A total of 53 entries were received for The True Impact Awards across five categories - (i) Large Corporates (ii) MSMEs (iii) PSUs (iv) NGOs and (v) Academic Institutions.The entries were deliberated upon and graded by an eminent multi-disciplinary jury panel comprising Mr. Ravi Puranik (Chief Executive Officer, Hindustan Unilever Foundation), Mrs. Beroz Gazdar (former Sr. Vice President, Sustainability, Mahindra Group), Mr. Sachin Oza (Executive Director, Development Support Centre, Ahmedabad) and Mr. Anil Kumar Massey (Head - Gujarat State, HelpAge India). The Jury was chaired by Dr. Kuldeep Arya, the Vadodara District Development Officer.
There were two awards in each category - 'The Winner's Trophy and 'The Jury Recognition Certificate'.