The Process of selection 

1.    The Award instituted by Bharatiya Jnanpith is presented every year for a contemplative and perceptive work  written in any forms of literature  which expresses, underlines and illumines human values rooted in the broad vision of Indian philosophy and cultural heritage. The objective of the Award is to foster social and individual commitment to higher values of life through the medium of literature in its larger sense. In that perspective, analytical, reflective and perceptive writing of a higher order would be considered for the Award.

2.    Only the work of a living author, published at least one year and at the most ten years before the relevant Award year is considered for the Award.

3.    Proposals for the Award may be submitted by the publisher or by any other person or an institution. Proposal forms may be downloaded from the website of Bharatiya Jnanpith. The Selection Committee is free to consider any other works besides the proposals submitted to it. Only the proposal forms, received by due date, will be considered in the selection process,

4.    If, during any Award year, the selection Committee does not find any work measuring upto the required standard, no Award may be declared for that year.

5.    The Selection Committee is fully empowered to decide all matters regarding the process of nomination, evaluation and selection.

6.    The language of the awarded book that receives the Award in a particular year will not be eligible for competition for the next year’s award.

7.    Once a writer has been selected for the Award, none of his other works will be considered for any subsequent Award.