Celebrating outstanding business leaders across India's corporate landscape, NDTV Profit Business Leadership Awards will be held on Sunday, July 26. The awards will recognise exceptional leadership, innovations and corporate excellence through a structured evaluation framework that combines quantitative financial screening with qualitative assessment by an independent jury.
The awards will follow a two-stage process, including data-driven screening and independent jury evaluation. In the first step, eligible companies were shortlisted using predefined financial and business metrics. These shortlisted nominees were then reviewed by an eminent jury, which considers both quantitative performance and qualitative factors before selecting the winners. Read more on selection process here.
Some of the notable categories include Business Leader of the Year, New Economy Leaders, Financial Powerhouse, Wealth Creators, AI Champion, Debutant (IPO) and Green Champion.
Along with data-driven categories, the awards also feature editorial recognitions, including Reformer of the Year, Philanthropist of the Year, Entertainer of the Year, Trailblazer of the Year, Atmanirbharata Champion, Lifetime Achievement
NDTV Profit Business Leadership Awards will be judged by an independent jury chaired by Sunil Bharti Mittal, Founder & Chairman of Bharti Enterprises.
The jury comprises:
- Noel N Tata — Chairman, Tata Trusts
- Cyril Shroff — Managing Partner, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
- Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw — Chairperson, Biocon Group
- UK Sinha — Former Chairman, SEBI
- Jayant Sinha — President, Everstone Group; Visiting Professor, London School of Economics (LSE); Former Union Minister of Finance and Civil Aviation
- Ramesh Damani — Value Investor & Member, BSE
- CS Setty — Chairperson, State Bank of India (SBI)
Non-voting members
- Sanjeev Krishan — Chairperson, PwC India
- Rahul Kanwal — CEO & Editor-in-Chief, NDTV Group
Meet The Nominees For Business Leader Of The Year Award
The 'Business Leader Of The Year' is awarded to an individual who has demonstrated exceptional leadership in scaling an enterprise, driving strategic growth, and shaping industry impact through decisive execution, long-term vision and market leadership.
Nominees for Business Leader of the year in private category include Anish Shah (Mahindra Group), K. N. Radhakrishnan (TVS Motors), P. Venkatesalu (Trent - A TATA Enterprise), Inder T. Jaisinghani (Polycab India), Vinita Gupta (Lupin), Rajiv Bajaj (Bajaj Auto), Hisashi Takeuchi (Maruti Suzuki India) and S. N. Subrahmanyan (L&T).
Nominees for Business Leader of the year in public category Capt. Jagmohan, IN (Retd.), (Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders), Manoj Jain (Bharat Electronics Limited), K. Sadashiv Murthy (BHEL), Gurdeep Singh (NTPC) and Arun Kumar Singh (ONGC). Read more here.
Meet The IPO Of The Year Nominees
The nominees in this category were evaluated on parameters including offer size, retail subscription, non-retail subscription and annualised return since listing till March 31, 2026.
The IPO of the Year nominees include Meesho, Billionbrains Garage Ventures (Groww), ICICI Prudential AMC, LG Electronics India, Lenskart Solutions, HDB Financial Services and Tata Capital. Read more here.
Meet The Six Nominees For AI Champion Of The Year
In the 12 award categories, the AI Champion Of The Year honours companies shaping India's artificial intelligence ecosystem through breakthrough products, foundational models and sovereign AI infrastructure.
The AI Champion of the Year category features Sarvam, Neysa, Fractal, Qure.ai, Karya and Emergent for their contribution to strengthening India's artificial intelligence ecosystem. Read more here.
Meet The 7 Nominees For IPO Of The Year
The IPO of the Year award recognises companies that have delivered landmark public market debuts, evaluated on four key parameters, including offer size, retail subscription, non-retail subscription and annualised return since listing (up to March 31, 2026). The seven nominees for the IPO of the Year award include Meesho, Billionbrains Garage Ventures (Groww), ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company, LG Electronics India, Lenskart Solutions, HDB Financial Services, and Tata Capital. Read more here.
Meet The Wealth Creator Of The Year Nominees
The Wealth Creator of the Year award recognises a listed company that has consistently delivered shareholder value through sustained financial performance, profitability, resilience and strong market confidence over a multi-year period. The seven nominees for the award are BSE, Transformers & Rectifiers India, MCX India, Himadri Speciality Chemical, Gallantt Ispat, Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers, and Neuland Laboratories. Read more here.
Meet The Nominees For New Economy Leader
The New Economy Leader of the Year award recognises new-age companies listed between April 1, 2021 and March 31, 2023, evaluated on five equally weighted parameters, including revenue three-year CAGR, profit three-year CAGR, price change three-year CAGR, average revenue over three years and average profit over three years.
The five nominees for the New Economy Leader of the Year award include Delhivery, CarTrade Tech, Nykaa, PB Fintech, and Eternal. Read more here.
Meet The Nominees For 'Philanthropist Of The Year'
This event also honours an individual or family whose philanthropic contribution has delivered measurable, transformative impact across education, healthcare, climate action, civil society and public welfare, demonstrating leadership beyond profit. Read more here.
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