FAQ
The excerpts of guidelines is available on Selection Guidelines link on the RM Awards Portal. Alternatively one can download the Detailed guidelines issued by Ministry of Defence, from MoD/DDP website; https://www.ddpmod.gov.in/sites/default/files/Guidelines RMs Awards for Excellence Ver 2008 Jul 2019.pdf.
All Public Sector Undertakings and Private Manufacturers, in the field of Defence & Aerospace manufacturing and employees/teams from those entities can participate.
The following eligibility conditions will apply for selection Industry for RM’s Awards:-
| Ser | Condition | Remarks/Documents |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Registered under Companies Act 2013 or MSME Act 2006 Technological |
Copies of relevant documents to be enclosed with Award Application |
| 2 | In possession of GSTIN and PAN | |
| 3 | Not blacklisted or put on Tender Holiday by any Govt agency | Self affidavit signed by authorised signatory to be enclosed with Award Application |
| 4 | No legal action / enquiry pending for any Economic or Criminal offence | |
| 5 | In possession of Start Up Certificate of Recognition issued by DIPP | Applicable only for Start Up category. Copy of DIPP certificate to be enclosed |
(a) Under Institutional Awards, there are three main categories of Awards viz. “Excellence in Innovation / Technological Breakthrough”, “Excellence in Indigenisation/Import Substitution” and “Excellence in Exports”. Further,there are four sub-categories based on turnover of the company, as given below:-
| Ser | Sub-Category | Annual Turn Over in last FY(INR) | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medium |
75 –250 Cr | |
| 2 | Large |
Above 250 Cr | Turnover as per revised classification approved by GOI in Feb'2018 |
| 3 | Small |
5 –75 Cr | |
| 4 | Start Up |
–- | Should be in possession of Start Up Certificate of Recognition issued by DIPP. |
(b) Under Individual/Team Awards, there are two main categories of Awards viz. “Excellence in Innovation / Technological Breakthrough” and “Excellence in Indigenisation/Import Substitution”.
Team/Individual from a company is required to submit an Authorization Letter for Participation from their respective Companies. The format of the Undertaking can be downloaded here .
Yes, in all, except the Exports category and a Company can participate in all three categories.
Applications in the prescribed form, along with all relevant supporting documents and photographs are to be submitted, online on the Web Portal, by applicants for each Award, within promulgated closing date/time. There will be separate Application Forms for each award. Each Application Form will have variants, one each for sub-category (Large / Med / Small / Start-Up). The applicant is to carefully choose the relevant application form for the applicable award/sub-category. Incomplete applications or those received after the closing date / time will be summarily rejected and no correspondence pertaining to this will be entertained.
The Self Assessment applications for each award/sub-category will be screened by Sub-Committee(s)headed by ADGQA / ADGAQA / Eqvt Officers from MoD/DDP. The number of Sub-Committees to be constituted will be decided based on the number of Applications received for each award / sub-category. All shortlisted applications will be assessed by a suitable Expert Committee comprising of domain experts with rich experience in dealing with Defence and Aerospace industry. The Expert Committee will form suitable number of Teams for On-Site Validation/Assessment (OSVA) of short listed firms/Teams/Individuals. The primary task of OSVA Teams will be to validate the claims made in self-assessment by the Applicant and make recommendations to Award Committee based on on-site assessment. The Expert Committee may also invite shortlisted nominees for first hand interaction or undertake on-site assessment visits, as deemed appropriate. The recommendations of Expert Committee will be presented to the Screening Committee before being put up to Hon’ble RM for final approval.
The parameters to be used for assessment for various Awards have been finalized after a comprehensive study of contemporary Awards and global best practices and with inputs of Industry Chambers viz. FICCI, CII/SIDM, ASSOCHAM and NASSCOM. Broad Features of Assessment Methodology are as follows:-
(a) Objective Assessment. One of the core features underlying the choice of methodology is Objectivity in Assessment. This has been achieved by selection of parameters with a pre-decided set of discrete options in the Application Form.
(b) Marking on Binary or Sliding Discrete Scale. One of the core features underlying the choice of methodology is Objectivity in Assessment. This has been achieved by selection of parameters with a pre-decided set of discrete options in the Application Form.
(c) Checks Against False/Exaggerated Self Assessment. Adequate checks are incorporated against false / exaggerated self assessment. This is achieved by the mandatory provision of supporting documents and on-site validation / assessment. Strict warnings against false / exaggerated self assessment are endorsed on the Application Form with the provision of disqualification from Awards process and public listing of firms making false claims in case of serious violation with malafide intent.
(d) Weightage of Parameters. The Suitable weightage of various parameters will be assigned so as to achieve an optimal balance aligned with the overall intent of a specific award.
(a) Objective Assessment. One of the core features underlying the choice of methodology is Objectivity in Assessment. This has been achieved by selection of parameters with a pre-decided set of discrete options in the Application Form.
(b) Marking on Binary or Sliding Discrete Scale. One of the core features underlying the choice of methodology is Objectivity in Assessment. This has been achieved by selection of parameters with a pre-decided set of discrete options in the Application Form.
(c) Checks Against False/Exaggerated Self Assessment. Adequate checks are incorporated against false / exaggerated self assessment. This is achieved by the mandatory provision of supporting documents and on-site validation / assessment. Strict warnings against false / exaggerated self assessment are endorsed on the Application Form with the provision of disqualification from Awards process and public listing of firms making false claims in case of serious violation with malafide intent.
(d) Weightage of Parameters. The Suitable weightage of various parameters will be assigned so as to achieve an optimal balance aligned with the overall intent of a specific award.
The Application will comprise of the following:-
(a) Part 1 of Application will include general information about the applicant and will be common for all award categories/sub-categories.
(b) Part 2 of Application will be different for each Award category viz.Awards for Innovation/Technological Break-Through;Indigenization/Import Substitution;Exports.Further,there will be different variants of Part 2 for each subcategory viz.Start-Up/Small/Medium/Large.
(c) The Applicant will be required to upload information in correct variant of the Application Form.
(a) Part 1 of Application will include general information about the applicant and will be common for all award categories/sub-categories.
(b) Part 2 of Application will be different for each Award category viz.Awards for Innovation/Technological Break-Through;Indigenization/Import Substitution;Exports.Further,there will be different variants of Part 2 for each subcategory viz.Start-Up/Small/Medium/Large.
(c) The Applicant will be required to upload information in correct variant of the Application Form.
As of now, no application is proposed to be charged for participation in the Awards.
Only the Data which can be shared by the Company may be submitted during the application stage. Additional details can be submitted by the short-listed companies, to the Expert Committee, physically during assessment by the latter.
Will be posted on this website as well as MoD, DDP, DGQA, & DGAQA websites.