AI Centre of Excellence

The AI Centre of Excellence is part of the MeitY-NASSCOM Centre of Excellence network, India's largest deep-tech innovation ecosystem comprising startups, innovators, enterprises, and government. Operating as a collaborative effort between the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), NASSCOM, and state governments, the CoE runs incubation and acceleration programs across multiple hubs in India including Bengaluru, Gurugram, Gandhinagar, and Visakhapatnam.

The centre provides startups with co-working space, state-of-the-art lab facilities, access to tech platforms, mentorship, enterprise connections, and funding support. It follows the FAME model: Funding, Incubation, Acceleration, Mentor support, and Enterprise connect. The CoE catalyzes growth of the deep-tech ecosystem through in-depth research in data science and artificial intelligence, while helping startups pilot solutions with corporate partners.

Who Benefits

Deep-tech startups building products in AI/ML, IoT, data science, and related areas. Early-stage ventures seeking lab infrastructure, corporate pilot opportunities, and go-to-market support through NASSCOM's extensive industry network of 3,000+ member companies.