CU-TBI (Chandigarh University Technology Business Incubator)
Incubator

CU-TBI (Chandigarh University Technology Business Incubator)

Chandigarh University

Mohali, Punjab, IndiaCoworking

DST NIDHI-TBI on Chandigarh University's Gharuan campus in Mohali, open to campus and independent founders for 18 months of incubation.

CU-TBI (Chandigarh University Technology Business Incubator) at a glance

Part ofChandigarh University
AddressBlock 3A, TBI Department, Chandigarh University, NH-05 Ludhiana - Chandigarh State Highway, Gharuan, Mohali, Punjab 140413
Programmes1 standing programme
Stages supportedIdea, Prototype, MVP, Early revenue
Official websitewww.cuchd.in/technology-business-incubator
Emailtbi@cumail.in

Programs CU-TBI (Chandigarh University Technology Business Incubator) supports

Programs this organisation co-organises, run by others. · 1 open now · 0 past

Open now

Track record

What CU-TBI (Chandigarh University Technology Business Incubator) reports about its portfolio.

Both counts below are the incubator's own, undated claims on pages whose copyright line has not moved since 2021. Its site says more than 250 startups incubated; the university's research site adds that 22 have graduated.

250Startups supportedStated as 250+ on CU-TBI's homepage and repeated on the university research site. Undated on both; we read it in September 2026 and the site's copyright line still says 2021.

All figures self-reported — cuchd.in, as of Sept 2026.

Programmes they run

Standing programmes at CU-TBI (Chandigarh University Technology Business Incubator), separate from the funding calls above.

One published intake. CU-TBI's policy also names a Pre-Incubation Programme and a Virtual Incubation Programme as separate admission options, but neither has a page, so neither is written up here.

An 18-month residency in Block 3A on Chandigarh University's Gharuan campus, open to campus founders and to independent applicants.

Best for: Early-stage founders who can work from the Gharuan campus, whether or not they are connected to Chandigarh University

  • Idea – Early revenue
  • 18 months, extendable by up to another 18 months at CU-TBI's discretion
  • In person
  • Paid, takes equity
What you get, who can apply and how to apply

CU-TBI's one published intake. It is a residency: you get office space in Block 3A, computers, connectivity and shared facilities, plus mentoring, investor introductions and routes into government loan and grant schemes. Selection runs through a questionnaire and then a full business plan reviewed by experts from outside the incubator. The form stays open and no cohort dates are published.

What you get

  • Company-specific office space, up to eight computers depending on team size, internet and two phone lines, with rentals and bills on you.
  • Shared file server, printing, scanning, copying, teleconferencing, a conference room with projection, a library and a pantry.
  • Mentoring from entrepreneurs, corporate mentors and faculty, on product development and on turning a product into a company.
  • Investor meets, networking and showcase events, and access to visiting alumni, investors and industry professionals.
  • Mudra loan and grant connects, and support for product and prototype development.
  • Access to the university's campus labs through its University Centre for Research and Development, with the department's permission, on payment.
  • Possible seed money, structured as a milestone-linked loan to registered companies and subject to funds being available. Admission does not entitle you to it.

Who can apply

  • University faculty and staff members.
  • Current students and alumni.
  • The university's research and development partners holding an MoU for collaborative research and consultancy.
  • The university's partner institutes holding a collaborative research MoU.
  • Any independent incubatee, which is the route for a founder with no university connection.
  • Companies that are registered but unlisted. If you are not incorporated yet you can apply on behalf of the founders, and register within three months of acceptance.

How selection works: you submit a pre-application questionnaire with details of the founders' involvement in other firms, and the CU-TBI team screens it internally. If it clears, you send a full application with a business plan and details of the intellectual property behind the company, plus a letter of approval from the university if that intellectual property was developed there. External expert members then review the plan for financial and technical feasibility and may ask you to present it. The six criteria are the strength of the product concept, the intellectual property and its scope to develop, the extent of university involvement, the strength of the core team, the funding required and the realism of raising more, and time to break even. CU-TBI's decision is final and it is not obliged to explain a rejection.

