Regional Recognition and Reach
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Honouring the People, Projects and Progress Shaping South India's Real Estate
South India's real estate sector is entering a defining phase. Cities such as Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai, Kochi and several fast-growing urban centres are attracting unprecedented investment, adopting new technologies, raising design standards and reshaping the way people live and work. As the industry evolves, the conversation can no longer be limited to scale alone. Execution, trust, sustainability, customer experience and long-term value deserve equal attention.
The Vijay Karnataka Real Estate Summit and Awards has been created to recognise those who are raising these standards. Marking Vijay Karnataka's first-ever real estate awards for South India, the platform brings together developers, architects, designers, consultants and allied businesses whose work is changing the region's built environment. It is designed not simply to reward success, but to encourage better practices, spotlight meaningful achievements and celebrate organisations that are setting new benchmarks for the industry.
Every entry will undergo an independent evaluation by an eminent jury, ensuring that merit instead of market presence or brand size solely determines the winners. The result would be recognition of substance over perception and excellence over popularity.
Recognising leading developers, agencies, consultants, and firms shaping the real estate ecosystem across South India.
Recognizes a developer demonstrating sustained excellence across project execution, timely delivery, financial discipline, and governance practices, while consistently delivering high-quality developments. The category also reflects the developer’s ability to drive innovation, scale, and strong customer outcomes across its portfolio.
Established developers with diversified portfolios
Recognizes a high-growth developer demonstrating strong execution, innovation, and rapid market positioning within a short operational period, with clear potential for scalability and sustained growth.
Developers established within last 10 years
Recognizes organizations embedding ESG principles and climate resilience strategies into development and operations, contributing to responsible and sustainable growth.
Developers, REITs
Recognizes real estate organizations delivering superior end-to-end customer experience across the lifecycle, from inquiry to post-possession services.
Developers
Recognizes an architectural firm that has delivered consistent design excellence across multiple projects, demonstrating scale, diversity of portfolio, and sustained contribution to industry benchmarks.
Architectural firms
Recognizes a real estate agency that has demonstrated outstanding performance in property transactions, client servicing, market reach, and business growth, while maintaining high standards of professionalism and trust.
Real estate brokerage firms and property advisory companies; Institutional real estate consultants (residential and/or commercial)
Recognizes a developer that has demonstrated exceptional performance in South India’s emerging real estate markets (Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities), showcasing strong local market expertise, consistent project execution, high-quality development, and a meaningful contribution to regional urban growth and infrastructure expansion.
Developers primarily operating in Tier 2 / Tier 3 cities
Recognizes outstanding achievement in residential sales based on volume, value, absorption rates, and sustained performance driven by effective strategies and customer engagement.
Real estate developers
Recognizes a developer specializing in a focused segment who delivers high-quality, differentiated projects with strong attention to detail, innovation, and design excellence.
Developers focused on niche segments (luxury villas, themed residences, design-led projects)
Honouring the individuals whose leadership, judgment, and long-term contribution have shaped the industry.
Recognizes an individual architect who has demonstrated outstanding design leadership, creativity, and innovation, delivering impactful projects and influencing architectural thinking in the real estate sector.
Registered architects
Recognizes a leader who has demonstrated exceptional vision, strategic leadership, and execution, driving organizational growth, innovation, and significant influence within the real estate industry.
CXOs and business heads
Recognizes a woman leader who has demonstrated exemplary leadership, strong business impact, and significant contribution to the real estate sector, while championing diversity, inclusion, and industry advancement.
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Recognizes a young professional who has demonstrated strong leadership potential, innovation, and measurable impact, contributing meaningfully to the growth and transformation of the real estate sector.
Young leaders / entrepreneurs
Recognizes an outstanding marketing leader who has demonstrated excellence in brand building, demand generation, digital innovation, and customer engagement in the real estate sector.
CMO, Head of Marketing, Marketing Director or equivalent
Celebrating standout developments across residential, commercial, infrastructure, and mixed-use formats.
Recognizes large-scale developments integrating residential, commercial, and social infrastructure to deliver a sustainable live-work-play ecosystem. The category evaluates long-term livability and integrated planning outcomes.
Township and mixed-use developers
Recognizes large-scale developments integrating residential, commercial, and social infrastructure to deliver a sustainable live-work-play ecosystem. The category evaluates long-term livability and integrated planning outcomes.
Township and mixed-use developers
Recognizes developments enabling efficient logistics and warehousing ecosystems through strong connectivity, scalability, and operational efficiency.
Industrial/logistics developers
Recognizes developments enabling efficient logistics and warehousing ecosystems through strong connectivity, scalability, and operational efficiency.
Industrial/logistics developers
Recognizes projects addressing healthcare, education, or senior living needs, delivering accessibility, functionality, and measurable community impact.
Specialized infrastructure developers
Recognizes projects addressing healthcare, education, or senior living needs, delivering accessibility, functionality, and measurable community impact.
Specialized infrastructure developers
Recognizes infrastructure projects delivered under PPP models that significantly enhance urban connectivity and socio-economic development outcomes.
