Presents
30th January 2026
Leela Bhartiya City, BengaluruThe India Digital Awards (“Awards”) is an event organized by Internet and Mobile Association of India (“IAMAI/Our/Us/We/Organizer”). By participating in the Awards, you (“You/Your”) agree to be bound by and abide by the following terms and conditions (“Terms and Conditions”).
Our jury (‘Jury’) consists of an independent panel of highly distinguished professionals, whose identity will not be disclosed until after all the Awards have been presented. Please do not make any attempt to identify or influence the Jury. If you make any such attempt or if We become aware of any such attempt, it will lead to immediate disqualification of Your entry and forfeiture of Your entry fee (if any) as well as cancellations of the passes (if any) offered to You.
It is Your responsibility to ensure that:
The entries for the Awards must be submitted on or before 14th January, 2026. No entries received thereafter shall be accepted (unless the date is extended by IAMAI in its sole discretion).
Once the entry is submitted You shall not be allowed to make any changes to it, except to respond to any queries that may be required by the Jury to better understand the entry and any information provided by You therein.
The decision of IAMAI regarding the eligibility of the entries shall be final and binding
Awards under each category shall be conferred strictly on the basis of evaluation scores assigned by the IAMAI appointed Jury. The Awards follow a benchmark-based scoring system and are not quota-based. Accordingly:
In instances where multiple entries meet the above benchmarks, the Top Three highest-scoring entries within the category may be considered for Gold, Silver, and Bronze Awards respectively, subject to each entry meeting the minimum scoring threshold required for the respective award level.
If no entry meets the required benchmark(s) for a specific award level, that level (Gold / Silver / Bronze) may remain unawarded.
In the event that no entry within a category meets any of the minimum thresholds, such category may remain entirely unawarded, at the sole discretion of the Jury and Organizers.
The decision of the Jury, ratified by the Organizers, shall be final and binding, and no correspondence or appeals regarding the evaluation scores or final results shall be entertained.
The winners will have to bear all costs associated with claiming the Awards including any taxes levied on the value of such Awards.
Information and/or any data provided in connection with the entries will be shared with the Jury for evaluation and/or with any third-party vendors as may be decided by IAMAI in its sole discretion. Therefore, please be careful in disclosing the information along with Your entries as IAMAI will not be responsible for disclosure to the public of any of your confidential or proprietary information that is disclosed by You as part of the entries.
Materials such as the name and logo of Your company that You submit may be used for marketing and promotional purposes and be shared on our social media handles and You hereby agree to the use of Your name, logos and brand features for this limited purpose.
Awards shall be awarded purely on the evaluation criteria set out in these Terms and Conditions and each of the Jury is entitled to evaluate the entries using his/her own opinions and understandings. You will not question at any time any awards that have been awarded to any entry.
The decision of the Jury regarding the winner shall be final and binding. You shall accept and abide by any and all decisions made by the Jury. No queries with respect to the decision of the Jury shall be entertained and neither You nor or any other person or entity shall have any claims in this regard.
You shall ensure that Your entries are in conformity with applicable law and that nothing in Your entry violates the right or the intellectual property right of any person (living or dead) and You hereby agree to fully indemnify IAMAI for any breach of this provision. IAMAI reserves the right to reject any entry without assigning any reason.
IAMAI is the sole and exclusive copyright owner of the Awards. Further, all the copyrights, trademarks, service marks, logos, trademarks, and other intellectual property rights relating to the Awards and the content forming a part thereof and displayed therein shall vest at all times, worldwide and in perpetuity, in IAMAI.
All Your expenses in relation to the attendance of Awards such as airfare, ground transportation, accommodation, meals etc., shall be to Your account and IAMAI shall not be responsible for the same. No claim of any nature whatsoever will be entertained by IAMAI in this regard.
IAMAI has the right to change, alter, modify or cancel the Awards and these Terms and Conditions without giving any reason or prior notice to You and You shall have no claims in this regard.
IAMAI shall be not liable to You in the event the IAMAI is unable to proceed with the Awards due to acts of God, war, pandemics, fire, storm, floods, judgement or orders of any court of law, acts of terrorism, any force majeure events or other causes reasonably beyond IAMAI’s control.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, IAMAI reserves the right in its absolute discretion and without liability to anyone:
By participating in the Awards, you will be deemed to have accepted these Terms and Conditions and the Privacy Policy and the Terms of Use on https://ida.iamaiawards.in/IDA2026/.
IAMAI shall not be responsible or liable to any person in any manner for any injury, loss, damage, cost, or other charges or consequence whatsoever arising from, or suffered or incurred by the participants in connection with this Awards including any delays, that may result in the winners being unable to collect the awards or for any injury, loss, damage, cost, or other charges or consequence howsoever or whatsoever that may result because of this Awards.
The Awards and these Terms and Conditions shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of India and competent courts in Mumbai shall have exclusive jurisdiction with regard to the same.
Judging Criteria
A comprehensive methodology has been established to fairly and accurately evaluate each entry based on its merits. The assessment criteria include:
Entries will be evaluated on how well they demonstrate a thoughtful and insightful approach to the core issue and target audience, maintaining consistency with the strategy throughout all campaign elements.
The jury will look for a clear cause-and-effect relationship between the campaign's objectives, strategy, and outcomes. They will also consider factors such as the effective use of resources and technical excellence in executing integrated campaigns.
The jury will assess the originality of the concept, creative use of communication channels, and innovation in measuring results.
The evaluation will consider the complexity of the challenge, the scale of the results, and how effectively the strategies and communication methods achieved the set objectives.
The jury will also qualitatively assess the clarity of the written submission, including campaign overview, challenges, objectives, strategy, and results. Wherever possible, include facts and figures to support claims, providing the jury with a well-rounded and informed perspective of your campaign.