Student-founded startups are supported by the AICTE Student Startup and Innovation Policy (SSIP), Gujarat's SSIP 2.0, and Atal Innovation Mission's Atal Tinkering Labs. University incubators across IITs, IIMs, and NITs offer academic credit integration, pre-seed grants up to ₹10 Lakhs, and mentoring for collegiate founders building ventures during their studies.
Showing 6+ programs for Indian startups
VJTI TBI Foundation
Incubation program for startups in energy, EVs, semiconductors, IoT, AI/ML, and cybersecurity.
Toilet Board Coalition
12-month virtual accelerator for sanitation economy startups serving emerging markets including India.
Foundation for Innovation and Technology Transfer (FITT), IIT Delhi in partnership with Boeing
₹10 lakh prize competition for deeptech early-stage startups & students.
Campus Fund, Google Cloud
Investment platform and accelerator contest for student-led AI startups.
NSRCEL, IIM Bangalore
5-month sector-agnostic pre-incubation with ₹5L grants for top 3 teams at NSRCEL IIM Bangalore.
TIDES Business Incubator, IIT Roorkee
DST grant up to ₹10L for idea-stage innovators needing prototype development support.