Organisation : Utkarsh India Limited
Contest Name : Virtual Puja Pandal Design Contest 2025 (Season 4)
Applicable For : Residents of India
Prizes : Cash Prizes
Last Date : 20th September, 2025
Website : https://utkarshindia.in/VirtualPandalDesignContest/
What is Utkarsh Virtual Puja Pandal Design Contest?
Durga Puja is the heartbeat of Bengal – a celebration of art, culture, and creativity. To honour the talent of Bengal’s people, Utkarsh India’s Virtual Puja Pandal Contest is back with Season 4 – now an award-winning campaign, named the Best Festive Campaign of 2024! This year, along with Digital Art and Hand-Drawn entries, we’re introducing an exciting new category – Al-Generated Pandals! Win prizes worth 1.2 lakhs and Trophies & Certificates. The last date of submission is 20th September, 2025.
How To Enter in the Utkarsh Virtual Puja Pandal Design Contest?
To enter in the Utkarsh Virtual Puja Pandal Design Contest, Follow the below steps
Steps:
** Register to participate
** Work as per the flexible guidelines provided
** Design your pandal in one of the 4 catagories
** Submit your design with a short description on the landing page
** Evaluation by Industry Experts & Celebrity Judges
** Winner Announcement (Prize Distribution)
Register Here : https://utkarshindia.in/VirtualPandalDesignContest/#register_form
Prizes of Utkarsh Virtual Puja Pandal Design Contest
Digital Illustration 2D/3D ART – Image/Video:
1st Prize : ₹40,000 Cash Prize
2nd Prize : ₹20,000 Cash Prize
3rd Prize : ₹10,000 Cash Prize
Hand Drawn Sketch:
1st Prize : ₹20,000 Cash Prize
2nd Prize : ₹10,000 Cash Prize
3rd Prize : ₹5,000 Cash Prize
Pandal Design Featuring Utkarsh Pipes in any of the Above Categories:
Winner : ₹10,000 Cash Prize
AI-Generated Pandal Concерt:
1st Prize : ₹3,000 Amazon Voucher
2nd Prize : ₹2,000 Amazon Voucher
3rd Prize : ₹1,000 Amazon Voucher
Note:
All winners will receive trophies and certificates
Judging Criteria of Utkarsh Virtual Puja Pandal Design Contest
** Concept & Cultural Relevance: 35 points
** Visual Creativity & Detailing: 35 points
** Regional Spirit & Symbolism: 20 points
** Social Media Engagement: 10 points
Terms of Utkarsh Virtual Puja Pandal Design Contest
** Participants must be from India
** Utkarsh India is entitled to reject any application for any reason at any point of time.
** Only designs in aforementioned categories will be accepted by participants.
** The decision of the jury is final and irrevocable.
** Irrelevant and vulgar photos will be removed and the user will be banned from the page.
** In any situation, Utkarsh India can discontinue this contest or modify the rules/regulations or terms and conditions without any prior notice.
** A person with valid contact details and proven citizenship will only be eligible to get the prizes.
** Pandals or Participants Images can be used by Utkarsh India for promotional purposes.
** The contest policies, acceptance status of participation and prizes are all subject to changes as per Utkarsh India.
** No participant can send in multiple entries.
Important Dates of Utkarsh Virtual Puja Pandal Design Contest
** Registrations Start : 11th August 2025
** Design Submissions Start : 13th August 2025
** Submissions Deadline : 20th September 2025
** Album Posting & Judging Period : 21st Sept – 4th Oct 2025
** Winner Announcement : 8th October 2025
This post was last modified on August 20, 2025 12:35 PM