NASSCOM Engineering and Innovation Excellence Awards 2020- Updated

NASSCOM Engineering and Innovation Excellence Awards 2021
Terms and Conditions

*Please read the terms and conditions before proceeding

Criteria for Participation

The awards are open to ER&D organizations in the following categories
1) GCCs
2) Service Providers
3) Start Ups
4) Indian Manufacturing Companies

The participating companies could have presence in the following industry verticals
1) Automotive
2) Consumer Electronics
3) Industrial & Energy
4) Aerospace & Defense
5) Telecom
6) Semiconductors
7) Computing systems
8) Medical devices

Definitions

Engineering, Research & Development (ER&D): Engineering services are those that augment or manage processes that are associated with the creation of a product or service, as well as those associated with maximizing the life span and optimizing the yield associated with a product or asset. This not only includes design elements of the product or service itself, but also encompasses the infrastructure, equipment and processes engaged in manufacturing/delivering them. R&D services involve providing research and development for hardware and software technologies, running on embedded systems.

Start-Up: An entity working on building hardware and software technology solutions, running on embedded systems. The age of the entity should be less than 5 years, originated from India, and it should have at least a prototype or an MVP.

Indian Manufacturing Company: A manufacturing company with its global headquarters registered in India with focus on engineering, research, development, and manufacturing of products.

Key Considerations

Date of Submission – The last date for submissions is 26th February 2021 .

Verification of Submissions –  Apart from the information contained within this document, NASSCOM may reach out to the organization for additional information to evaluate the application.

The award is open to all entities registered in India (both members and non-members of NASSCOM).

NASSCOM does not charge any fees for participation in this initiative.

Please note that any information shared in the RFI/Online Nomination form will be kept strictly confidential and will be covered under the standard NDA between NASSCOM and participating company.

Award Applicability

1 - Should leverage new age /emerging technologies

Terms and Conditions

For Product Category Awards (Next-Gen Product of the Year, Engineered-In-India Product of the Year, and Social Impact Solution of the Year) -

1) Over 70% of the Product Lifecycle Ownership should be in India
2) The product should be a hardware or a software running on embedded systems or both
3) The nominated product should have been launched in the market after Jan 2018
4) The product should be external customer facing in nature
5) Participating organizations can nominate up to 3 products under each category

For Service Delivery Excellence of the Year Award -

1) The project should have been initiated after Jan 2018.
Please click on the below links to download offline copies of the documents for reference.

1) Awards - Terms & Conditions

2) Awards Guidebook - GCCs

3) Awards Guidebook - Service Providers

4) Awards Guidebook - Start-Ups

5) Awards Guidebook - Indian Manufacturing Companies

Please note that only online form submissions will be considered for award nominations.

For submitting multiple entries in the same award category for the product awards, participants will have to login multiple times for each additional set of nominations. Only the first 3 nominations received in the award category will be considered.

IMPORTANT INSTRUCTION WHILE FILLING IN THE SUBMISSIONS -

The forms do not have an option to save the nominations midway during the submission process. Nominees are advised to leverage the guidebooks to capture all the relevant information beforehand and submit it online in one-go.

If in case the nominees are unable to submit all award nominations in a single-sitting, they can select the award categories and submit them individually. For e.g. nominees can select only the Next-Gen Product of the Year and Engineered-In-India Product of the Year forms and submit them in one sitting and then submit other award categories by logging in again.

Nominees are requested to maintain the organization name consistent throughout the multiple submissions for ease of reference during evaluation.

ORGANIZATION DETAILS
- SPOC Name
- Designation
- Phone (Tel/Mobile)
- Email Id
- Head Name
- Designation
- Phone (Tel/Mobile)
- Email Id
- Organization Name
- Year of Inception in India
- Global Headcount
- India Centre Headcount

Rows	Patents and IPs
Total IPs Filed Across All Countries
Total IPs Filed in India
Total IPs Contributed by the India Entity across all countries
Total IPs Contributed by the India Entity in India

Rows	Awards/Recognitions
Number of International Awards won by the product
Names of the awards and the awarding authority
Number of National Awards won by the product
Names of the awards and the awarding authority

Rows	Details
% of Product Development ownership from the Indian Entity
Product Development efforts for the Indian Entity (Total Man Months)
What was team composition for product ideation?
Extent of Indian Entity efforts in Product Management (% of Overall Product Management Efforts)
Extent of Indian Entity efforts in Project Management (% of Overall Project Management Efforts)
Extent Indian Entity efforts in System Integration or Platform Integration (% of Overall System Integration Efforts)

Rows	Details
Product Development efforts for the Indian Entity
What was team composition for product ideation

Rows	Number (#)
Products
Technologies

Rows	Details
Number of products
Revenue contribution from the products (% of total organization revenues)

Rows	Details
Year of Setup
# Total Number of start-ups incubated/ramped-up at the center

Rows	Number (#)
Total number of Global CoEs in the Indian Entity
Total Global CoEs headcount in the Indian Entity

Rows	Number (#)
Total research articles published by GCC in India
Total research articles published by GCC Globally

Rows	As of Dec 2020	As of Dec 2019	As of Dec 2018
Headcount

Rows	Experience Pyramid (Headcount)
0-1 Years
1-5 Years
5-10 Years
10-15 Years
15+ Years

Rows	Number (#)
Total number of full products developed on a turnkey basis in last 3 years
Total number of unique enterprise customers for whom you have developed full products on turnkey basis in last 3 years

Rows	Number (#)
Total research articles published by ER&D Organization in India
Total research articles published by ER&D Organization Globally

Rows	As of Dec 2020	As of Dec 2019	As of Dec 2018
Headcount

Rows	Experience Pyramid (Headcount)
0-1 Years
1-5 Years
5-10 Years
10-15 Years
15+ Years

Rows	Details
# of countries where the product is sold (12 months from date of launch)
# of end users for the product (12 months from date of launch)

WOMAN ROLE MODEL IN ER&D

The award recognizes women in positions of technical leadership who serve as a role-model not just for their organization but also for the entire ER&D ecosystem.

FORM SUBMISSION

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Rows	Name of organization	Type of partner (start-up, tech provider, academia, etc.)	Details of nature of collaboration (niche capabilities, tech, IP solution, research )	Details of benefit generated from the partnership (reduction in TTM/project cost/ product cost, improvement in product quality, etc.)
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Rows	Product Line	Product Name & Description	Key contributions by the GCC in setting up its vision & direction for the global enterprise	Markets for the product (US, APAC, Europe, India, etc.)
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Rows	Technology Name & Description	Product Lines which incorporate the technology	Key contributions by the GCC in setting up its vision & direction for the global enterprise	Key markets where the technology will be implemented
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Rows	Product Line	Product Name and Description	Markets for the product (US, APAC, Europe, India, etc.)	Revenue contribution from the product (% of total organization revenues)	Time required to reach product ownership maturity (In months)
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Rows	Global BU- Head Role & Leader Name	Leader reports to (Name & Designation)	Business Unit Name	Business Unit Details (Include details on headcount, geographical spread, list of countries the BU operates in, BU revenues as % of org revenues, overview of product in the business unit, etc.)
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NASSCOM Engineering and Innovation Excellence Awards 2021

NASSCOM Engineering and Innovation Excellence Awards 2021

ORGANIZATION DETAILS

NEXT-GEN PRODUCT OF THE YEAR

ER&D ORGANIZATION OF THE YEAR- GCC

ER&D ORGANIZATION OF THE YEAR - ESP

SOCIAL IMPACT SOLUTION OF THE YEAR

ENGINEERED-IN-INDIA PRODUCT OF THE YEAR

WOMAN ROLE MODEL IN ER&D

SERVICE DELIVERY EXCELLENCE OF THE YEAR

FORM SUBMISSION

Rows	Total patents contributed by the GCC (authored and co-authored) since inception	Total patents contributed by the GCC (authored and co-authored) since Jan 2018
IPs/Patents filed in India
IPs/Patents filed across all countries globally

Rows	Headcount as of Dec 2020	Headcount as of Dec 2019	Headcount as of Dec 2018
Product Engineering Software
Mechanical Engineers
Embedded Software Engineers
Hardware Engineers
Manufacturing Engineering

Rows	Headcount as of Dec 2020	Headcount as of Dec 2019	Headcount as of Dec 2018
Program and Project Managers
Product Managers
Technical Fellows
System/Platform/Enterprise Architects

Rows	Total patents contributed by the organization (authored & co-authored) since inception	Total patents contributed by the organization (authored & co-authored) since Jan 2018
Patents filed in India
Patents filed across all countries globally

Rows	COEs setup for individual enterprise customers	Common COEs / Competency Groups
Total number of new-age technology CoEs in India
Total headcount of new-age technology CoEs in India

Rows	Number (#)
Total IPs filed across all countries
Total IPs filed in India
Total IPs contributed by the Indian entity across all countries
Total IPs contributed by the Indian entity in India

Rows	Recognitions
No. of international awards won by the product
Names of the awards and the awarding authority (Award Name-Authority)
No. of national awards won by the product
Names of the awards and the awarding authority (Award Name-Authority)

Rows	Details
% of Product Development Ownership from Indian Entity
Product Development Efforts for the Indian Entity
What was the team composition for product ideation?
Indian entity efforts in Product Management (% of overall product management efforts)
Indian entity efforts in Project Management (% of overall project management efforts)
Indian entity efforts in system integration or platform integration (% of overall system integration efforts)

Rows	Mark (Y/N) as applicable	List of countries in the target market
Designed in India for Indian market
Designed in India for APAC market
Designed in India for Global market

Rows	Details
Name
Designation
Academic qualifications
Brief roles and responsibilities in current organization
Technical team size reporting to the individual

Rows	Title of the IP/Patent	Description of the IP/Patent (Please include details on the business objective and the solution in max 100 words)	Business impact of the IP/Patent (revenues, new customer, other intangible benefits)
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Rows	Innovation success stories (brief description)	Details on the initiative	Describe the Business Impact generated (revenue impact, new customer acquisition, royalty, etc.)
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Rows	Start-Up Name	Details on the engagement	Current status of the engagement	Business impact from the engagement (revenues, new customers, etc.)
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Rows	Name of the Institution	Details on the engagement (General Details, Location, Scope, etc.)	Current status of the engagement	Business impact from the engagement (Revenues, New Customers, etc.)
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Rows	Details
Total overall efforts in the Project delivery (Person months)
Total overall headcount for the project delivery
Total organization (GCC/ESP) efforts in the project delivery
Total organization (GCC/ESP) headcount for the project delivery
Key leadership roles from the organization for the project delivery (GCC/ESP)
% of Product Development Efforts from the organization (GCC/ESP)
% of Project Development Efforts from the organization (GCC/ESP)
% of System Integration Efforts from the organization (GCC/ESP)