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AI in Service Providers/Consulting Firms
- —Leading AI Service Provider
- —Excellence in AI Strategy Consulting
- —Best AI Implementation by a Service Provider
- —Most Innovative Use of AI in Service Delivery
- —AI-Enhanced Data Analytics Excellence
01Awards · Est. 2025
Minsky Awards
for Excellence
in AI.
India's most prestigious AI awards — celebrating innovation and impact across 30 distinguished categories at Cypher 2026.
Deadline
Sep 09, 2026
Categories
36
Pillars
07
02The Awards
India's most
prestigious recognition
for AI excellence.
We celebrate the innovations and achievements that rethink how organisations leverage AI to drive transformative impact across industries — from frontier research to enterprise deployment.
Minsky · 2026
Hall of Honor
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Innovation
The degree to which the work represents a new idea or approach.
02 / 03
Impact
The significance of the work for end users.
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Quality
The rigor of the methodology and validity of the claims.
04Categories
All 36 categories
across seven pillars.
Distinguished categories celebrating diverse and pioneering achievements in AI across sectors.
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AI in GCC/Captives
- —Leading GCC/Captive for AI Innovation
- —Best AI Implementation in a GCC/Captive Environment
- —Excellence in AI Talent Development within GCC/Captives
- —Outstanding AI-Powered Business Transformation in GCC/Captives
- —GCC AI Visionary Award
03 / 07
AI Startups
- —AI Startup of the Year
- —Most Promising Early-Stage AI Startup
- —Best Growth-Stage AI Startup
- —Fastest-Growing AI Startup
- —Most Innovative AI Startup Collaboration
04 / 07
AI in Domestic Indian Firm
- —Leading Domestic Indian Firm in AI Innovation
- —Excellence in AI Research by an Indian Firm
- —Outstanding AI Product by a Domestic Indian Firm
- —Best AI-Enabled Business Strategy in an Indian Firm
- —Excellence in AI Talent Development by an Indian Firm
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Special Categories
- —Cypher Cool AI Company Award
- —Cypher Top Data Center Award
- —Cypher Top Database built for AI Award
- —Breakthrough AI Technology Award
- —AI for Social Impact
06 / 07
Special Categories — by ADaSci
- —Excellence in AI Architecture Capability Development
- —Best Forward Deployed AI Engineer Enablement Program
- —Excellence in Agentic AI Capability Development
- —Excellence in AI for Business Impact Enablement
- —Most Innovative AI Simulation & Gamified Learning Program
- —Best AI Hackathon or Ideathon-Led Learning Program
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Individual Awards
- —CEO of the Year
- —CTO of the Year
- —Chief AI Officer of the Year
- —Data Evangelist of the Year
- —AI Innovator of the Year
GalleryMoments from the stage
A night of recognition.
Glimpses from past Minsky Awards — honoring the visionaries shaping India's AI landscape.
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Minsky Awards
05Hall of Honor
Celebrating
past honorees.
A legacy of visionaries — meet the companies and individuals who have redefined what's possible with AI.