How to apply: use the Registration or Apply Now link on the incubator's site, which opens a six-page incubation form asking for your company, team, stage, entity type, sector and a short description of what you do. Enquiries go to tbi@cumail.in.

Full Incubation at CU-TBI guide

Incubation tracks

CU-TBI (Chandigarh University Technology Business Incubator) runs a virtual track, so you can join without relocating.

TrackTypeSpaceIncludes
Incubation at CU-TBI18 months to begin with, extendable by CU-TBI's discretion for up to another 18 months at market-rate charges. A monthly fee applies and the incubator takes equity for infrastructure and intellectual property.Resident incubation—office space, computers, internet, telephone lines, conference room, library, pantry, printing and scanning
Pre-Incubation ProgrammeNamed as a separate admission option in CU-TBI's incubation policy. No page on the site describes it, so ask the incubator what it involves.Pre-incubation——
Virtual Incubation ProgrammeNamed as a separate admission option in CU-TBI's incubation policy. No page on the site describes it, so ask the incubator what it involves.Virtual incubation——

Labs & facilities

Equipment and space on campus.

The office infrastructure is the incubator's own. Every lab is Chandigarh University's, reached through its University Centre for Research and Development, with the relevant department's permission and on payment.

Incubatee offices, Block 3A

Company-specific office space with up to eight computers depending on team size, an internet connection and two telephone lines, whose rentals and bills the company pays.

Shared incubatee facilities

File server, laser printer, photocopier, scanner, teleconferencing, a conference room with projection, a library and a pantry, shared across incubatee companies.

SEM Lab

Access via Chandigarh University

Scanning electron microscopy. Booked through the University Centre for Research and Development, with the department's permission, and charged.

XRD Lab

Access via Chandigarh University

X-ray diffraction.

Additive Manufacturing Lab

Access via Chandigarh University

Artificial Intelligence Lab

Access via Chandigarh University

Molecular Biology Lab

Access via Chandigarh University

Genetics Lab

Access via Chandigarh University

Chemistry Lab

Access via Chandigarh University

Support services

Help offered alongside funding and space.

Business advisory

Mentoring from entrepreneurs, corporate mentors and faculty, covering product development and the move from product to startup.

IP & patents

Transfer, licensing or permission to use intellectual property, granted only to registered companies and charged for.

Legal & finance

A pool of experts on legal and financial matters, plus Mudra loan and grant connects.

Market access

Investor meets, networking and showcase events, and meetings with visiting alumni, investors and industry professionals.

Recognitions & empanelments

Official approvals this incubator holds.

CU-TBI's NIDHI-TBI status comes from DST's own published registry rather than from the incubator's pages, which say only that it is NSTEDB-supported and holds NIDHI seed support. No end date is published for either sanction.

NIDHI-TBI, and NIDHI Seed Support Program host· 2020

DST's NIDHI registry lists CU-TBI as a NIDHI-TBI, with Chandigarh University as the host institute. Its seed-support list, current to 31 July 2025, shows CU-TBI sanctioned in 2020-21. CU-TBI's own pages say seed support under NIDHI but never use the words NIDHI-TBI, and no end date for either sanction is published.

Supported by NSTEDB, Department of Science and Technology

Stated on CU-TBI's own homepage. The period of that support is not published.

