The NIDHI i-TBI Ignition Grant, supported by DST and INIF, provides up to ₹10 Lakhs in equity-free funding alongside comprehensive incubation and mentorship for innovative technology-based ideas.

Electropreneur Park Bhubaneswar's Open Challenge Program 8.0 offers up to ₹25 lakh in financial support, incubation, and mentorship to ESDM startups and innovators.

A 12-week, zero-equity accelerator empowering DeepTech healthcare startups with validated MVPs through mentorship, investor access, and pilot opportunities.

The CITIL Innovation Grant supports startups, student entrepreneurs, and faculty-led initiatives with up to ₹2 lakh in funding, incubation, and mentorship to develop innovations beyond TRL 3.

APIIC's 2nd Incubation & Ignition Call offers grant funding up to ₹10 lakh and structured incubation support for innovators and early-stage startups in healthcare and medical technology.

A 24-hour national-level online hackathon hosted by BVRIT-N with a ₹50,000 prize pool for teams of 2–3.

An online visual intelligence case challenge where participants capture and categorize images from their surroundings for guaranteed cash rewards.

A token-efficiency hackathon on Devpost with a $630 prize pool — open to global participants including Indian teams.

A hybrid Algorand hackathon for Indian students — build agentic payment solutions with x402 and compete for a $500 prize pool.

A multi-track hackathon for B.Tech students across India with a ₹50,000 prize pool, hosted by B V Raju Institute of Technology.

India's national strategy case competition for students — solve real business challenges for a high-growth consumer startup and win cash prizes plus internship opportunities.

A global competition offering ₹9.3 lakh cash grants and mentorship for startups building solutions for safer, fairer, and more scalable labor mobility across South and Southeast Asia.

An 8-hour international online hackathon for developers, students, and creators — compete globally in Generative AI, AI, or Web Development.

An online open-innovation hackathon for students, developers, startups, and tech enthusiasts — ₹8 L+ cash prizes, internships, and certificates.

An 18-hour hackathon for Indian university students to solve real-world problems — ₹25,000 prize pool.

The Founder Institute, in collaboration with IIIT Hyderabad, CIE, offers an 11-week AI-native company-building program to help early-stage entrepreneurs transform ideas into fundable, global businesses through a structured, in-person accelerator.

Seed funding (loan) for early-stage Kerala startups working on innovative tech products.

Interest-free seed loan for Bihar-registered validation-stage startups, with bonus for women/SC/ST/differently-abled.

Funding for Kerala-registered revenue-stage tech startups with collateral-free debt.

Soft loan for women entrepreneurs in Kerala with government/PSU project orders.

Collateral-free credit guarantee up to ₹2 crore for micro & small enterprises

Collateral-free loans up to ₹20 lakh for micro and small non-farm businesses

₹10 lakh–₹1 crore greenfield loans for women and SC/ST entrepreneurs

Below-market soft loans from ₹10 lakh for MSMEs in manufacturing and services

Subordinate debt with 90% CGTMSE guarantee for stressed/NPA-classified MSMEs

Reimbursement of patent filing costs up to ₹5 lakh for DPIIT-recognized MP startups.

Government top-up for SEBI/RBI-recognized investments, up to ₹15 Lakh per instance, with women-led bonus.

Provides margin money and interest subsidy for DPIIT-recognized startups in Madhya Pradesh.

Annual interest subsidy for DPIIT-recognized Punjab startups on scheduled bank loans, up to ₹5 Lakh/year.

Reimbursement for patent filing and prosecution fees for KBITS-registered, incubated startups.

Reimbursement for international marketing expenses (up to Rs 5L) for Karnataka startups; preference for women founders.

Reimbursement of VAT/CST/GST for physically incubated Karnataka startups with turnover up to 50 Lakhs.

Lease rental reimbursement for DPIIT-recognized startups in Haryana, enhanced for women-led.

100% reimbursement of patent filing costs for DPIIT-recognized Haryana startups.

Lease rental reimbursement for DPIIT-recognized startups operating in Punjab.