The jury is happy to announce the winners of the essay competition. The jury didn’t find the quality of essays according to CCS standard and expectation. Hence, the jury decided not give the first prize. Here is the list of 1st runner prize (2nd award), 2nd runner prize (3rd award) and two consolation prizes:
| Rank | Essay | Author |
| 1 | None | None |
| 2 | Street Vending in Bangalore | Monal Gera, Preetish Sahoo, Shreya Shree |
| 3 | Cycle Rickshaw Pulling | Shachin Sharma, Praveen Tripathi, Amit Gupta |
| 4 | Bricks and Bangles: Experiencing the women construction workers | Harneet Kaur |
| 4 | Street Food Vendors and Dhabawalas in India: Rediscovering a Novel Approach to Policymaking | Deepak Jha |