News

  • Chandigarh University Launches Campus Tank Season 2 with US $15-Million Funding Pool to Help Young Innovators Take Ideas to Market; Accelerate India's Start-up Growthptinews.com · 4 weeks ago
  • Chandigarh University’s CUBIC Partners with 247VC to Expand Investment Framework for Deep-Tech Startupsquantumcomputingreport.com · last month

Source: Google News aggregated

How to apply to CU-TBI (Chandigarh University Technology Business Incubator)

अपना रास्ता चुनना

CU-TBI एक वास्तविक intake प्रकाशित करता है: Gharuan परिसर, मोहाली में केंद्र पर इन्क्यूबेशन। इसकी नीति Virtual Incubation Programme और Pre-Incubation Programme को भी अलग प्रवेश विकल्पों के रूप में बताती है, लेकिन इनमें से किसी के बारे में कुछ प्रकाशित नहीं है, इसलिए आवेदन से पहले पूछें कि आपका चरण किसके लिए उपयुक्त है।

आवेदन से पहले

  • तय करें कि आप किस प्रवेश श्रेणी में आते हैं। फैकल्टी, स्टाफ, छात्र और पूर्व छात्र कवर हैं, इसी तरह विश्वविद्यालय के MoU शोध साझेदार और partner institutes भी। बाकी सभी स्वतंत्र incubatee के रूप में आवेदन करते हैं।
  • अगर आप विश्वविद्यालय के बाहर से आवेदन कर रहे हैं, तो पहले इन्क्यूबेटर को लिखें। नीति की शर्तों की सूची विश्वविद्यालय के भीतर बनी बौद्धिक संपदा पर बहुत निर्भर है, और उसके अपने पेज इन्क्यूबेटर को फैकल्टी, पूर्व छात्रों और छात्रों की सेवा करने वाला बताते हैं, इसलिए पूरा प्रस्ताव बनाने से पहले पुष्टि करें कि बाहर का आवेदन स्वागत योग्य है।
  • आप कंपनी निगमित करने से पहले आवेदन कर सकते हैं, लेकिन स्वीकृति के तीन महीने के भीतर कंपनी का पंजीकरण करने की योजना रखें। Seed money, बौद्धिक संपदा के हस्तांतरण या लाइसेंसिंग से जुड़ी किसी भी चीज़ के लिए पंजीकृत कंपनी चाहिए।
  • शर्तों के लिए तैयार रहें: मासिक शुल्क, इन्क्यूबेटर द्वारा दिए गए infrastructure और बौद्धिक संपदा के बदले इक्विटी, और facility fee। इनमें से कोई भी वैकल्पिक अतिरिक्त नहीं है, और ये साइट पर इन्क्यूबेशन नीति में दी गई हैं।

आवेदन कैसे काम करते हैं

Registration और Apply Now से जुड़ा फॉर्म आपका नाम, कंपनी का विवरण और सोशल लिंक, आपकी टीम, और फिर आपका स्टार्टअप पूछता है: उसका चरण, क्या इकाई private limited company, LLP, proprietorship है या अपंजीकृत है, उसका क्षेत्र, क्या आप उत्पाद बेचते हैं या सेवा, और कंपनी क्या करती है इसका एक संक्षिप्त विवरण।

नीति पूरे क्रम का वर्णन करती है। आप एक pre-application questionnaire जमा करते हैं, साथ में अन्य फर्मों में संस्थापकों की भागीदारी का विवरण। CU-TBI टीम उसकी आंतरिक जाँच करती है। अगर वह पास होता है, तो आप एक बिज़नेस प्लान और उस बौद्धिक संपदा का विवरण, जिस पर कंपनी बनी है, के साथ औपचारिक आवेदन जमा करते हैं। जहाँ वह बौद्धिक संपदा विश्वविद्यालय में विकसित हुई है, वहाँ उसके हस्तांतरण, लाइसेंसिंग या उपयोग की स्वीकृति वाला विश्वविद्यालय का पत्र भी चाहिए।

बिज़नेस प्लान में क्या होना चाहिए

नीति में बारह शीर्षक हैं: value proposition, goods and services, market analysis, analysis of competition, financing needs, capital structure, milestones and deadlines, growth and marketing plan, organisational structure, team risk analysis, estimated financials, और वह सब जो आपको महत्वपूर्ण लगे। इन्क्यूबेटर कहता है कि उसका कार्यालय एक उदाहरण प्रदान कर सकता है, इसलिए उसे माँगें।

