A total of 222 applications were received across six categories with the highest for ‘Engineering and Computer Science’ category, ISF said. The 18th edition of the annual Indosys Prize awards a gold medal, a citation, and a prize purse of $1,00,000 to each of the winners based in India and abroad. Bengaluru’s Riddhipratim Basu among Infosys Prize 2026 winners across six categories, highlighting young researchers' impact and a record 222 applications.