Urban Challenge Summit & Urban Innovations Awards 2025
Theme: Innovate, Integrate, Sustain
(8th Edition of Summit & 6th Edition of Awards)

Registration Form


Please read the instructions carefully before filling the form:
  • Separate nominations to be submitted for multiple projects
  • Video attachments to be submitted in URL format (Make sure it is an accessible, non-restricted link. Do not share WeTransfer links)
  • All documents (internal reports, documentation, or guidance, etc) to be submitted in .pdf format
  • Photographs to be submitted in URL format (Make sure it is an accessible, non-restricted link. Do not share WeTransfer links)
  • Award Nominations will be considered from Indian region only
  • Irrespective of the product/project language, all submission and project information must be in English language
Jury of Awards:
  • Each award category will be judged by our panel of jury. The panel comprises eminent experts from the private and public sectors, industries and the academia who are selected based on their overall insight on the subjects and domain.
  • The decision of the Jury is final and binding.
  • Jury holds the right to contact any eligible nominee for their doubt/queries regarding the project.
  • The Jury panel reserves the right to declare ‘Not eligible’ if a nomination does not meet the standards.
  • The results will be announced during the Awards function on 24th July 2025.
Other Terms & Conditions:
  • Any false information submitted about the initiative will immediately lead to permanent disqualification of the Nominee.
  • Any nomination form received after the last date of registration will not be entertained.
  • Incomplete / not filled registration form will be rejected.
  • The entry will not be considered if any nominee fails to submit the entire details of the nomination forms till the last date of Nomination.
  • All the materials received [PPTs, Videos, Screenshots, Photos etc.] during the nomination will become FICCI property and can be used by FICCI Secretariat to produce any document or compendium of best practices in Urban Innovation for wider circulation.
  • Kindly note, an organisation can apply multiple projects/initiatives in multiple categories. However, each project will be treated as a single nomination. To apply for the same/another project in a different category, the nomination form will have to be filled again. Also, the call for nominations is strictly for Indian/India-based projects only.

Categories 

Award Categories

Projects to be Included

 Category I

Smart Public Spaces  

  (Public open spaces, Smart parks, Area/riverfront/building rejuvenation or beautification, Open-air theatres, Place-making activities and façade improvement, Vertical gardens and wall arts, Smart traffic lights, EV charging stations, Interactive kiosk)

 Category II

Sustainable Cities

(Urban centres engineered to ensure environmental protection, resilience and circlar economy through innovative urban planning, Parks and green spaces, Solar-powered buildings, Rooftop gardens, Eco friendly transit options with prioritization of pedestrians and cyclists, implementation of green infrastructure with enhanced environmental targets integrating green and sustainable mobility , urban planning , economic planning, green and renewable energy etc, Developing green neighbourhoods;, Intelligent/energy-efficient pumps, lighting, Urban farming, Improving water conservation and wastewater management, Reduction of carbon emission)

 Category III

Green Buildings

(Sustainable or eco-friendly buildings designed to minimize environmental impact and maximize efficiency and well-being of its residents and visitors, Efficient use of energy & water, Energy and atmosphere, Use of locally available sustainable materials and resources, Indoor environmental quality, Design innovation, Use of traditional knowledge for increasing efficiency, water conservation, sustainable design)

 Category IV

Affordable Urban Housing

(Projects with atleast 250 DUs, wherein dwelling units can be a mix of EWS/LIG/MIG; Projects which are undertaken on land owned by the Central Government/States/UTs/ULB/Parastatals and executed by State, ULB, Parastatals; Projects which are undertaken in PPP mode where the States/UTs/ULBs/Parastatals provide land and/or other facilities/incentives and private sector conceive and execute the project using its financial and technical resources; Projects which are implemented by any of the following agencies in partnership with States/UTs/ULBs: ● Parastatals including all Development Authorities ● Housing Boards ● Improvement trusts ● Private agency/developer)

 Category V

Smart Water

 

(Smart centralised water network control/optimisation; Efficiency, leakage/pilferage prevention; Quality control; Smart Metering/revenue water; Smart meters; Water network modelling, Reuse)

 Category VI

Smart Mobility

(Innovations in city mobility; Public bike sharing; Pedestrian vending zones; EV-based public transport infrastructure; private EV facilitation /incentivisation; City mobility app, integrated transport system)

 Category VII

Smart Solid Waste Management

(100% collection of waste; Community participation; Improving operational sustainability; Smart dustbins; vehicle tracking system; Innovation aggregation model; Waste to energy)

 Category VIII

Smart Health

(Smart Health response systems; Innovative health solutions for accessibility/delivery; Health service system that uses technology such as wearable devices, IoT, and mobile internet to dynamically access information, connect people, materials and institutions related to healthcare; Actively manages and responds to medical ecosystem needs in an intelligent manner)

 Category IX

Disruptive Solutions

 

(Drone-based solutions, Emerging technologies like RPA, AI, ML and block chain delivery mass impact; Innovative data platforms, Data-driven innovative services/marketplace, IoT; Autonomous Things (AuT) or Internet of Autonomous Things (IoAT); Advanced Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR), Mixed Reality (MR) & Extended Reality (ER); Advanced Analytics)

 Category X

City Safety, Disaster Management, Emergency Response, Cyber Security/Data Privacy

(Monitoring, response, management, prevention of situations, including accidents, pandemic, man-made/natural disasters); Edge/Network/Data centre/ccc – IT/OT)

Contact Details
 

Name of the Organization*
Name of the Organization Representative*
Designation*
Mobile Number*
Email id*
Mailing Address *  Max 50 characters allowed
Country * 
State / UT (Only for Indian Participant) 
State should be same as used for GSTN
City * 
Pin/Zip/Postal Code * 
Do you have a registered GSTN
Please provide GST No. (If Applicable) Provided GSTN should be issued at same state as selected above.

