The 10th National Film Awards, then known as State Awards for Films, presented by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India to felicitate the best of Indian Cinema released in 1962.
[1] Ceremony took place at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi on 21 April 1963 and awards were given by then President of India, Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan.
Certificate of Merit in all the categories is discontinued over the years.
Feature films were awarded at All India as well as regional level.
With 10th National Film Awards, new award category was introduced for the feature films made in Punjabi language.