चयन कैसे काम करता है

टीम आपके दस्तावेज़ों की जाँच के बाद बाहरी विशेषज्ञ सदस्य आपके प्लान की वित्तीय और तकनीकी व्यवहार्यता की समीक्षा करते हैं। वे आपसे उसे प्रस्तुत करने को कह सकते हैं और अधिक जानकारी के लिए लौट सकते हैं। निर्णय केवल CU-TBI का है, वह अंतिम है, और नीति कहती है कि इन्क्यूबेटर अस्वीकृति का कारण बताने के लिए बाध्य नहीं है।

समीक्षक क्या देखते हैं

नीति छह मानदंड गिनाती है: उत्पाद विचार कितना तकनीकी और रचनात्मक रूप से मज़बूत है, क्या वह उपलब्ध समय में व्यवहार्य है और उसका बाज़ार है; आपके पास पहले से मौजूद बौद्धिक संपदा और उसे आगे विकसित करने की गुंजाइश; विश्वविद्यालय के फैकल्टी, स्टाफ या छात्र कितने शामिल हैं; मुख्य व्यावसायिक टीम की ताकत; आपको कितने पैसे की ज़रूरत है और आप कितनी यथार्थवादी ढंग से और जुटा सकते हैं; और ब्रेक-ईवन तक आपका समय।

तीसरे मानदंड को दो बार पढ़ें। विश्वविद्यालय के लोगों की भागीदारी को अंक मिलते हैं, जो कैंपस टीम के लिए वास्तविक लाभ और बाहरी टीम के लिए वास्तविक कमी है। अगर आप स्वतंत्र रूप से आवेदन कर रहे हैं, तो सोचें कि क्या कोई शोध सहयोग या नामित फैकल्टी मेंटर आवेदन को मज़बूत करेगा।

आप अंदर आने के बाद

Incubatees CU-TBI को हर तिमाही एक तय प्रारूप में रिपोर्ट करते हैं, बाहरी विशेषज्ञों की समिति द्वारा वार्षिक समीक्षा हो सकती है, और स्वीकृति के एक सप्ताह के भीतर वार्षिक रिपोर्ट जमा करते हैं। कंपनी में महत्वपूर्ण बदलावों की सूचना इन्क्यूबेटर को देनी होती है, और कुछ बदलावों के लिए उसकी पूर्व स्वीकृति चाहिए। नीति बाहर निकलने (graduation) के नौ आधारों की सूची भी देती है, जिनमें एक बड़ा राउंड जुटाना, 18 महीने का ठहराव पूरा करना, खराब प्रदर्शन, कर्मचारियों की संख्या बीस के करीब पहुँचना, और एक निर्धारित लाभ सीमा पार करना शामिल हैं।

About CU-TBI (Chandigarh University Technology Business Incubator)

CU-TBI, the Chandigarh University Technology Business Incubator, is an incubator on Chandigarh University's Gharuan campus in Mohali, Punjab. It is a society registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860, hosted by the university rather than run as a university department, and it works out of Block 3A on the campus. The Department of Science and Technology's NIDHI registry lists it as a NIDHI-TBI, with Chandigarh University as the host institute and CU-TBI as the registered entity.

Its own pages describe it as supported by NSTEDB, the National Science and Technology Entrepreneurship Development Board, and as holding seed support under NIDHI. DST's published list of incubators running the NIDHI Seed Support Program, current to 31 July 2025, shows CU-TBI sanctioned in 2020-21. The site also asserts an Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development Cell alongside the incubator, without naming the scheme behind it.

Who can apply

CU-TBI's own incubation policy is the clearest statement of who gets in. It opens admission to five groups: university faculty and staff; current students and alumni; the university's research and development partners that hold an MoU for collaborative research and consultancy; the university's partner institutes under a collaborative research MoU; and, in its own words, any independent incubatee. That last category is the route for a founder with no connection to Chandigarh University, and the live application form matches it: it asks for your company, team, stage, sector and entity type, and never asks for a roll number, a department or any university affiliation.

