8TH INDIA INTERNATIONAL TEA CONVENTION (IITC) 2025
14 July, 2025
UPASI TRF CENTENARY YEAR CELEBRATIONS
1 January, 2026
Following the success of the Twentieth editions of “The Golden Leaf India Awards: Southern Tea Competition” – and recognizing the need to continue the Competition as a process to sustain the quality renaissance of the South Indian Tea Industry, UPASI jointly with Tea Board of India is organizing the Twenty-First Edition of the competition.
The date and venue for the screening are tentatively as under:
The General format of the competition remains broadly the same. Technical analysis will be carried out for the qualifying entries only. The estate/factory/Bought Leaf segment participating in the competition should ensure an overall volume criteria (back up quantity) of 2 tons for Organic Tea and Green Tea, 3 tons for the Orthodox category and a minimum of 5 tons for the CTC category. We share herewith the Rules & Procedures for the competition and the application form. Members are requested to inform us before 31st December 2025 about their interest in joining the competition along with the requisite application form and entry fee indicating the number of entries participating in the competition.
