Ml grants and funding programs for startups from the Government and private sectors in India

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ADITI 4.0 Challenge Grant Program - iDEX

Defence Innovation Organisation

Defence deeptech grant up to ₹25 Cr for startups solving military challenges.

Deadline: May 4, 2026

Defence India Startup Challenge 14 (DISC 14) - Defence Innovation Organisation

Defence Innovation Organisation

Defence challenge for startups/MSMEs solving 82 military problem statements

Deadline: May 4, 2026

Upto: ₹1.5 Cr

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DRISHTI Challenges - Defence Public Sector Undertakings (DPSUs)

Defence Public Sector Undertakings

DPSU-led defence innovation challenges for deeptech and hardware startups

Deadline: May 4, 2026

₹5 Lakhs - ₹10 Cr

Nasscom Deeptech Club Launchpad Incubation Program

Virtual incubation for TRL 5+ deeptech startups in India

Deadline: December 31, 2026

Amount Not Specified

Maruti Suzuki Accelerator - Maruti Suzuki Innovation

Maruti Suzuki India

Mobility and automotive tech accelerator with funded PoC by Maruti Suzuki

Amount Not Specified

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AgriTech Acceleration Program 2026

IIM Lucknow Enterprise Incubation Centre (IIML EIC)

₹1 lakh grant accelerator for AgriTech startups expanding in Uttar Pradesh

Deadline: March 21, 2026

Upto: ₹1 Lakhs

LVPEI BioNEST Incubator Start-Up Challenge 2026

LV Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI) BioNEST Incubator, All India Ophthalmological Society (AIOS)

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Deadline: March 15, 2026

Upto: ₹5 Lakhs

GENESIS Entrepreneur-in-Residence (EiR) Program Cohort 2 – InFED IIM Nagpur

InFED, IIM Nagpur

Up to ₹10L for first-generation deeptech founders at ideation or prototype stage.

Deadline: March 15, 2026

Upto: ₹10 Lakhs

BOSCH–BMU Innovation Challenge Cohort 2

BOSCH and BML Munjal University

Sustainable mobility innovation challenge.

Deadline: March 5, 2026

Amount Not Specified

UDBHAV 2.0 Program

IIM Lucknow Enterprise Incubation Centre (IIML EIC)

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Deadline: January 31, 2026

Amount Not Specified

Call for R&DI Funding Proposals

Technology Innovation Hub on Autonomous Navigation (TiHAN), IIT Hyderabad

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Deadline: January 20, 2026

Upto: ₹15 Lakhs

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FinNest 1.0 Fintech Acceleration Program at IIML EIC

IIM Lucknow Enterprise Incubation Centre (IIML EIC), HDFC Bank

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Deadline: January 15, 2026

Social Impact Incubation Programme 2025 by IIMCIP

IIM Calcutta Innovation Park

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Deadline: December 8, 2025

Amount Not Specified

Artificial Intelligence and Innovation Driven Entrepreneurship CoE at SIIC, IIT Kanpur

Startup Incubation and Innovation Centre, IIT Kanpur (SIIC)

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Deadline: November 30, 2025

Amount Not Specified

MeitY GENESIS EiR (Cohort-2) at AIC-RNTU Foundation

AIC-RNTU Foundation

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Deadline: October 6, 2025

Upto: ₹10 Lakhs

MeitY TIDE 2.0 Entrepreneur-in-Residence (EiR) at IIMA Ventures

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Deadline: August 31, 2025

Upto: ₹4 Lakhs

MeitY TIDE 2.0 Grant at IIMA Ventures

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Deadline: August 31, 2025

Upto: ₹7 Lakhs

6th Open Challenge Program (OCP) of Electropreneur Park, Bhubaneswar

Software Technology Parks of India (STPI)

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Deadline: August 14, 2025

Upto: ₹2 Lakhs

National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber Physical Systems (NM-ICPS)

Department of Science & Technology (DST)

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Amount Not Specified