Participants need to complete the participation questionnaire form as attached in order
to
submit their entries or submit their entries by mailing across the nomination form at
[email protected]
Right to permit participation is reserved with Awards Management.
Employees of the Awards management & Sponsors, and the members of their immediate
family,
persons with criminal convictions, persons other than citizens of India, are ineligible to
be a
part of the Awards.
The Award categories may be dropped, increased or modified based on the level of
response
received, at the discretion of the awards management without prior information to the
nominees.
The parameters for evaluation are subject to revision by the internal and external juries
and
Awards Management.
2. Receipt of Entries
The participation questionnaire needs to be completed and submitted to [email protected]
Receipt of entries after the last date of receipt specified may be permitted only at the
discretion of Awards management
Awards management will not be responsible for entries that are not submitted properly /
received late
Incomplete questionnaire in any manner will disqualify a participant from participating
in the
Awards
The participation questionnaire to be signed - off by participant's authorized
signatories so
be signed - off by participant's authorized signatories
The Awards Management reserves the right to nominate certain business/firms for each
category,
in case of non-participation by the small business/firm for whatever reason.
3. Incorrect information
Awards Management has the right to ask for proof of information provided / audit the
information
provided in the entry form. If such a request is made and the participant does not agree,
the
participant could be disqualified from participation at the Awards
Information received will be treated as confidential and not used for any purpose except
for
determining the winner of the Awards
If at any time, any information provided by any participant is found to be incorrect in
any
manner, then the participant will not be permitted to continue participation in the Awards
If, after the conclusion of the Award ceremony, any information provided by any
participant is
found to be incorrect in any manner, the participant will be liable to return the Award
and any
monetary / non-monetary incentives provided as part of the Award
Determination of whether information is incorrect or not rests with Awards Management
4. Short-listing up to 5 nominees for each award category
Entries received will be collated with identified entries to ensure completeness of
participants
An initial jury will evaluate collated list of entries based on pre-defined evaluation
criteria
to determine nominees in each category
The decision of the above short listing is binding and final on all Participants
Nominees could be contacted with further relevant information for the final round
In the event no entries in a category are found to be worthy of inclusion in the Awards,
the
category could be cancelled at the discretion of Juries or Awards Management. The internal
jury
may decide that no nominee is worthy of the Award and disqualify all participants at its
discretion
Jury decision is binding on all participants
5. Determination of winners
The nominees in each category will be presented to the final jury for determination of
winners
The final jury will score and/or rank each nominee based on pre-defined evaluation
criteria
Jury's decision is final and binding on all Participants.
Participants understand and agree that mere participation in the Awards does not entitle
Participants to win a prize.
The Jury may decide, in order to maintain high standards of these awards, that there
could be
no winner in a particular category.
Selection for the award is based on a competitive review process. A nomination does not
guarantee an award.
6. General
Decision of Awards Management on all matters is final and binding on all Nominees and no
correspondence will be entertained on the same
Nominees and Winners permit free of cost the use of their name and factual information
about
their participation in the public media (for the build-up to the Awards, during the Awards
ceremony and after the Awards ceremony) and do not have any right to any revenues earned
through
intellectual property rights generated by the Awards, if any
The Company will not be liable for any claims / disputes made by the Participants,
Nominees or
Winners in relation to the Award.
The Company reserves the right to withdraw, or amend these terms at any time and does
not take
responsibility for any loss or damage that any person or organization may suffer as a
result of
participating or attempting to participate in the Awards, the Awards being withdrawn or
its
terms amended.
The Company cannot and shall not be accountable / liable for any disruptions / stoppages
/
interruptions or cancellation of the Awards. The Company and its contractors cannot be
held
responsible for matters out of its control and for force majored reasons.
Additions, deletions and/or modifications to these Rules are at the discretion of the
Company
and the Company may make such additions/deletions and/or modifications, at any time before
or
after the Awards.
All disputes relating to or arising out of the Awards shall be subject to the laws of
India,
and shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of competent jurisdiction
at
Delhi, India.
The Participants, Nominees and Winners agree that they shall hold harmless the Company
and
Sponsors, its employees, officers, contractors or other persons and shall defend them
against
any loss, claim, demands, costs, damages, judgments, expenses or liability arising out of
or in
connection with any or all claims whether or not groundless, that may be brought against
the
Company by any third party in connection with participation in or winning the Award.
If Participants are unclear as to the rules or any element of the Awards or experience
difficulties of any kind, they can write in their questions, problems or queries to the
address
given below.
Upon receipt of your nomination form along with the nomination fee, your nomination will
be
confirmed. Any cancellation must be received in writing. Under no circumstances the
nomination
fee will be refunded.
Entry to Awards ceremony is for 18 years and above only
1 nomination can give access to one guest only
The Company shall endeavour to the best of its ability to respond thereto.
IRC PASS