Major Awards — 2026 Tracker

A running scoreboard of the major national and international awards of 2026 that exams actually test, refreshed as fresh winners are declared through the year. India has featured heavily so far: a Manipuri film at the BAFTAs, a slum-wall teacher taking a million-dollar prize, a bird conservationist honoured in London, and two journalists among the Pulitzers. A note on timing worth remembering: literary and civilian honours labelled for one year are often announced in the next, so the 2025 Jnanpith and Sahitya Akademi awards were confirmed in 2026.