The marketing copy across the rest of the site pulls the other way, describing the incubator as an initiative to provide business services among the university's faculty, alumni and students. The policy document and the open application form are the harder evidence, so treat the incubator as reachable from outside while expecting a campus-first culture. The policy also adds a second list of conditions a business entity must fulfil, several of them tied to intellectual property created inside the university, and its wording on whether all of those apply to an independent applicant is not self-consistent. If you are applying from outside, ask before you invest much time in a full application.

You do not need to be incorporated to apply. The policy allows an application on behalf of the promoters and founders of an unregistered company, provided the company is registered within three months of the application being accepted. Seed money, by contrast, is only available to registered companies.

How incubation works

Incubation runs for 18 months to start with, and CU-TBI can extend a company's stay by up to another 18 months at its own discretion. Incubatees pay a monthly fee for the first period and market-rate charges for any extension. CU-TBI takes equity for the infrastructure and the intellectual property it provides, at an indicative range set out in its policy, and separately charges a facility fee at a reduced rate. Its policy names three doors: admission to CU-TBI itself, admission to a Virtual Incubation Programme, and admission to a Pre-Incubation Programme. Neither of the latter two has a page of its own, so nothing is published about how they differ.

An incubatee gets company-specific office space, up to eight computers depending on team size, an internet connection and two telephone lines, with the line rentals and bills paid by the company. Shared facilities include a file server, printing, scanning and copying, teleconferencing, a conference room with projection, a library and a pantry. On top of that the incubator lists mentoring from entrepreneurs, corporate mentors and faculty; investor meets; Mudra loan and grant connects; and support for product and prototype development.

Seed money is structured as a loan rather than a grant. It is subject to funds being available under a scheme, goes only to registered companies, is released against milestones, and admission to the incubator does not by itself entitle a company to it.

Facilities

The campus labs CU-TBI points startups at belong to the university: a scanning electron microscopy lab, an X-ray diffraction lab, an artificial intelligence lab, an additive manufacturing lab, a molecular biology lab, a genetics lab and a chemistry lab. Access runs through the university's University Centre for Research and Development, needs the relevant department's permission, and is charged. Worth knowing before you plan around any of them: the incubator's own equipment is office infrastructure, and the specialist kit is the host university's.

Scale and track record

The incubator states that it has incubated more than 250 startups, and its page on the university research site says 22 startups have graduated. Neither figure carries a date and the site's own copyright line has not been updated since 2021, so read them as self-reported and old. Its startups page names roughly 28 ventures and their founders, without links, dates or sectors, and one entry on that list is unfinished template text.

Who runs it

No chief executive or director of the incubator is named anywhere on the site. Its board of directors is drawn from the university's senior academic leadership, including Pro-Vice Chancellor Dr. R.S Bawa and Pro-Vice Chancellor for Research and Development Dr. Chander Prakash. A four-person incubation team is listed with names only, no titles, and every email address on that page is unrendered.

Events

CU-TBI runs a recurring events programme from the campus and publishes it on its own events page. Recent entries include the North India Incubators and Capital Summit in April 2025, held with T-Hub and pitched across eight states; Campus Tank, announced in July 2025 with Apna and Venture Catalysts; Sandbox in January 2025; and Ignite in October 2024, its flagship startup event, which is aimed at the university's own students and startups. Earlier editions of Effectus, a national startup competition, ran in 2016 and 2017.

How to apply

The Registration and Apply Now buttons on the incubator's site open a six-page incubation form. The policy's formal route then runs through a pre-application questionnaire, which the CU-TBI team reviews internally, followed by a full application with a business plan and details of your intellectual property. General enquiries go to tbi@cumail.in. No intake windows or deadlines are published, so the form is the only entry point and it appears to stay open.

