| Announcement for submission of Initial Application (all categories) | 20th March, 2018 |
| Last Date for submission of Initial Application along with application fee (all categories) | 20th June, 2018 |
| Results of Initial Application Stage (all categories) | 5th July, 2018 |
| Start of submission for Main Application (all categories) | 5th July, 2018 |
| Last Date for submission of Main Application along with application fee (all categories) | 20th Aug, 2018 |
| Period for Assessor Visits | 21st Aug – 20th Sep, 2018 |
| First Jury | 28th Sep, 2018 |
| Grand Jury | 12th Oct, 2018 |
| Announcement of CII Industrial Innovation Awards (Industry) | **Oct, 2018 |
* The award ceremony date is subject to change and will be announced at least one month prior to the date of the event.
** All applications to be considered for further processing subject to realization of the full application fees in time.