
XCEED - XLRI Incubator
XLRI - Xavier School of Management, Jamshedpur
XLRI Jamshedpur's incubator, open to founders anywhere in India, with campus workspace in Jamshedpur and Delhi-NCR or a virtual option.
XCEED - XLRI Incubator at a glance
| Part of | XLRI - Xavier School of Management, Jamshedpur |
|---|---|
| Address | XLRI Jamshedpur, C. H. Area (East), Jamshedpur, Jharkhand 831001, India |
| Programmes | 2 standing programmes |
| Stages supported | Idea, Prototype, MVP, Early revenue |
| Official website | xceed.xlri.ac.in |
| xceed@xlri.ac.in |
Programs by XCEED - XLRI Incubator
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आगे क्या?
यह काफ़ी पहले बंद हुआ था और हमें नहीं पता कि यह फिर चलेगा या नहीं। "मुझे बताएँ" दबाएँ, चलने पर हम ईमेल करेंगे।
आगे क्या?
यह राउंड खत्म हो गया है। "मुझे बताएँ" दबाएँ, अगला शुरू होने पर हम ईमेल करेंगे।
Schemes implemented by XCEED - XLRI Incubator
1 scheme — each groups the funding calls run under it.
Track record
What XCEED - XLRI Incubator reports about its portfolio.
These are XCEED's own counters and carry no date. Two other numbers on the same row belong to XLRI the business school rather than to the incubator: the talent pool figure is XLRI's MBA student body, offered to startups through Live Projects, and the years figure is the school's age. A logo strip headed "Startups Impacted" is uncaptioned, so we have not listed those names as incubated companies.
All figures self-reported — xceed.xlri.ac.in, as of 2025.
Programmes they run
Standing programmes at XCEED - XLRI Incubator, separate from the funding calls above.
XCEED runs no cohorts and publishes no deadlines. The incubation form is open all year and the same programme is offered on campus or virtually.
XCEED Incubation
IncubationXCEED's main programme, open to any founder with a registered company, running twelve to twenty-four months at XLRI Jamshedpur or Delhi-NCR, or virtually.
Best for: Founders anywhere in India with a registered company and something innovative and scalable
- Idea – Early revenue
- 12–24 months
- Hybrid
- Takes equity
What you get, who can apply and how to applyHide details
XCEED incubates startups from any industry, at XLRI's Jamshedpur campus, its Delhi-NCR campus, or virtually if you cannot be on site. The term is twelve to twenty-four months and the governing council can shorten or extend it. There is no cohort calendar and no deadline: the application form is open all year.
What you get
- Office space on campus for the agreed period, with internet, computers, furniture, electricity, a meeting room with video conferencing, a pantry and access to the XLRI library
- Mentorship from XLRI faculty and alumni, plus the option to pick one industry mentor within six months of joining, who is paid in equity
- Connections to legal, accounting, audit, tax and HR service providers, paid for directly by the startup
- Support with patent filing and trademark registration, with XCEED stating it will not claim ownership of your intellectual property
- Introductions to angel investors and venture funds, and help building the pitch
- Help finding and applying to central and state government schemes
- Live Projects, where XLRI MBA students work on a business problem you submit
- The option to apply for seed money after three months, structured as a loan and subject to funds being available
Who can apply
- Anyone with a registered private limited company, LLP or partnership firm. No XLRI connection is required.
- Teams that have not incorporated yet may apply in the founders' names, but must register within three months of signing the incubation agreement, or six months for XLRI alumni
- The company must be under seven years old and within the stated turnover ceiling
- Proprietorships and public limited companies are not eligible
- The startup must not be formed by splitting up or reconstructing an existing business
- At least fifty-one per cent must be owned by Indian nationals, directly or indirectly
- Employed founders, including government staff, need a no-objection certificate from their employer
- Companies where a current XLRI student holds an executive position are not offered incubation, though companies promoted by students may apply
How selection works: the written application is screened against the published criteria, then reviewed by XCEED's selection committee with industry professionals. Shortlisted teams pitch to the committee, in person at the XCEED office or XLRI campus or by video, and take questions. A recommendation is followed by discussion of the incubation agreement terms, due diligence, admission and the equity allotment. XCEED states its decision is final and that it does not give reasons for a rejection.
