Indian jewellery deserves its own stage.
India's first definitive jewellery honour — independently judged, externally audited. Built by Tefla's with IBJA.
Why IIJA. Why now.
A $90B+ industry — and until now, no single honour platform that recognised all of it: from the master karigar at the workbench to the global icon whose work travels the world.
IIJA is that platform. Excellence judged by the industry, for the industry — and a permanent annual record of the names defining it. The inaugural edition: 2 October 2026, The Westin Mumbai Powai Lake.
Four things IIJA isn't.
Not a popularity contest.
No public voting. Every honour passes a transparent, audited evaluation.
Not pay-to-win.
Fees cover administration only. They never influence shortlists or outcomes.
Not opaque.
Every criterion is published. Every score is externally audited before names are locked.
Not organiser-controlled.
The jury operates independently. Tefla's has no vote and no override.
Tefla's. Three decades of India's defining industry platforms.
IIJA extends that record into India's most culturally significant industry.
IBJA. India's apex bullion & jewellery body. Since 1919.
IBJA's daily gold and silver rates are the reference benchmark of the Indian bullion market. Its century of trade authority anchors IIJA.
What happens on 2 October 2026.
The Welcome
Registration and a curated high tea reception. From 5:00 PM.
The Inaugural & Keynote
A high-profile address on the global jewellery outlook.
The Honours
Fifty honours. Red carpet. Celebrity presence. Gala dinner.
Speak to the IIJA Secretariat.
This is the only edition that will ever be the first.
The names of 2026 define what IIJA stands for — for every edition to follow.