India finished fourth at the16th Asian Junior men's volleyball championship after it lost its third place play-off 21-25, 13-25, 11-25 to Iran.
Despite the defeat, India still managed to qualify for the 2013 FIVB World junior men's championship.
Other results: Semifinals: Japan bt India 29-31, 19-25, 25-14, 25-17, 15-09; China bt Iran 21-25, 25-23, 25-19, 15-25, 19-17.