How to apply: fill the application form on XCEED's incubation page and attach your business plan for the first twelve months, your certificate of incorporation, your memorandum and articles of association, and a note on the infrastructure and support you need. Questions go to xceed@xlri.ac.in.
Live Projects
PlatformSubmit a business problem and XLRI MBA students work on it, returning research, insights and recommendations.
Best for: Startups wanting outside analysis on one business problem
What you get, who can apply and how to applyHide details
Live Projects puts XLRI's MBA students onto a real business challenge from a startup. You submit the problem statement, students work on it, and you get back research, insights and strategic recommendations.
Who can apply
- Startups with a specific business problem. XCEED does not state that you have to be incubated to use it.
How to apply: submit your requirement through the Live Projects call to action on XCEED's home page, or write to xceed@xlri.ac.in.
Incubation tracks
XCEED - XLRI Incubator runs a virtual track, so you can join without relocating.
Only the pre-incubation Incubatee Fellow track is restricted to people connected to XLRI. The main incubation and virtual incubation tracks are open to any founder.
| Track | Type | Space | Includes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Incubatee Fellow (pre-incubation)For XLRI students, staff, alumni and people associated through XLRI's extension of services who have an idea rather than a company. Runs a minimum of six months with a faculty advisor, extendable. At the end the committee decides whether to move the team into full incubation. Not open to founders with no XLRI connection. | Pre-incubation | — | — |
| IncubationThe main track, open to anyone with a registered company. Twelve to twenty-four months, shortenable or extendable by the governing council, with workspace at XLRI Jamshedpur or Delhi-NCR and five to ten per cent equity allotted to XCEED. | Resident incubation | — | — |
| Virtual IncubationThe same business and management support without being based at Jamshedpur or Delhi-NCR, on a pay-per-use basis with an annual registration fee. Product development is coordinated by faculty mentors. | Virtual incubation | — | — |
Labs & facilities
Equipment and space on campus.
Co-working space
Co-working options at Jamshedpur or Delhi, or virtual incubation for founders who cannot be on site.
Office space on campus
Shared workspace at XLRI Jamshedpur, or another XLRI campus, for the agreed period, with internet, computers, furniture, electricity, a meeting room with projector and video conferencing, scanning, photocopying, a pantry, and access to the XLRI library and to software licensed for XLRI staff and students. Campus access is issued to the founder; team members need written permission from XCEED's chief executive. The address cannot be used as your registered office.
Support services
Help offered alongside funding and space.
Most services are introductions and facilitation rather than work XCEED does in-house, and the policy is explicit that third-party professionals are paid for by the startup.
Business advisory
Help with the business plan, product and market research, product development, go-to-market strategy, revenue projection and commercialisation, plus mentorship from XLRI faculty, alumni and an industry panel.
Legal & finance
Connections to legal consultants and to company registration, bookkeeping, audit, tax filing, payroll and HR policy services. Third-party professionals are paid for directly by the startup.
IP & patents
Support with patent filing and trademark registration. XCEED states the startup keeps full ownership of intellectual property it creates during incubation.
Market access
Introductions to angel investors and venture funds with help building the pitch, and help identifying and applying to central and state government schemes. XCEED states it cannot promise that any investor will fund you.
