About Times Points

Badges

Movie BuffCheat sheet: Watch a movie and become a critic! Review and rate a movie on TimesofIndia.com to earn a Movie Buff Badge!
Points: 7 points for Writing a review & 1 point for Rating
Movie Buff levels

Review
5
15
40
80
120
150
200
Level
1
2
3
4
5
6
7

Well Connected:Cheat sheet: Connect your Times profile with your FB and Twitter accounts
Points: 20 points for each account connected

Inboxer:Cheat sheet:Subscribe to the Timesofindia.com daily newsletter. Guess what! You get additional points for opening the newsletter or clicking on a link.
Points:50 points on signing up for the TOI Newsletter

Wordsmith:Cheat sheet: Tell others in the TOI community what you think of the articles and pictures – start commenting! Each time you write a comment you’d earn 5 points.
Points: 5 points for each comment
Wordsmith levels

Comments
10
25
50
100
500
1000
2000
Level
1
2
3
4
5
6
7

Sharekhaan:Cheat sheet: Share Timesofindia.com content with your friends on Facebook, Twitter or Hotklix. You could also Recommend or Like our content. Any or all of these activities qualify to make you a Sharekhaan.
Points: 5 points for every share
Sharekhaan levels

Shares
10
25
75
200
500
1000
1500
Level
1
2
3
4
5
6
7

News King:Cheat sheet: If you've got your eyes hooked on the videos, photos and articles…you are our News King! Get points for reading articles, watching videos or seeing pictures.
Points: 2 points for each Photo gallery visit; 2 points for video view and 1 point for reading an article
News King levels

Read/Watch
25
100
250
750
1500
2500
3500
Level
1
2
3
4
5
6
7

Frequent Flyer:Cheat sheet: Make timesofindia.com your favorite online destination and earn frequent flyer miles oops! Badges and Points.Keep coming back to Timesofindia.com, keep earning points.
Points: 1 point for each visit
Frequent Flyer levels

Visits
10
25
50
500
1000
1500
2500
Level
1
2
3
4
5
6
7

Moderator:Cheat sheet: Find and flag inappropriate comments on Timesofindia.com by marking them offensive. On reaching Level 5 with a high accuracy rate, you also earn the privilege of directly removing offensive comments from the site.
Points: 5 points for each approved comment.
Moderator levels

Approved Actions
30
100
300
750
1500
Level
1
2
3
4
5

Influencer:Cheat sheet: Your opinion matters. If others recommend or agree with a comment that you've posted, we award you points.
Points: 2 points each time your comment is recommended and 1 point when someone agrees to your comment
Influencer levels

User Validation
100
250
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
Level
1
2
3
4
5
6
7

Networker:Cheat sheet: Get your friends and family to follow you on Timesofindia.com.
Points: 2 points for every new follower acquired
Networker levels

Followers
10
25
75
300
500
1000
2000
Level
1
2
3
4
5
6
7

Member:Cheat sheet: This is easy! Register on Timesofindia.com; and get the member badge.
Points: 10 points for registering on the site

Global Status:You will be awarded a global status at different point thresholds starting with the Bronze.

Points
0 - 249
250 - 4999
5000 - 24999
25000 - 249999
250000 onwards
Level

Leaderboard
The top 5 fans of on Timesofindia.com; will be featured on the leaderboard. Fans will be ranked according to their level of activity on Timesofindia.com. Your global status will drop in case your level of engagement and interaction on Timesofindia.com decreases.

Frequently Asked Questions

Earning Points and Badges:

Points and Badges will be awarded for various activities performed on Timesofindia.com. These include reading articles, commenting, watching videos, linking your profile with Facebook and Twitter accounts and subscribing to our daily newsletter. Points accrued on the Times Points program will soon be redeemable against exclusive deals on the Times network.

Expiry of Badges:

When you reach a particular level within a badge, you will get to keep it for 12 months.
If within those 12 months you cross to the next threshold, you will move to the next badge level.
However, after 12 months, you can lose your badge in case of a drop in your activity on the site.

Points Credit:

Badges and Points will take a maximum of 90 seconds to be credited to user accounts. In case of the Wordsmith badge, points and badges will be credited after user comments are published on Timesofindia.com.