| K G MAHESHWARI CASH AWARD in MONOCHROME SECTION | Best Overseas Entrant | MARCEL VAN BALKEN, Netherlands |
| Best Indian Entrant | ASHOKE KUMAR GHOSH |
| SH. AMIN CHAND CHAUHAN CASH AWARD in COLOUR SECTION | Best Overseas Entrant | HARDIJANTO BUDIMAN, Indonesia |
| Best Indian Entrant | CHANDAN KUMAR MUKHERJEE |
| P K DUTTA MEMORIAL CASH AWARD in NATURE SECTION | Best Overseas Entrant | ROIE GALITZ, Israel |
| Best Indian Entrant | PRAMOD GOVIND SHANBHAG |
| BASANTI MEMORIAL CASH AWARD in PHOTO-TRAVEL SECTION | Best Overseas Entrant | WENDY WAI MAN LAM, Hong Kong |
| Best Indian Entrant | ANAND NIRGUDE |
| SH. AMIN CHAND CHAUHAN CASH AWARD in THEME SECTION: MOTION | Best Overseas Entrant | ERIC CAUSSE, France |
| Best Indian Entrant | GOUTAM CHATTERJEE |
