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Jnanpith Award winner selection process, rules
Rules and Selection Process of Jnanpith Award winners
The nominations for the award are received from various literary experts, teachers, universities, critics, and numerous literary and language associations in India.
Every three years, an advisory committee is constituted for each of the languages. The language of the most recent recipient’s works is not eligible for consideration for the next two years.
Each committee consists of three literary critics and scholars of their respective language. All the nominations are scrutinized by the committee and their recommendations are submitted to the Jnanpith Award Selection Board (Pravara Parishad).
The Selection Board consists of amid seven and eleven members of high repute and integrity, each member is part of the committee for a term of three years which can also be extended further for two more terms.
The recommendations of all language advisory committees are evaluated by the board based on complete or partial translations of the selected writings of the proposed writers into Hindi or English.
The recipient for a particular year is announced by the Selection Board, which has final authority in selection.
