The Asia Pacific Software Testing Awards

The Asia Pacific Software Testing Awards, held on 12th August 2026 in Bangalore, India. Is a prestigious awards application that recognizes excellence, innovation, and leadership in software development and high-quality warranty throughout the Asia Pacific area and the UAE. Organized as a part of the Global Software Testing Awards surroundings, the event celebrates extremely good achievements with the aid of organizations, groups, and individuals who are advancing modern-day testing practices, automation, and quality engineering. The awards comprise a couple of categories covering tasks, groups, management, and era innovation, and are judged via a panel of enterprise specialists thru an obvious assessment procedure. Held in Bangalore, India, the ceremony additionally serves as a prime networking platform, bringing together leading specialists and corporations from the software testing community to show off achievements and share excellent practices.

Organized By

Test Associates manages the Global Software Testing Awards program and its regional editions, including TAPSTA, which recognizes excellence, innovation, and leadership in software testing and quality assurance across the Asia-Pacific region.

Event Highlights

• Recognizes excellence in software testing and QA
• Open to Asia Pacific and UAE participants
• Features 16 award categories
• Judged by independent industry experts
• Offers brand visibility and networking opportunities

Timeline

• 9th Sep - Entries open
• 20th Aug - Entry submission deadline
• 22nd Aug - Entries to judges
• 27th Aug - Judging day
• 28th Aug - Finalists announced
• 16th Sep - table booking/table deadline
• 29th Sep - Gala award night

Key Tips From The Judging Panel

Strong Entries

• Highlighted the project’s business impact and innovation.
• Demonstrated sturdy leadership, mentorship, and crew help.
• Showed the capability to overcome challenges and observe first-class practices.
• Used superior technology to test the entire gadget.
• Applied clean method with justified tech alternatives.
• Supported consequences with significant metrics.

Weak Entries

• Challenges in the automation journey were not clearly explained.
• Some entries missed the required judging criteria.
• Testing approach details were limited.
• No clear proof of timely delivery, budget control, or stakeholder engagement.
• Too much focus on tools instead of project results.
• Metrics were included without proper justification.

Judging Panel

• Chethan Jayadev - Associate Vice President at JP Morgan
• Arvind T N - Senior Director at R&D, Global Product and Technology
• Narendra Tomar - Head of Electrical Products at Domain and Test Engineering
• Narendra Tomar - Associate Director
• Vishal Bhatia - Chief Digital Officer

This event recognizes excellence and innovation in software testing, bringing together industry experts across the Asia Pacific region and the UAE.