Infrastructure firms and PPP players
Recognizes infrastructure projects delivered under PPP models that significantly enhance urban connectivity and socio-economic development outcomes.
Infrastructure firms and PPP players
Recognizes a landmark project that demonstrates excellence in architecture or interior design, celebrating innovation, aesthetic quality, spatial planning, materiality, and overall user experience. The award honors projects that set benchmarks in design excellence and deliver a distinctive and high-impact built environment.
Architects, designers
Recognizes a landmark project that demonstrates excellence in architecture or interior design, celebrating innovation, aesthetic quality, spatial planning, materiality, and overall user experience. The award honors projects that set benchmarks in design excellence and deliver a distinctive and high-impact built environment.
Architects, designers
Recognizes fully operational projects that improve environmental sustainability and urban livability through effective landscape and urban design interventions.
Landscape designers, urban planners
Recognizes projects demonstrating measurable environmental performance across energy, water, and resource efficiency, supported by green building certifications.
Certified green projects
Recognizes projects demonstrating measurable environmental performance across energy, water, and resource efficiency, supported by green building certifications.
Certified green projects
Recognizes developments integrating smart technologies and digital infrastructure to enhance sustainability, efficiency, and user experience.
Developers implementing smart solutions
Recognizes developments integrating smart technologies and digital infrastructure to enhance sustainability, efficiency, and user experience.
Developers implementing smart solutions
Recognizes the most outstanding real estate project across all asset classes, setting industry benchmarks in design excellence, execution quality, innovation, sustainability, and overall market impact. This award evaluates the project holistically as a flagship development with exceptional performance across all key parameters.
Developers / asset owners
Recognizes a residential development that delivers high-quality construction, strong livability, efficient design, and high resident satisfaction, across the mid to premium segments.
Residential developers
Recognizes a residential development that delivers high-quality construction, strong livability, efficient design, and high resident satisfaction, across the mid to premium segments.
Residential developers
Recognizes a premium residential development that delivers high-end living through superior design, exclusivity, luxury amenities, and prime positioning.
Luxury housing developers
Recognizes a premium residential development that delivers high-end living through superior design, exclusivity, luxury amenities, and prime positioning.
Luxury housing developers
Recognizes projects delivering quality housing at accessible price points while maintaining efficiency, compliance, and livability.
Affordable housing developers
Recognizes projects delivering quality housing at accessible price points while maintaining efficiency, compliance, and livability.
Affordable housing developers
Recognizes villa developments offering premium living with focus on privacy, design quality, and community environment. These developments are typically designed to prioritize privacy, featuring independent units, low-density planning, and landscaped buffers that minimize intrusion while maximizing personal space.
Villa developers
Recognizes villa developments offering premium living with focus on privacy, design quality, and community environment. These developments are typically designed to prioritize privacy, featuring independent units, low-density planning, and landscaped buffers that minimize intrusion while maximizing personal space.
Villa developers
Recognizes an office development that demonstrates strong tenant demand, leasing performance, operational efficiency, and long-term asset value, with a focus on functionality and commercial success
Commercial developers
Recognizes an office development that demonstrates strong tenant demand, leasing performance, operational efficiency, and long-term asset value, with a focus on functionality and commercial success
Commercial developers
Recognizes retail developments delivering strong consumer experiences, tenant mix, and sustainable commercial performance.
Retail developers/operators
Recognizes retail developments delivering strong consumer experiences, tenant mix, and sustainable commercial performance.
Retail developers/operators
Recognizes projects transforming existing assets into modern developments, enhancing usability, efficiency, and urban value.
Redevelopment developers
Recognizes projects transforming existing assets into modern developments, enhancing usability, efficiency, and urban value.
Redevelopment developers
Recognizes a landmark development that sets benchmarks in the ultra-luxury segment through iconic design, exclusivity, architectural distinction, premium amenities, and an exceptional experience. The award celebrates projects that redefine luxury beyond price, through design innovation, craftsmanship, and prestige value.
Real estate developers and asset owners with ultra-luxury residential and/or commercial projects
Recognizes a landmark development that sets benchmarks in the ultra-luxury segment through iconic design, exclusivity, architectural distinction, premium amenities, and an exceptional experience. The award celebrates projects that redefine luxury beyond price, through design innovation, craftsmanship, and prestige value.
Real estate developers and asset owners with ultra-luxury residential and/or commercial projects
Recognizes a fully delivered landmark residential development that stands out for its architectural excellence, design distinction, scale, and contribution to the city’s skyline or identity, setting new benchmarks in luxury, innovation, and urban living.
Real estate developers (primary applicants); Joint ventures between developers and land partners
Recognizes a project development that demonstrates excellence in maintenance, facility operations, resident or occupant services, sustainability practices, and long-term asset management, enhancing overall user experience and project value.
Real estate developers and asset owners
Recognizes a plotted development project in South India that demonstrates excellence in master planning, infrastructure development, connectivity, amenities, sustainability, landscaping, and customer experience.