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The team

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Dr. R.S Bawa

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Dr. Chander Prakash

Pro-Vice Chancellor Research and Development, Chandigarh University; CU-TBI बोर्ड ऑफ डायरेक्टर्स और incubation team

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Dr. S.S Sehgal

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Dr. Jasgurpreet Singh Chohan

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Dr. Simrandeep Singh

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Ms. Inderjit Kaur

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Frequently asked questions about CU-TBI (Chandigarh University Technology Business Incubator)

What is CU-TBI (Chandigarh University Technology Business Incubator)?

CU-TBI (Chandigarh University Technology Business Incubator) is an incubator based in Mohali, Punjab.

What does CU-TBI (Chandigarh University Technology Business Incubator) do?

CU-TBI, the Chandigarh University Technology Business Incubator, is an incubator on Chandigarh University's Gharuan campus in Mohali, Punjab.

Where is CU-TBI (Chandigarh University Technology Business Incubator) located?

CU-TBI (Chandigarh University Technology Business Incubator) is located at Block 3A, TBI Department, Chandigarh University, NH-05 Ludhiana - Chandigarh State Highway, Gharuan, Mohali, Punjab 140413.

What programs does CU-TBI (Chandigarh University Technology Business Incubator) run?

CU-TBI (Chandigarh University Technology Business Incubator) runs Incubation at CU-TBI.

Which CU-TBI (Chandigarh University Technology Business Incubator) programme should I apply to?

It depends on how far along your startup is. Idea stage: Incubation at CU-TBI. Prototype stage: Incubation at CU-TBI. MVP stage: Incubation at CU-TBI. Early revenue stage: Incubation at CU-TBI. Check the programme's own eligibility before applying — several programmes are sector-specific.

What sectors does CU-TBI (Chandigarh University Technology Business Incubator) support?

CU-TBI (Chandigarh University Technology Business Incubator) works with startups in CleanTech, Manufacturing, Social Impact, Healthtech, Fintech and EdTech.

What stage of startup does CU-TBI (Chandigarh University Technology Business Incubator) support?

CU-TBI (Chandigarh University Technology Business Incubator) supports startups at the Ideation, Validation, Early Revenue and Growth stages.

What facilities does CU-TBI (Chandigarh University Technology Business Incubator) offer?

CU-TBI (Chandigarh University Technology Business Incubator) offers Incubatee offices, Block 3A and Shared incubatee facilities. Incubatees also get access to SEM Lab, XRD Lab, Additive Manufacturing Lab, Artificial Intelligence Lab, Molecular Biology Lab and Genetics Lab through its host institution.

Is CU-TBI (Chandigarh University Technology Business Incubator) government recognised?

CU-TBI (Chandigarh University Technology Business Incubator) holds the following recognitions and affiliations: NIDHI-TBI, and NIDHI Seed Support Program host and Supported by NSTEDB, Department of Science and Technology.

How do I apply to CU-TBI (Chandigarh University Technology Business Incubator)?

CU-TBI एक वास्तविक intake प्रकाशित करता है: Gharuan परिसर, मोहाली में केंद्र पर इन्क्यूबेशन। इसकी नीति Virtual Incubation Programme और Pre-Incubation Programme को भी अलग प्रवेश विकल्पों के रूप में बताती है, लेकिन इनमें से किसी के बारे में कुछ प्रकाशित नहीं है, इसलिए आवेदन से पहले पूछें कि आपका चरण किसके लिए उपयुक्त है। - तय करें कि आप किस प्रवेश श्रेणी में आते हैं। फैकल्टी, स्टाफ, छात्र और पूर्व छ…

Who runs CU-TBI (Chandigarh University Technology Business Incubator)?

Dr. R.S Bawa (Pro-Vice Chancellor, Chandigarh University; CU-TBI बोर्ड ऑफ डायरेक्टर्स), Dr. Chander Prakash (Pro-Vice Chancellor Research and Development, Chandigarh University; CU-TBI बोर्ड ऑफ डायरेक्टर्स और incubation team) and Dr. S.S Sehgal (CU-TBI बोर्ड ऑफ डायरेक्टर्स).