How to Apply

Step 1 – Online Submission of application

1. The authorized representative of the manufacturer or brand owner company can only apply.
2. Download the application and submission requirements for your information from the link given on left side
3. Keep the information ready for online submission
4. Prepare four high quality JPEG images with following specifications of your entry:

   • 1024 x768 pixels in dimension
   • 300 dpi in resolution
   • CMYK or RGB in color mode
   • No bigger than 3MB in file size
   • Have these images ready in a folder to electronically attach to the application form where required.

Step 2 – Payment for participation

1. The payment towards participation fees has to be made within the last date (19th October 2012) .
2. The application will not be considered for evaluation with the participation fees payment.

Step 3 – Submission of material

1. After judging level 1, applicants will be short-listed.
2. The organizers will inform the short-listed applicants through e-mail / phone (as given in the application form).
3. On being short-listed, the applicant is required to submit a full commercial sample of their design, print quality images and support material to complete a physical assessment.
4. The physical submission has to be made within the stipulated time frame.
5. The freight costs, duties and taxes associated with the transportation of submission material is the responsibility of the applicant.

Visual Communication

• Maximum of 10 images mounted of a A3 or A2 size board
• Maximum 2 boards permitted
• It is required to send us at least 1 piece of the actual product (dimension less than 1m x 1m x 1m)
• In case the actual product being fragile, take adequate care to pack it appropriately.

Industrial Design

• Maximum of 10 images mounted of a A3 or A2 size board
• Maximum 2 boards permitted
• It is required to send us at least 1 piece of the actual product (dimension less than 1m x 1m x 1m)
• In case the actual product being fragile, take adequate care to pack it appropriately.
• The product must be completely assembled and full functional
• Power source if required must be provided with the product
• In case of the actual product being of size larger than the specified size,

  • mount the relative images onto A2 size display board
  • Maximum 2 boards are permitted
  • Include a video showing the design from all sides

Interaction Design

• In case the submission is a website, submit the url and include printouts of some sample pages
• The printouts of the sample pages must be mounted on A2 or A3 size boards
• Maximum of 2 boards permitted.
• For interactive media provide a narrative film (max 3 mins) in MPEG and A2 or A3 size display board of screen images. (max 2 board)

Automobile Design

• Mount the relative images onto A2 size display board
• Maximum 2 boards are permitted
• Include a video showing the design from all sides

Optional Supporting Materials

• Demonstration/Promotional video(s) –

  • Format: WMV, AVI, or MPEG format
  • Medium: CD/DVD, memory card, flash disk etc
• Promotional material(s) – Printed format, Digital format (JPG, PDF, PPT) in CD will be accepted.
• Informative materials on commercial / business success of the project - press release, news clippings, etc.

Address for sending Physical Material

Your boards and the physical material is to be sent to the following address :

CII Design Excellence Award Secretariat
Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)
3rd Floor, IGSSS Building
28, Institutional Area , Lodi Road 
New Delhi-110003
Phone: +91-11-45772001   
Fax:     +91-11-45772014 
Email: seema.gupta@cii.in ; innovation.grid@cii.in

Return of Physical Material

• After the recognitions are announced the entrant can contact the Secretariat to arrange pick up of their physical material
• The physical material is to be picked-up at the entrants cost within the stipulated time.
• After the stipulated time the organizers will not be responsible for the return of the physical material.

Step 4 – Judging for CII Design Excellence Recognition

1. All submission material is presented to the jury members without exception so as to represent your application fully and justly
2. The original application material is reduced to standard presentation slides and is supplied along with the physical entry.
3. Each jury member complete the individual assessment and compare their results with each other
4. Finally post the detailed and diligent discussion the jury members arrive at the decision to recognition the Design Excellence Recognition in each sub category.
5. During the jury process if the jury members wish to direct questions to the applicant, questions will be posed by conference call.
6. Members of Jury will declare interest if they are involved in any of the participating entry and will recluse themselves from the judging of that entry.

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