Approved plotted community developers
Recognising platforms, campaigns, and technology-led solutions driving the future of real estate.
Recognizes a company driving innovation and transformation across the real estate sector through scalable, technology-led platforms and solutions.
PropTech firms/platforms
Recognizes an organization that has effectively leveraged advanced technologies, such as AI, IoT, data analytics, PropTech solutions, and digital platforms, to enhance project development, operational efficiency, customer experience, and decision-making. The award celebrates innovation that drives measurable business outcomes and contributes to the digital transformation of the real estate sector.
Developers and technology-enabled firms
Recognizes platforms enabling seamless, transparent, and efficient digital property transactions and customer journeys, enhancing trust and accessibility in the real estate market.
Real estate portals/platforms
Recognizes marketing campaigns that demonstrate strategic positioning, creativity, and measurable business impact in driving sales and brand visibility in the real estate environment.
Developers and agencies
Recognizes a real estate website that delivers an exceptional digital experience through intuitive design, innovative features, accurate information, seamless navigation, and strong lead generation capability.
Real estate developers with official project/company websites; Property listing platforms and PropTech portals
Recognizes an organization delivering an innovative initiative in the real estate sector that has improved access to funding, enhanced affordability, enabled project viability, or introduced new financing models such as structured finance, REITs, co-investment platforms, or buyer-focused financial solutions.
Real estate developers with innovative financing models; Housing finance companies (HFCs) and NBFCs; Banks and institutional lenders
Recognizes an organization delivering an innovative initiative in the real estate sector that has improved access to funding, enhanced affordability, enabled project viability, or introduced new financing models such as structured finance, REITs, co-investment platforms, or buyer-focused financial solutions.
Real estate developers with innovative financing models; Housing finance companies (HFCs) and NBFCs; Banks and institutional lenders
Recognizes co-working and managed workspace brands operating atleast 5 distinct active co-working centres that drive innovation in workplace design, technology integration, flexibility, member experience, community building, and operational excellence.
Co-working operators, managed office space providers, flexible workspace brands, enterprise workspace solutions providers
Category descriptions, application routes, and sub-category variants on this page now reflect the latest VK Real Estate Awards category mastersheet shared for the 2026 edition.
Baseline requirements every participating organisation must meet across all categories.
The participating organization should have its registered office or operational presence in South India and must have a minimum of 5 completed years of business operations in the region as of March 31, 2026. This applies to all categories except emerging categories.
The participating organization must have at least one completed or ongoing real estate project in South India as of March 31, 2026, demonstrating active participation in the sector.
All projects, initiatives, or campaigns submitted for evaluation must fall within the defined assessment window for the 2026 awards cycle.
The participating organization must be compliant with applicable regulatory requirements, including registration under the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 (RERA), wherever applicable.
Criteria specific to company and developer-level recognitions.
Criteria applied to individual project and development submissions.
Criteria for leadership and individual-contribution recognitions.
Criteria for technology, innovation and solutions recognitions.
All eligibility references in this section are based on the latest Times Real Estate Awards eligibility criteria sheet shared for the 2026 edition.
Earn an award backed by one of South India's most credible media brands, with your achievement reaching millions of readers, viewers, and digital audiences across the region.
Be in the room with South India's most influential real estate minds, including developers, investors, designers, and policymakers shaping the region's built environment.
Every entry is assessed through a rigorous evaluation process, giving participants an objective measure of how their work stands alongside South India's finest projects and organisations.
Your nomination contributes to a culture where better design, stronger execution, responsible development and higher professional standards become the benchmark.
Standard Entry
Spotlight Plan
Elite Entry
Entries first undergo preliminary screening by independent official tabulators for completeness, eligibility, and compliance.
Shortlisted entries advance to the distinguished jury for final assessment based on innovation, impact, and excellence.
Yes. Applicants may apply in multiple relevant categories. However, a separate application form must be submitted for each category.
All applications must be submitted in English.
Applicants must complete and submit the online application form available on the official awards website. All mandatory fields must be filled in before submission.
Yes. The standard nomination fee is 40000 INR + GST.
Certain supporting documents may be mandatory to verify eligibility and claims. Applicants are encouraged to provide relevant supporting information to strengthen their submission. Incomplete or unverifiable applications may not be considered for jury evaluation.
Applications will first be reviewed for eligibility and completeness. Eligible entries will proceed to jury evaluation. Shortlisted nominees may be contacted for clarification, if required. Incomplete or ineligible applications will not proceed to the jury round.
Once the application is submitted, changes cannot be made. Applicants are advised to review all information carefully before final submission.
10 September 2026, 11:59 PM IST is the last date to submit nominations. Applications received after this deadline will not be considered.
Winners will be announced at the official award ceremony. The date and venue are communicated on the website and through official communication channels.
The organisers reserve the right to withhold an award in any category if entries do not meet the required standards.
Employees of the Awards Management, jury members, sponsors, and their immediate family members are not eligible to participate. Applications not meeting the eligibility criteria may be disqualified.
The detailed Terms and Conditions can be accessed here.