Frequently Asked Questions
Click on the Register Tab to create an account. After creating your account, use your email ID and password to log in.
Select the Category and Sub-Category you wish to submit your entry form for. Fill in all the details, then click Save and Exit. You can edit it and make changes whenever required. Once finalized, submit the entry and complete the payment as per the stated deadlines.
Any company, organisation, institution, agency, consultancy, group, or individual that has executed any project qualifying under any of the India Digital Awards categories can create an account. For the same company/entity, any number of entries can be submitted using the same account.
Anyone who has created an account can submit any number of entries across all categories after paying the required fee online. However, all entries must be original, and the entrant must either own the work or have permission from the client/appropriate party to enter the work with all rights granted therein. If an entrant without such rights submits an entry, the nomination will be deemed ineligible.
The same project cannot be submitted separately by two different entities. However, any project can be submitted as a joint entry by two or more entities in unanimity.
Yes, the same company or agency can submit multiple entries in the same category or across different categories.
- Create an account by clicking on the Registration Button on the IDA website.
- If already registered, log in using your credentials. If not registered, click on Register Now.
- Click on the Create Entry tab on your dashboard.
- Choose your desired Category & Sub-Category.
- Fill in the details of the entry in the respective form.
- Upload the project/work file or URL.
- Click on Save & Exit if further editing is required, or Submit & Exit if final.
- Make Payment & Complete the Submission Process (you may make bulk payment for all entries together).
Any readable, standard file format (PDF, PPT, MP4, JPEG, PNG, or live URL link) that clearly and comprehensively demonstrates the project/work for jury assessment is accepted.
You can make changes to the entry by clicking on ‘Save and Exit’ as many times as you like before final submission. Once the entry is submitted and paid, no further changes can be made.
IAMAI's India Digital Awards is not liable for any copyright infringement on the part of the entrant. Submission of any entry acknowledges the right of IAMAI to use the submitted material for exhibition, promotion, and publication purposes across any medium.
- Credit Card / Debit Card / Net Banking / UPI
- Bank Transfer (RTGS / NEFT / IMPS)
Applications must be completed in English. For regional languages, supporting creative videos/materials may be in the original language provided they include English subtitles so jury members can fully evaluate the campaign.
The judging panel is chosen yearly from top industry professionals, thought leaders, and digital influencers. Judges are assigned categories aligned with their domain expertise, and are strictly recused from scoring any entry with which they have an affiliation. Each entry is independently evaluated by multiple judges.
Entries are judged in two phases. The highest-scoring cases from Round One advance to the Final Round. In both rounds, all elements (written case and creative assets) are scored confidentially against objective criteria.
- Competitive work or competitor brand logos
- Agency names, agency logos, or identifying agency credits
- Any un-cleared stock music or imagery
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The Digital Agency of the Year is awarded to the agency that secures the highest cumulative points across multiple categories based on the following scale: