The Aarohan Social Innovation Awards seek to recognize and reward individuals, teams or NGOs that are developing unique solutions for the social sector that have the potential to positively impact the underprivileged in India, at scale. Committed to helping organisations working with the motto 'Aavishkar Dil Se', the objective of these awards is to accelerate innovation in the social sector, and provide a platform to help these solutions scale. 

Contest opens for nominations on 15-10-2018
Contest ends on 31-12-2018

Aarohan Social Innovation Awards will recognize and reward social innovations in the following categories:

1. Education and Sports
2. HealthCare
3. Rural Development
4. Women Safety and Empowerment
5. Sustainability
6. Destitute care

A panel of distinguished judges will evaluate and select the winners whose submissions will be assessed on four broad criteria

1. Application to real-world problems
2. Innovative use of technology
3. Originality of ideas
4. Ease of use. 

The jury will comprise Prof. Trilochan Sastry, Professor and former Dean, IIM Bangalore; Padma Shree Mr. Arvind Gupta, an Indian toy inventor and science expert; Prof. GVV Sharma, Faculty in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Coordinator, Teaching Learning Centre, IIT Hyderabad; Prof. Anil Gupta, visiting faculty, IIM Ahmedabad, a globally renowned scholar of grassroots innovations and founder of the Honey Bee Network, and Infosys Foundation Chairperson and noted author Mrs. Sudha Murty.

A sum of INR 1.5 crore is set aside by the foundation from 2018 which will be used to reward deserving social innovators in India whose solutions have the potential to make a difference.

Aarohan Social Innovation Awards will also offer winners an opportunity for residential technical mentorship at IIT Hyderabad for up to 12 weeks at its campus to help them further develop their solutions and rapidly scale these for social impact.

Interested candidates can submit your applications here.

Participants can also submit entries describing their work in the form of videos that can be uploaded on the Aarohan Social Innovation Awards website.

Infosys is committed to the communities in which it operates. This has led to the creation of the Infosys Foundation to support the underprivileged sections of society. A not-for-profit initiative aimed at fulfilling the social responsibility of Infosys Ltd., the Infosys Foundation creates opportunities and strives towards a more equitable society.

Established in 1996, the Infosys Foundation supports programs in the areas of education, rural development, healthcare, arts and culture, and destitute care. Its mission is to work in remote regions of several states in India. The Infosys Foundation is currently working with all sections of society, selecting projects with infinite care, and working in areas that traditionally overlooked by society at large.