JCB Prize for Literature is an Indian literary award established in 2018.
[1] It is awarded annually with ₹2,500,000 (US$29,000) prize to a distinguished work of fiction by an Indian writer working in English or translated fiction by an Indian writer.
The winners will be announced each November with shortlists in October and longlists in September.
[2] Rana Dasgupta is the founding Literary Director of the JCB Prize.
[4] The JCB Literature Foundation was established to maintain the award.