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| Eligibility Criteria |
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To be eligible for the 2012 Innovation for India awards:
 The innovation should have been in existence for at least 2 years and not more than 5 years. Innovations in existence for less than 2 years can also apply, provided the innovation has demonstrated reasonable impact since inception. |
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| The innovation must be from an organization or a department/team within an organization. Individuals are not eligible to apply. |
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| No third party consultants should have been involved in creating the innovation. |
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| Consultants may enter work they have done for clients provided a statement from the client is submitted agreeing to be interviewed for the in-context audit and to be featured in the relevant publications if the entry wins. |
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| Evaluation Criteria |
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| Uniqueness: How different and one-of-its-kind is the innovation? |
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 Is the innovation significantly different from other products / processes / models that already exist in the market? |
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Impact: What significant effect has this innovation already created?
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Measures output in the form of economic (monetary), social and/or environmental impact. |
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| Sustainability: Is it likely that the innovation will endure for a long period of time? |
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| Guiding Principles |
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| Transparency : A transparent recognition process ensuring clarity and understanding by all the stakeholders. The process is clear, unambiguous and public. |
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Quality : Quality is a key principal to ensure that the award recognition process is valued, relevant, reliable and rigorous.
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| Consistency : The process is consistent in meeting the objectives of the Innovation for India Awards. |
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Fairness : The applications are screened by an external knowledge partner and the final awardees are selected by an unbiased jury.
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