Entry fees
Entry
What the fee buys: a place in front of a jury of practitioners, scored independently against criteria published before judging opens, and a trophy, a named result and a place in the winners gallery if it wins. An early-bird rate runs until 23 October; the rate charged is the one open when payment succeeds.
What it buys
What an entry fee covers.
- A jury of practitionersScored independently by three to five jurors against weights published before judging opens, with no public voting.
- Screening and deliberationEligibility and completeness checked before any juror sees it, then panel deliberation on the scores.
- If it wins, a trophyThe first trophy is covered by the award. Further trophies for other credited parties can be requested after the results.
- A named, published resultA place in the winners gallery on Ad Tribe, with the agency and the brand named together.
Ad Tribe provides the stage and the process. The jury decides the outcome. An entry fee secures consideration, not a result, and no category is required to produce a winner.
01The rates
One rate, until 23 October.
Open now
Early-bird entry
Until 23 October 2026- Work & Campaign
₹17,499₹11,999 + GST₹14,158.82 all in - Agency Award
₹34,999₹24,999 + GST₹29,498.82 all in - Brand Award
₹39,999₹29,999 + GST₹35,398.82 all in - Grand honoursNo fee
Key dates
Early-bird deadline23 October 2026
Final entry deadline15 November 2026
Awards nightThursday 3 December 2026, Hyderabad
02The terms
Terms of entry.
( 02 — 02 )| When the fee is fixed | At successful payment. A draft begun in one window and paid for in the next is charged at the later rate. |
| GST and invoices | GST is added at payment under the applicable Indian rules, and a tax invoice is issued once payment is confirmed. The billing state on your agency profile determines place of supply. |
| One piece of work, several categories | Permitted where the work genuinely belongs in each, and each entry is judged against that category's own criteria. A separate fee applies per category. The entry is copied across them, so it is written once and paid for per category. |
| Refunds | An entry fee is not refundable once the submission has entered evaluation, because the work it pays for has by then been done. Duplicate payments, confirmed platform errors and exceptional cases approved by the Awards Admin are refunded in full. |
| Trophies | The first trophy for a winning entry is covered by the award. Further trophies for other credited parties can be requested after the results. |
| What a fee does not cover | An outcome or a level. What an entrant was charged, and whether they have paid, is not visible anywhere in the jury workspace. |