Terms and Conditions 

 

Criteria for Participation 

 

The awards are open to ER&D organizations in the following categories 

• GCCs 

• Service Providers 

• Start Ups 

• Indian Manufacturing Companies 

 

The participating companies could have presence in the following industry verticals 

• Automotive  

• Consumer Electronics  

• Industrial & Energy 

• Aerospace & Defense 

• Telecom 

• Semiconductors 

• Computing systems 

• Medical devices 

 

Definitions 

 

Engineering, Research & Development (ER&D): Engineering services are those that augment or manage processes that are associated with the creation of a product or service, as well as those associated with maximizing the life span and optimizing the yield associated with a product or asset. This not only includes design elements of the product or service itself, but also encompasses the infrastructure, equipment and processes engaged in manufacturing/delivering them. R&D services involve providing research and development for hardware and software technologies, running on embedded systems.  

 

Start-Up: An entity working on building hardware and software technology solutions, running on embedded systems. The age of the entity should be less than 5 years, originated from India, and it should have at least a prototype or an MVP. 

 

Indian Manufacturing Company: A manufacturing company with its global headquarters registered in India with focus on engineering, research, development, and manufacturing of products. 

 

Key Considerations 

• Date of Submission – The last date for submissions is 26th February 2021  

• Verification of Submissions –   Apart from the information contained within this document, NASSCOM may reach out to the organization for additional information to evaluate the application. 

• The award is open to all entities registered in India (both members and non-members of NASSCOM) 

• NASSCOM does not charge any fees for participation in this initiative 

• Please note that any information shared in the RFI/Online Nomination form will be kept strictly confidential and will be covered under the standard NDA between NASSCOM and participating company. 

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Terms and Conditions for Product Categories

For Product Categories (Best Futuristic Product, Best Designed-In-India Product and Engineered for Social Impact) 

 

• Over 70% of the Product Lifecycle Ownership should be in India 

• The product should be a hardware or a software running on embedded systems or both 

• The nominated product should have been launched in the market after Jan 2018  

• The product should be external customer facing in nature 

• Participating organizations can nominate up to 3 products under each category 

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ALL APPLICATIONS TO BE SUBMITTED ONLINE

 

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Download Application for Each Category Here​- This is only for reference and will not be accepted as official response

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ER&D GCCs

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ER&D Service Provider

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ER&D Tech Startup

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Indian Manufacturing Company

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