Frequently asked questions

Select the relevant category, complete the nomination form, share the required supporting documents. Only entries marked submitted and followed by payment will be considered for evaluation.

The selection involves a two-step process:

Round 1 – Knowledge Partner Review: Initial screening to ensure eligibility, completeness, and alignment with category criteria.

Round 2 – Jury Evaluation: Qualified entries are then evaluated by an esteemed jury panel based on predefined judging criteria.

A diverse, independent jury panel comprising senior HR leaders and industry experts assesses entries based on predefined scoring criteria. Visit Grand Jury Page for more details.

Yes. Please refer to the Categories page for the current entry fee applicable to your selected category. Please note that the entry fee is non-refundable under all circumstances, including non-selection, withdrawal, or not being declared a winner.

Yes. Organizations may submit nominations across multiple categories. For category-wise details, eligibility, and pricing, please refer to the Categories page.

Payments must be made within 20 days before the event date. Entries with pending payments after this period will be automatically disqualified.

An entry is deemed valid and accepted only after full payment is successfully received and acknowledged.

The final submission deadline is as mentioned on the home page. All payments and invoicing must be completed 20 days before the event date — entries with pending payments will be disqualified, regardless of merit or selection status. Early submissions and timely payments are strongly encouraged to avoid disqualification.

Winners will be notified via email 8–10 days prior to the event. The official announcement and felicitation of winners will take place during the Awards Ceremony.

You may share presentations, impact reports, videos, testimonials, images, or other relevant supporting documents to strengthen your submission. The applicable word limit and file size limit are specified against each question in the online nomination form. Please refer to the nomination form for category-specific requirements.

Each entry is evaluated based on a clear set of judging criteria, which may include innovation, impact, scalability, implementation strategy, and sustainability of the initiative. Criteria are customized per category type and detailed in the Judging Criteria section.

Yes. If required, the Awards Team will provide an NDA in the standard ETHCA format. To ensure timely processing, custom NDA formats cannot be accommodated.

There’s no fixed timeline for when a program must have started. However, it should be in place long enough to show measurable impact. All data and results should be from the last financial year to ensure relevance to the jury evaluation.

The awards are open to organizations of all sizes and sectors—including corporates, PSUs, startups, educational institutions, and NGOs—as well as individual HR leaders and professionals who have driven impactful people initiatives.

Yes, all winners will receive a trophy, either at the ceremony or delivered post-event if not attending in person (delivery charges are applicable).

All winners will be invited on stage to receive their award during the ceremony. Winners will be recognised as official winners and may collect their trophy from the designated Winners' Desk. Event-day instructions will be communicated to all winners in advance.

No. All evaluations are carried out through a robust and independent assessment process. The jury's decision is final and binding, and requests for re-evaluation, re-scoring, appeals, or reconsideration of any entry will not be accepted.