Project Details
 

Name of the Project*
Project Awarded by/contracted by Name and details of entity or self; please elaborate*
Role of your organization* Consultant   Planner   Architect   EPC  
SI   OEM   Developer  
Others, please specify  
State*
Implementation City*
Project Stage*

Project Launch Date *
Project Tenure(planned completion tenure in years) *
Project Go-live Date *
Project Go-live details(which all features/services did the project Go-Live with) (Max. 200 Words)* Total word count: 0 words.
Beneficieries of the project* (please tick all applicable) Citizens   Businesses   Government/Authority
Who is the funding authority of the project?* Government   Self   PPP
Details of Funding Agencies
What is the problem solved by this project and how this solution makes the city a better place for today & tomorrow? (Max. 250 Words)* Total word count: 0 words.
Briefly explain the structure of the project, stakeholders, ecosystem, beneficiaries, partners/alliances and your SoW and the role played by your organization in this project, current status of the project (Max. 250 Words)* Total word count: 0 words.
Innovation done in the project. Please elaborate (Max. 250 Words)* Total word count: 0 words.
If the project utilises digital solutions, please elaborate on the ability to integate with other smart solutions(Max. 250 Words)* Total word count: 0 words.
Uniqueness of the solution. Please elaborate* Unique   Uncommon   Widely available/used  
Total word count: 0 words.
Is the solution scalable or replicable to other smart cities? Please tick the applicable option and provide details* Scalable   Replicable  
Total word count: 0 words.
Is the solution contributing to green / environment / climate efforts? Please tick the applicable option and provide details* Yes   No  
Total word count: 0 words.
Does the project/solution utilise any emerging technlology that has contributed to the implementation or supports ongoing operations. Please select all applicable and provide details?* IoT   AI   ML   Blockchain  
Robotics/RPA   AR/VR  
Others, please specify   Total word count: 0 words.
Information on financial outlay and financial sustainability of the project. Provide a breakdown on:
1.Capex information
2.Opex (Operational Expenditure)
3.Break-even Period
4.Funding Sources
(Max. 250 Words)*
Total word count: 0 words.
Please provide details on acceptability and adaptability of solution in the city. – No. of users, businesses, area impacted, household covered etc. (Max.250 Words)* Total word count: 0 words.
How is your solution contributing to betterment of the city?  Please tick the applicable option and provide details(max 250 words each)*
Economic Growth- In terms of Growth of the community/city (contribution to the GDP, promoting tourism, promoting the city as a hub, providing employment to local citizens, etc). Please elaborate with data    Total word count: 0 words.
Infrastructure Resilience: For physical infrasturcture projects -Ability to withstand and recover from natural disasters or other disruptions For digital solutions- Ability to withstand cyber attacks/disruptions and recovery mechanisms"    Total word count: 0 words.
Cost efficiency- Cost benefit to the end users/intended beneficiaries. Please elaborate with data    Total word count: 0 words.
Safety & Security - Making the city safer and more secure for citizens (for digital solutions this would also include data privacy and security)    Total word count: 0 words.
Quality of life-Benefit to end users/citizens (multi modal transport, reduction in turnaround time, accessibility features, kids and senior citizen friendly, better living conditions, transparent governance, etc.)    Total word count: 0 words.
" Community Engagement - Is the project/solution providing inherent features/platforms to bring communities together (community spaces as part of the project, digital solutions connecting people on a single platform, etc.)"    Total word count: 0 words.
Others, please specify  
Video of the project (Please provide Link/ URL of the video)
5 latest pictures of the project. (Pictures should showcase the merits and benefits of the project)  File Format :Please ensure that the file size should be between 40KB - 4000 KB in the format .jpg OR .jpeg OR .png ONLY ! (Only Alphanumeric,- and _ is allowed in file name.)*

 File Format :Please ensure that the file size should be between 40KB - 4000 KB in the format .jpg OR .jpeg OR .png ONLY ! (Only Alphanumeric,- and _ is allowed in file name.)*

 File Format :Please ensure that the file size should be between 40KB - 4000 KB in the format .jpg OR .jpeg OR .png ONLY ! (Only Alphanumeric,- and _ is allowed in file name.)*

 File Format :Please ensure that the file size should be between 40KB - 4000 KB in the format .jpg OR .jpeg OR .png ONLY ! (Only Alphanumeric,- and _ is allowed in file name.)*

 File Format :Please ensure that the file size should be between 40KB - 4000 KB in the format .jpg OR .jpeg OR .png ONLY ! (Only Alphanumeric,- and _ is allowed in file name.)*