Plenary

India Law Forum & Awards

ILF Award Logo

Literature Award Logo

Challenger Award Logo

SKOCH Star of India Logo

SKOCH Award, independently instituted in 2003, is India’s honest civilian honour conferred by an independent organisation as a third party assessment. It is the only award in the country that is based on felt-needs assessment and outcome evaluation based on evidence. It therefore, recognises people, projects and institutions that go the extra mile to make India a better nation SKOCH Award covers the best of efforts in the area of digital, financial and social inclusion. It encompasses the best of governance, inclusive growth, excellence in technology and applications, change management, corporate leadership, corporate governance, citizen service delivery, capacity building, empowerment and other such softer issues that get normally lost in the glamour and glitz of industry sponsored or advertising focused jamborees.

The SKOCH Award not only acknowledges exceptional achievers – organisations and individuals – but also spurs institutional guidance and best practices in the industry.

SKOCH Challenger Award

It is an honour that is conferred for definitively changing India for the better through the entire career span. It celebrates the significant impact to inclusive growth and socio-economic development of India and upholding of civil liberties by means of visible outcomes at a national level.

SKOCH Special Award

This honour is instituted to be conferred on those luminaries whose history and contributions must be
acknowledged and recorded.

SKOCH Literature Award

This honour identifies and recognises literature that is valuable to the knowledge discourse, recommends policy solutions and contributes to the country’s growth and development.

SKOCH Law Award

Instituted in 2022, these are non-competitive awards and are conferred for having made exemplary contributions and definitive impact to the field of law. It celebrates and salutes India’s legal luminaries who have gone beyond their call of duty to make contributions to law and jurisprudence.