UdyogTech Synapse 2026, by IHFC IIT Delhi, fuels deep-tech innovation in industrial robotics and advanced manufacturing, offering project funding up to ₹5 Crore and crucial industry collaboration.

IEF of CCSNIAM offers up to ₹25 lakh grant and incubation support to seed-stage agri-startups under the PM-RKVY Innovation and Agri-Entrepreneurship Programme.

Pre-seed stage agri-entrepreneurship grant program offering up to ₹5 Lakhs, mentorship, and incubation support under PM-RKVY.

A government grant of up to ₹4 lakhs for Indian student innovators with transformative ideas in the agriculture sector, supported by PM-RKVY and incubated by CCSNIAM.

SoilBox Cohort 4, anchored at riidl SVU and funded by OmniActive, offers Agritech startups grants up to ₹10 Lakhs, mentorship, and extensive ecosystem support to tackle critical agricultural challenges.

An acceleration program by IIML EIC in collaboration with Legaxy, empowering SportsTech startups with mentorship, investment opportunities, and ecosystem access.

The Lab-to-Market (L2M) Program by IITI DRISHTI CPS FOUNDATION offers financial and developmental support to faculty members and researchers for transforming prototype-ready medical devices into market-ready solutions.

ICAR CRRI's SHITIJ 2.0 Incubation Programme offers comprehensive incubation, expert mentoring, and access to ICAR infrastructure for agripreneurs, startups, and innovators in agriculture and allied sectors.

Supports student-led innovation, learning, and community engagement focused on open payments and digital financial inclusion through mini-grants for university student organizations worldwide.

A corporate-backed incubation program offering up to ₹80 Lakhs in grant funding to AI and DeepTech startups innovating in electric mobility, advanced batteries, Industry 4.0, and sustainable mobility solutions.

India's premier startup reality show is back for Season 2 — revenue-generating Indian founders pitch to a panel of investor "Tycoons" for capital from a ₹100 Cr+ pool. Streams on Amazon MX Player.

A data challenge for Indian high school students to analyze exoplanet data — ₹9.58 lakh prize pool.

A monthly online pitch competition for kids to showcase business ideas — ₹55,800 prize pool.

FICCI R&D Awards 2026 recognize and celebrate excellence in research, innovation, and technology development by corporates, startups, MSMEs, and academic institutions across various critical sectors in India.

A national-level hackathon in Indore for students and recent graduates — ₹1,03,000 prize pool across multiple tech tracks.

A 24-hour national-level offline hackathon in Lucknow for Indian students — ₹10,000 prize pool across multiple tracks.

An online hackathon by Galuxium with a ₹1,00,000 prize pool, open to global participants including Indian teams.

An online innovation challenge by IIT Bhubaneswar and BETTR — pitch your business idea for a ₹45,000 prize pool.

A one-day agentic payments hackathon in Bengaluru — build AI agents that complete real payment flows and win ₹10,000.

India's first hackathon for TA and HR leaders — solve hiring bottlenecks and win ₹1.5 lakh in cash prizes.

The SIDBI-iDEX Seed Fund offers equity/equity-linked funding up to ₹1.5 Crore and incubation support to early-stage DPIIT-recognized private limited companies with prior iDEX grants, focusing on Defence, Aerospace, and DeepTech innovations.

Equity investment program for impact-driven technology startups solving health, agriculture, climate, and deep technology challenges across India.

A 12-month venture-building program by IKP Knowledge Park offering up to INR 30 Lakhs in equity investment and comprehensive support for deep science startups at TRL 2-3.

a-IDEA (Agri-Business Incubator, ICAR-NAARM) offers equity funding up to ₹1 Crore for innovative early-stage agri-tech and agri-business startups with mentoring and enterprise development services.

Get ₹10-50 Lakhs in seed funding via Convertible Compulsory Debentures (CCD) and 2-year incubation support for technology-driven startups at the Go-To-Market (GTM) stage.

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.