CREDAI Awards for Real Estate Excellence 2026
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2nd Edition

CREDAI Awards for
Real Estate Excellence 2026

Building on the resounding success of its inaugural edition, the second edition of the CREDAI Awards for Real Estate Excellence, scheduled for December 2026, will once again celebrate the visionaries shaping the future of Indian real estate. Recognising outstanding achievements across cities, asset classes, and landmark developments, the awards will honour developers who exemplify excellence through innovation, sustainability, quality, and transformative impact in residential, commercial, and mixed-use projects.

Having established itself as one of the industry's most prestigious recognitions, the CREDAI Awards continue to set new benchmarks for excellence and inspire the sector to raise the bar. Beyond celebrating achievement, the awards provide winners with unparalleled national recognition, enhanced brand credibility, increased market visibility, and valuable business opportunities. As the industry's definitive hallmark of quality and excellence, the CREDAI Awards reaffirm CREDAI's commitment to recognising those who are building the future of India.

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As the Knowledge Partner for the CREDAI Awards 2026, CRISIL will independently and impartially evaluate the nominations through a robust, transparent and objective assessment framework, ensuring a fair, credible and merit-based evaluation process.

Categories

Nomination Categories

Tier-1 Cities: Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR), National Capital Region (NCR), Bengaluru, Chennai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Pune, Ahmedabad
To encourage wider recognition, winners of the previous edition are not eligible to compete in the same category in which they were awarded. This restriction does not apply to runner-ups.
Previous Year Winners List

Best Residential Projects
1. Best Residential Project – Affordable Segment – Tier I
2. Best Residential Project – Affordable Segment – Rest of India
3. Best Residential Project – Mid Segment – Tier I
4. Best Residential Project – Mid Segment – Rest of India
5. Best Residential Project – Luxury Segment – Tier I
6. Best Residential Project – Luxury Segment – Rest of India
7. Best Residential Project (Overall)
Best Commercial Projects
8. Best Commercial Project – Tier I
9. Best Commercial Project – Rest of India
10. Best Commercial Project (Overall)
Special Projects
11. Best Gated Community – Bungalow / Twin Bungalow / Row House / Low-Rise Community Project
12. Best Senior Citizen Living Project – Residential
Best Sustainable Projects
13. Best Sustainable Project – Residential – Tier I
14. Best Sustainable Project – Residential – Rest of India
15. Best Sustainable Project – Commercial – Tier I
16. Best Sustainable Project – Commercial – Rest of India
Best Plotted Development Projects
17. Best Plotted Development Project – Tier I
18. Best Plotted Development Project – Rest of India
Best Developers
19. Best Developer – Residential – Tier I
20. Best Developer – Residential – Rest of India
21. Best Developer – Commercial – Tier I
22. Best Developer – Commercial – Rest of India
Emerging Developers
23. Emerging Developer – Tier I
24. Emerging Developer – Rest of India
Best CSR Initiative
25. Best CSR Initiative – Developer – Tier I
26. Best CSR Initiative – Developer – Rest of India
27. Best CSR Initiative – City Chapter – Tier I
28. Best CSR Initiative – City Chapter – Rest of India
Innovation & Technology Awards
29. Best Developer – AI / Digital Innovation Award – Tier I
30. Best Developer – AI / Digital Innovation Award – Rest of India
31. Best Developer – Construction Technology Award – Tier I
32. Best Developer – Construction Technology Award – Rest of India
Young Achiever's Awards
33. Young Achiever's Award – Male – Tier I
34. Young Achiever's Award – Male – Rest of India
35. Young Achiever's Award – Female – Tier I
36. Young Achiever's Award – Female – Rest of India

Nomination Form

Please provide accurate information. Fields marked * are mandatory.

Fill the Form

After filling the nomination form, please download the information sheet for your nominated category and email it to realestate.support@crisil.com to complete your submission. (Click here to Download)

The deadline for submission is September 15, 2026, 23:59 Hrs


Please make payment to the following bank account:

A non-refundable nomination fee of Rs. 10,000 + 18% GST is applicable for each category. Multiple nominations will be charged separately for every category entered

Bank Name: Kotak Mahindra Bank
Account No: 5711315979
Account Name: Confederation of Real Estate Developers Associations of India
IFSC: KKBK0000172
Branch: G.F 3A-3J Ground Floor, Ambadeep Building, 14 KG Marg, New Delhi 110001
Timeline

Event Timeline

EventDate
Nominations Open01 August 2026
Last Date for Submission of Nominations15 September 2026
Assessment & Site Visits15 September – 21 November 2026
Jury Evaluation23 – 25 November 2026
Announcement of Winners & Awards Ceremony11 December 2026 (* to be confirmed)
Resources

Downloads

Download Rules and Guidelines

Download Eligibility Criteria for Participation

Previous Year Winners List

Download FAQs

For any queries related to nominations:

CREDAI Secretariat (Related to Nominations)

NamePhoneEmail
Ishan Bhatia 9899565722 ishan@credai.org
Mohit Singh 9828648228 mohit@credaifoundation.org

CRISIL Team (Related to Documents)

NamePhoneEmail
Roshan Gawde 8655625535 realestate.support@crisil.com
Ritika Mukherjee 9920768060 realestate.support@crisil.com