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Circular Bharat Accelerator

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NSRCEL, Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL), NITI Aayog, and Xynteo
accelerator

Circular economy accelerator with pilot grants for TRL 5+ startups.

Amount Not Specified
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Vidhai Vaanam Accelerator Program Series 2

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Vidhai & Vaanam Space LLP
accelerator

12-week hybrid accelerator for early-stage sector-agnostic startup

Amount Not Specified
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The Pitch by Deel 2026 - Deel

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Deel
contest

Global seed-stage competition for startups under $5M raised

Amount Not Specified
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IMPunjab Accelerator Cohort 3 - Innovation Mission Punjab

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Innovation Mission Punjab
accelerator

Punjab-based DPIIT startups with pilot/revenue traction

Amount Not Specified
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EDII Tamil Nadu Innovation Voucher Programme

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Entrepreneurship Development and Innovation Institute (EDII), Tamil Nadu
grant

Grant up to ₹7 lakhs for manufacturing MSMEs/startups in Tamil Nadu.

₹3 Lakhs - ₹7 Lakhs
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Vision 2 Venture – Incubation Program by Incubation Centre IIT Patna

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Incubation Centre IIT Patna
incubation

Incubation for DPIIT-recognized Life Sciences & Biotech startups.

Amount Not Specified
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AI Summer Residency by IIMA Ventures

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IIMA Ventures, Krishnamurthy Tandon School of Artificial Intelligence, IIM Ahmedabad
incubation

4–6 week AI residency for STEM undergraduates at IIM Ahmedabad.

Amount Not Specified
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MAGIC Seed Fund Support Scheme

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Marathwada Accelerator for Growth & Incubation Council (MAGIC)
funding

Seed fund for Maharashtra startups from PoC to commercialization.

Amount Not Specified
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BUILD 5.0 – Boeing University Innovation Leadership Development Program by FITT IIT Delhi

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Foundation for Innovation and Technology Transfer (FITT), IIT Delhi in partnership with Boeing
contest

₹10 lakh prize competition for deeptech early-stage startups & students.

Upto: ₹10 Lakhs
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NEEV Startup Kickstart Program – Pre-Incubation Cohort 2026

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IKN Innovation Foundation, IMI Kolkata
incubation

Pre-incubation for early-stage & student founders, limited cohort.

Amount Not Specified
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Startup Srujan Seed Support (S4) – Cohort 3

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Gujarat Student Startup and Innovation Hub (i-Hub)
grant

₹2.5–10 lakh grant for Gujarat student innovators under 35.

₹2.5 Lakhs - ₹10 Lakhs
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Techtonic: Innovations for Sustainability – Social Alpha

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Social Alpha
grant

Up to ₹60L support for sustainability startups in energy, materials and resources.

₹30 Lakhs - ₹60 Lakhs
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Honda Innovation Challenge 1.0 - Honda & T-Hub

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T-Hub
accelerator

Mobility deeptech challenge with paid PoC and up to ₹10L funding

Upto: ₹10 Lakhs
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Maruti Suzuki Accelerator - Maruti Suzuki Innovation

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Maruti Suzuki India
accelerator

Mobility and automotive tech accelerator with funded PoC by Maruti Suzuki

Amount Not Specified
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Startup India Seed Fund Scheme (SISFS) For Startups

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Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT)
grant

Govt seed grant up to ₹20L + ₹50L debt for DPIIT-recognised Indian tech startups. Rolling applications

₹20 Lakhs - ₹50 Lakhs
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BioNEST Incubation Program – FITT IIT Delhi

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FITT IIT Delhi, BIRAC
incubation

Biotech incubation at IIT Delhi for innovators at ideation to early prototype stages.

Amount Not Specified
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AVINYA AI Accelerator – Cohort 2 by ACSEL Technology Forum

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ACSEL Technology Forum
accelerator

4-month AI accelerator in Karnataka for early-stage startups, up to ₹10L seed funding.

₹10 Lakhs - ₹1 Cr
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WE-Engage SPARK Cohort 3

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WE Hub, Government of Telangana
accelerator

Accelerator for women-led startups with validated MVP and early traction/revenue in India.

Amount Not Specified
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GRO8 Cohort 2 by 888VC

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888VC
accelerator

AI-enabled accelerator for pre-seed/seed tech-enabled startups, $25K+ investment.

₹21 Lakhs - ₹4.2 Cr
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iDEX Open Challenge

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Innovations for Defence Excellence (iDEX)
contest

Up to ₹1.5 crore grant for defence & aerospace innovators.

Deadline: March 31, 2026
Upto: ₹1.5 Cr
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ISB I-Venture Investment Readiness Accelerator (IRA) 2.0

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ISB I-Venture
accelerator

Sector-agnostic accelerator for MVP to growth startups raising Seed–Series A.

Deadline: March 31, 2026
Amount Not Specified
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