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ELECTRONICS FOR YOU’S
R&D Awards 2025
Everyone seems to love talking about the lack of R&D in the field of electronics in India.
At Electronics For You, we decided to walk the talk.
How can we encourage R&D in electronics? While we can’t give tax and financial benefits like our central and state government–we can certainly highlight and promote those who do get their hands dirty and attempt to innovate in this highly complex and challenging field.
Hence, the Electronics For You team is proud to announce India’s first awards to recognise R&D in the field of electronics. Our aim is to make them into Annual awards to recognise innovation on a yearly basis, and to hold the Awards Ceremony at EFY’s annual electronics event for R&D and New Product Development teams–India Electronics Week.
Who Should Apply?
If you believe you have done an innovation in the field of electronics–let us know.
In these initial stages of developing these annual awards, we are flexible towards reviewing and accommodating a wide variety of product or service categories for these awards.
Who Can Apply?
R&D or Technical Divisions of These Firms Should Ideally Apply:
Product Companies (aka OEMs)
Product Companies (aka OEMs)
Independent Design Houses
Independent Design Houses
Educational or Research Institutions
Educational or Research Institutions
PSUs / Government organisations
PSUs / Government organisations
Individuals who have innovated at their individual level, and are not part of any firm–can also apply.
Plus, marketing/marcom teams (or PR agencies) can apply on behalf of their R&D division.
What products or services are admissible?
With respect to products, anything related to electronics is invited. Be it materials, chemicals, chips, components, boards, modules, products, and even manufacturing equipment.
On the services side: EDA tools, software (web or PC), software-as-a-service, innovative subscription-based services utilising electronics as a core enabler, etc.
Who Should Not Apply?
1. Your innovation is not related to electronics at all
2. Your firm is neither Indian nor was the innovation done in India
3. You don’t have a ready product or service to demonstrate and be evaluated by our judges
4. You have simply copied technology of someone else
5. You have simply changed some components of an existing design
Nomination Fee?
• For startups registered under Startup India, the fee is ₹5,000 per innovation nominated.
• For all other firms, the fee is ₹10,000 per innovation nominated.
• This amount includes GST.
• If you need a GST Invoice, do share your GST details during the payment process, so that we can issue your GST invoice within 2 weeks of your payment.
• If your application is Rejected, which means it is unfit to be reviewed by judges, then your entire amount will be refunded within 2 weeks.
• For all other firms, the fee is ₹10,000 per innovation nominated.
• This amount includes GST.
• If you need a GST Invoice, do share your GST details during the payment process, so that we can issue your GST invoice within 2 weeks of your payment.
• If your application is Rejected, which means it is unfit to be reviewed by judges, then your entire amount will be refunded within 2 weeks.
How To Apply?
STEP 1
To understand the level of details you will need to provide to nominate your innovation.
Judges may seek more information in the future–and any lack of information from your end may result in reduced scoring for the Awards.
STEP 2
If you are comfortable with these parameters, make the payment and record the Transaction #.
STEP 3
Fill the nomination form, and mention the Transaction # provided after you paid for the Nomination Fee.
Winner Benefits?
Well, winning such an exclusive award is the biggest benefit. Such an award will be a clear shout-out to your customers and your competitors that you have the team and the motivation to innovate–in a challenging field like electronics!
Plus, the other “smaller” benefits include:
• Guest Passes for 2 people (worth Rs 10,000!) to attend the Awards Ceremony and network with peers and industry experts.
• Option to buy additional passes (maximum 3 more) at a 50% discounted price of Rs 2500 (incl GST).
• Photograph of your CXOs winning the award with name, caption and organisation name in the April issue of Electronics For You magazine.
• Plus, the same will be published before 30th of April on Electronicsforu.com and ElectronicsForYou.biz.
• Sound and Video bytes of your CXOs by Electronics For You journalists for our Youtube channels and LinkedIn posts.
• Photograph of your team and your product or service on our website. (Before 30th April 2025).
• Opportunity to engage with journalists from EFY Group and other media houses present at the awards ceremony.
