For 14 years, PRmoment India has been the gold standard of PR journalism in India. Now it is celebrating the campaigns and talent shaping the industry. The inaugural PRmoment India Awards are now open for entries.

The PRmoment India Awards are for agencies and in-house teams that want to lead the way in PR and communications in India.

The UK PRmoment Awards have built a strong reputation for quality and impartiality (as well as a fantastic night out), and winning one, or simply making the shortlist, carries real prestige. The India edition brings the same editorial rigour and the same judging process to the world's most culturally diverse PR market.

Ben Smith, founder of PRmoment, said: "Launching in India is a big moment for us. The PRmoment Awards built their name in the UK on a judging process people trust, and PRmoment India has spent 14 years earning that same trust across the market. Over that time, we've covered Indian PR as it grew: its big launches, its turnarounds, and the work that changed minds. 

The industry has truly come of age. Indian teams now run some of the most inventive, culturally sharp campaigns anywhere, often on budgets that would surprise the rest of the world. That work deserves a bigger stage. The PRmoment India Awards are our next chapter, and we're thrilled to open entries today. We want them to set the benchmark for what great PR looks like in India, and to show the world how exceptional it is."

Who can enter

• PR and communications agencies of every size, from new and boutique firms to the largest networks

• In-house PR and communications teams at companies, public-sector bodies and not-for-profits

• Individual communicators and agency leaders

Entries should cover work completed between December 2025 and the final entry deadline. Campaigns can be one-off or ongoing.

How to enter

Register here to enter.

Step 1: Create your login

Step 2: Go to 'Manage your entries'

Step 3: Download the entry form and entry kit

Step 4: Upload your entry

See how the jury will score your entry

The categories

Campaign awards by sector: Auto Marketing Communications · B2B · BFSI · Consumer PR · FMCG · Healthcare, Beauty and MedTech · Luxury, Hospitality and Travel · Sports and Gaming · Technology PR. Investor Relations

Campaign awards by craft: Best Content · Best Video Campaign · Best Creativity (Consumer and B2B) · Best Influencer and Celebrity Partnership · Best Strategy, Research and Data · Best Use of AI in PR · Best Engagement · Best Event or Brand Activation · Integrated Communications · Low Budget (₹2 lakh or less) · Media Relations · Social Media · Sustainability, CSR and Purpose-Led · Regional, Rural and Tier-2+

Agency and team awards: New Agency · Boutique Agency · Emerging Agency · Midsize Agency · Large Agency · Independent Agency · Best Practice (B2B, Consumer, Integrated, Technology and Regional) · In-house Team of the Year

Agency size bands are set on annual PR fee income earned in India only.

Individual awards: In-house Communicator of the Year · Agency Leader of the Year

See the full list of categories and what judges look for in each.

What makes these awards different

• Published criteria. Every campaign is judged on three things: clear objectives and audience insight, creative strategy and execution, and budget efficiency with evidence-based results.

• Feedback for every entrant. Each entry receives a scorecard showing how it was marked against those criteria, whether it wins or not.

• Two-stage judging. Judges score each entry on their own first, then meet to agree the shortlist and winners.

• Coverage that lasts. Shortlisted and winning work is covered on PRmoment India and across our social channels.

• Your data stays private. Only your 100-word summary is published, and only if you are shortlisted. Budgets, client details and everything else in your entry stay confidential.

Paarul Chand, editor-in-chief of PRmoment India, said: "The question we hear most about awards is how they are judged. So we've made the answer public. The scorecard is published, the jury doesn't compete with the people it's judging, and every entrant sees how they were marked. If your work is good, this is the place to prove it."

Recap: Entry fees and key dates

Early-bird fee: ₹10,000 per entry plus GST

Standard fee: ₹15,000 per entry plus GST

Multiple entries: 10% off for 10 or more entries, 15% off for 20 or more

Entries open: Wednesday 28 October 2026

Early-bird deadline: Friday 18 December 2026

Final deadline: Friday 29 January 2027

Shortlist announced: Monday 22 February 2027

Awards ceremony, Delhi: Thursday 1 April 2027

Meet the jury

Arpana Kumar Ahuja

EVP and Head, Corporate Brand and Communications

Jindal Steel Ltd.

Animesh Biswas

PR Lead – Growth Markets

HCL Software

Bhavna Imran

Communications Leader, APAC

Vyolor

Malvika Mudgal

Founder

Jagan Foundation

Vimala Rajkumari

Founder and Creator, Vsual Brewery and Hope in Motion

Former Associate Producer, Channel V Thailand

Gayatri Rath

Co-Founder

Saptasajya Foundation

Prof. Diwakar Shukla

Dean, Faculty of Media and Social Science

Jagran Lakecity University

Himmat Singh

Director – Corporate Affairs, Sustainability and Societal Initiatives

Nestlé India

Joe Wallen 

Global partner and India head

Michael Macfarlane Associates

Nikhil Chawla

Consulting Editor 

Pune Times Mirror

Yatin Padia 

Lead Integrated Business Communications

Raymond Group

More judges will be announced in the coming weeks.

For more information regarding the PRmoment India Awards, please email Event Assistant, Sejal Sinha.

Email: sejal@prmoment.in

Sponsorship

Sponsorship and partnership packages are available. To find out more, contact Paarul Chand at paarul@prmoment.in