How to apply to XCEED - XLRI Incubator
आपके लिए कौन सा रास्ता सही है
- अगर आपने पहले से कोई private limited company, LLP या partnership firm पंजीकृत कर ली है, तो मुख्य incubation कार्यक्रम के लिए आवेदन करें।
- अगर आप जमशेदपुर या Delhi-NCR के पास नहीं हैं, तो virtual incubation के बारे में पूछें। इसमें वार्षिक पंजीकरण शुल्क है और यह pay-per-use आधार पर चलता है, पर आपको बिना स्थानांतरित हुए वही business और management सहयोग मिलता है।
- अगर आप मौजूदा XLRI छात्र, स्टाफ़ सदस्य या पूर्व छात्र हैं और अभी विचार के चरण में हैं, तो Incubatee Fellow pre-incubation रास्ता आपके लिए खुला है। बाकी सबको कंपनी चाहिए।
कुछ लिखने से पहले पात्रता सूची जाँचें
प्रकाशित मानदंड पिच से ज़्यादा आवेदकों को बाहर कर देते हैं। आपकी कंपनी सात साल से कम पुरानी होनी चाहिए, तय turnover सीमा के भीतर होनी चाहिए, कम से कम इक्यावन प्रतिशत भारतीय स्वामित्व वाली होनी चाहिए, और किसी मौजूदा व्यवसाय को तोड़कर या पुनर्गठित करके न बनी हो। Proprietorship और public limited companies स्वीकार नहीं होतीं। अगर आपकी नौकरी है, तो no-objection certificate जल्दी जुटा लें, क्योंकि XCEED incubation देने से पहले इसे माँगता है।
अगर आपने अभी निगमन नहीं किया है, तब भी सभी संस्थापकों के नाम से आवेदन कर सकते हैं, पर incubation समझौते पर हस्ताक्षर के तीन महीने के भीतर कंपनी का पंजीकरण करना होगा। XLRI के पूर्व छात्रों को छह महीने मिलते हैं।
क्या भेजना है
आवेदन XCEED के incubation पेज के फ़ॉर्म से जाते हैं। उसके साथ आप अपना certificate of incorporation, memorandum और articles of association, आपको जिस infrastructure और सहयोग की ज़रूरत है उस पर एक नोट, और पहले बारह महीनों का business plan भेजते हैं। Plan से अपेक्षा है कि वह कंपनी और उसके संस्थापकों, समस्या और उत्पाद, आपके value proposition, बाज़ार और प्रतिस्पर्धा, revenue model, milestones और समय-सीमाओं, विस्तार की योजना, marketing, मुख्य टीम, कंपनी का ढाँचा, जोखिम, और आपको कितनी फ़ंडिंग की ज़रूरत है, इन सबको कवर करे।
रिव्यूअर किस बात पर ध्यान देते हैं
- एक वास्तविक, आकर्षक समस्या और ऐसा समाधान जो सच में नया हो, न कि सिर्फ़ छोटा सुधार
- एक प्रोटोटाइप या proof of concept, या कार्यक्रम के दौरान उसे बनाने की पक्की प्रतिबद्धता
- एक ऐसा मॉडल जो scale हो और लगभग अठारह से चौबीस महीनों में अपने दम पर खड़ा हो सके
- बौद्धिक संपदा और तकनीक को बाज़ार तक ले जाने की स्पष्ट योजना
- एक ऐसी टीम जो अमल करके दिखा सके, जिसके संस्थापक इसी पर प्रतिबद्ध हों और कहीं ऐसी ही दूसरी प्रतिबद्धताओं में उलझे न हों
- प्रभाव: व्यावसायिक, सामाजिक, पर्यावरणीय या आर्थिक। यहाँ सामाजिक प्रभाव का खास वज़न है, क्योंकि नीति हर intake का न्यूनतम हिस्सा social-impact उद्यमों के लिए रखती है।
जिन आवेदनों में नवीनता नहीं है, जिनके पास व्यावसायीकरण का रास्ता नहीं है, या जो किसी मौजूदा व्यवसाय से अलग हुए व्यवसाय से आते हैं, वे स्पष्ट रूप से अस्वीकृति के आधार हैं।
पिच करने से पहले शर्तें जानें
Incubation बिना शर्तों के नहीं है। आप अपनी इक्विटी का पाँच से दस प्रतिशत XCEED को देते हैं, और अगर आप कोई industry mentor चुनते हैं तो उसे भी एक हिस्सा। आपकी बौद्धिक संपदा आपकी ही रहती है। हर तीन महीने में आपके business plan के मुकाबले समीक्षा होगी, और आप महीने में एक बार XCEED के chief executive से मिलेंगे। Seed money तीन महीने बाद ही माँगा जा सकने वाला loan है, और यह गारंटीड नहीं है। पिच से पहले XCEED साइट पर incubation policy पढ़ लें, ताकि समझौते के चरण पर इनमें से कुछ भी अनपेक्षित न लगे।
व्यावहारिक बातें
- कोई समय-सीमा नहीं है। आवेदन फ़ॉर्म पूरे साल खुला रहता है, इसलिए जब आपका plan तैयार हो तब आवेदन करें, किसी cohort का इंतज़ार न करें।
- सवाल xceed@xlri.ac.in पर भेजें।
- Live Projects incubation से अलग है। अगर आप चाहते हैं कि XLRI MBA छात्र एक व्यावसायिक समस्या पर काम करें, तो incubation की जगह के लिए आवेदन करने की बजाय वह ज़रूरत जमा करें।
About XCEED - XLRI Incubator
XCEED is the incubator of XLRI - Xavier School of Management in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand. Its full name is the XLRI Council for Entrepreneurship Excellence and Development, and its own incubation policy describes it as a Section 8 company set up to support entrepreneurs. It runs on XLRI's student Entrepreneurship Cell, which is why the site brands the pairing as ECELL x XCEED, and it works out of XLRI's Jamshedpur campus with a second campus at XLRI Delhi-NCR.
