2016–17 Inter State Twenty-20 Tournament is a Twenty20 cricket tournament in India. This is the first edition of the tournament, with the top teams qualifying for the 2016–17 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. The tournament will be held from 29 January 2017 to 06 February 2017. 28 full members of BCCI will participate in the tournament.
Teams are divided in 5 geographical zones and will compete within the zones in a Round-robin tournament. One winner will be declared from each zone. The tournament is established to set a stage for players to audition for the upcoming 2016–17 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy and 2017 Indian Premier League.