The competition shall be held in accordance with the General Rules of the Inter-Agency Games and those of the Badminton World Federation (BWF), except where the present competition rules provide otherwise.
- Each team shall consist of a minimum of four players (three men and one lady, or two men and two ladies), and of a maximum of eight (five men and three ladies), one of whom shall act as captain. All line- ups are based on a four men and two ladies combination (see para. 5). During any given encounter, a team must play as if four men and two ladies were present. Any missing combinations will be forfeited.
- A player may not play for more than one team nor play in more than two doubles matches (men’s, ladies’, or mixed doubles) during each encounter.
- Before each encounter, the captains of the two teams shall exchange their team rosters, according to ranking, showing which players are scheduled for specific matches. Subsequently, no substitution shall be allowed, except if a player falls ill or is injured or fails to report for his or her scheduled match.
- Once an encounter has been scheduled, cancellation by either team shall be counted as a victory for the opposing team by default: 21-0, 21-0.
- Each encounter shall consist of three men’s doubles matches, one ladies’ doubles match, and two mixed doubles matches. If a team consists of the stated minimum number of players, the line-up shall be as follows: for three men and one lady – two men’s doubles matches and two mixed doubles matches; and for two men and two ladies – one men’s doubles, one ladies doubles, and two mixed doubles.
- During the group stage (not in semi-finals and final), a point system is to be used. Each match that is won is awarded a single point. For example, a team that wins all 6 matches, is awarded 6 points for that encounter. The opposing team that lost all 6 matches is awarded 0 points. Another example would be if a team wins 3 matches and loses 3 matches, the final score will be 3-3 and so on.
- In case of a draw in any given group (either scenario) after all encounters have been played, the winner of the head to head encounter between the teams that are tied is declared as winner. If more than 2 teams are tied on points, the number of sets and eventually the points shall be the deciding factors.
- Each match is decided on the basis of the best of three sets.
- The competition shall consist of one round only, and each team shall play against every other team. When this is not possible because of the number of participating teams, insufficient courts or lack of available time, the games will be played in groups. The top team from the groups play for the first three places.
- The best 3-4 teams of the previous year shall be seeded according to their placing of the previous IAGs. The host organization shall establish the schedule of encounters in accordance with paragraph 11 of the General Rules of the Games
- At the end of each encounter, the chief umpire shall communicate the results in writing to the discipline coordinator, together with the match records duly signed by the team captains.
- The host organization shall provide the services of a chief umpire to record the results and to resolve any dispute that may arise. The chief umpire’s decisions shall be final.
- The host organization shall designate an umpire for each match, and for this purpose may call upon players not involved in a match of their own.
- The host organization shall provide feather shuttles.