Terms and Conditions
Criteria for Participation
The awards are open to ER&D organizations in the following categories
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GCCs
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Service Providers
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Start Ups
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Indian Manufacturing Companies
The participating companies could have presence in the following industry verticals
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Automotive
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Consumer Electronics
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Industrial & Energy
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Aerospace & Defense
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Telecom
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Semiconductors
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Computing systems
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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
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Date of Submission – The last date for submissions is 26th February 2021 
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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.
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The award is open to all entities registered in India (both members and non-members of NASSCOM)
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NASSCOM does not charge any fees for participation in this initiative
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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)
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Over 70% of the Product Lifecycle Ownership should be in India
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The product should be a hardware or a software running on embedded systems or both
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The nominated product should have been launched in the market after Jan 2018
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The product should be external customer facing in nature
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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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