning university.

The other amounts do not match the cash award attached to the trophy in 2010; Rs 5 lakh and Rs 7.5 lakh were then the cash awards of the Arjuna Award and the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna.

Current position: the winning university now receives Rs 15 lakh.