Please read the following rules carefully. Any submission that does not comply with contest rules and regulations may be disqualified.

•	The award and special awards are open for CIOs and IT Architects from across the globe.
•	The Selection Committee will consider only those nominations providing complete information requested on the nomination form.
•	Only initiatives being implemented will be considered and not prototypes and pilot projects/Proof of concepts.
•	A company may nominate more than one initiative for the award. However, only one award can be won by a company (other than the Hall of Fame Award which can be won along with one of the other awards).
•	Professional Service providers are eligible to win the award provided the initiative is completely outsourced to them by the customer and the customer testifies through a separate mail to the Organizers that it allows the submission.
•	Besides being used for evaluating for the awards, all information provided in the nomination form may be published on an open platform (website/portal/print magazine) by iCMG or one of its designated associates. By making the submission you give complete rights to iCMG and its designated associates to publish the work with your name and company name in place. It is hence advisable to ensure that your submission has the necessary approval within your organization.
•	iCMG reserves the rights to eliminate or merge categories of the award to make it more competitive.
•	All the details must be submitted in English only.
•	The core committee will evaluate the suitability of all the nominations submitted for the different award categories based on the documents submitted. Accordingly, it might prioritize the nomination for one or more categories. The jury's decision on mapping the nomination with the award category will be final and binding on the nominee.
•	Once a submission has been entered in the competition, under no circumstances will we accept substitutions of new drafts or corrected info. Those Architects who advance to the Final Round of competition will have the opportunity to submit a revised draft of for the Final Round of judging.
•	Decisions of the Judges are final and may not be disputed. The Judges will adhere to our award guidelines.
•	Awardees and Participants will have to bear the cost of travel and boarding to attend the awards function.