For men, the fitness test matches the standards set for match officials officiating at the global level (FIFA). It includes six timed sprints over 40 metres within six seconds, and 40 x 75 metre runs in 15 seconds, with an 18-second rest between runs. In addition, Elite match officials under
AIFF president Kalyan Chaubey has called for an urgent need for accountability on the part of the Referee Department, urging officials to take serious note of the continuous errors and mounting refereeing issues this season in India's top two leagues, the ISL and the I-League
AIFF president Kalyan Chaubey has called a meeting with the members of the Federation's Referees Committee, Chief Refereeing Officer Trevor Kettle and a team of Referee Assessors to review the refereeing situation in the country, and to discuss the way forward
As per a press release from AIFF, the implementation of the Elite Refereeing Development Plan (ERDP), developing and identifying refereeing talent from the grassroots, and professionalising those operating at the elite level will fall within Kettle's remit