You do not need any connection to XLRI to apply. The policy is explicit that anyone who has incorporated a company may apply for incubation. Only the pre-incubation track, called Incubatee Fellow, is limited to XLRI students, staff and alumni.
How incubation works
There are three ways in. Incubatee Fellow is pre-incubation for an XLRI student, staff member or alum with an idea; it runs at least six months with a faculty advisor, after which the committee decides whether to move the team into full incubation. Incubation proper is for a founder who has already registered a private limited company, LLP or partnership firm, and runs twelve to twenty-four months, which the governing council can shorten or extend. Virtual incubation gives the same business and management support to founders who are not based at Jamshedpur or Delhi-NCR, on a pay-per-use basis with an annual registration fee.
Incubated startups allot five to ten per cent of their equity to XCEED, with the exact share decided case by case. A startup may also pick one industry mentor from XCEED's panel within six months of joining, and that mentor is paid in equity too. Seed money is possible but not promised: it is structured as a loan rather than a grant, you can only apply for it three months after joining, it depends on funds being available, and the policy says plainly that being selected for incubation does not entitle you to it.
Who can apply
The stated bar is an innovative product, process or service with a scalable model and a committed team. A prototype or proof of concept is preferred but a working product is not required, and the team's own material says startups from every industry are welcome. At least thirty per cent of each selected intake is meant to be social-impact ventures.
The written criteria are specific. The company must not be more than seven years old and must stay under the turnover ceiling set in the policy. Proprietorships and public limited companies are not eligible. The startup must not have been formed by splitting up or reconstructing an existing business. At least fifty-one per cent must be owned by Indian nationals, directly or indirectly. If you are employed elsewhere, including in government, you need a no-objection certificate from your employer. Teams that have not yet incorporated may apply, but must register within three months of signing the incubation agreement, or six months if they are XLRI alumni. Companies where a current XLRI student holds an executive position are not offered incubation, though companies promoted by students may apply.
What you get
Admitted startups get office space on the XLRI campus for the agreed period, with wired and wireless internet, computers, furniture, electricity, a meeting room with video conferencing, a pantry and access to the XLRI library. Campus access is issued to the founder; team members need written permission from XCEED's chief executive. Two rules catch people out: you cannot use the XCEED address as your registered office, and routine sales and marketing cannot be run from the premises.
Beyond space, XCEED connects startups to mentors from XLRI's faculty, its alumni and its industry panel, and to legal, accounting, audit, tax and HR service providers, which the startup pays for directly. It supports patent and trademark work while stating clearly that it does not claim ownership of a startup's intellectual property. It makes introductions to angel investors and venture funds and helps build the pitch, while saying it cannot promise anyone will invest. It also helps identify central and state government schemes a startup qualifies for and complete the paperwork.
A separate offering, Live Projects, lets a startup submit a business problem for XLRI MBA students to work on and come back with research and recommendations.
How selection works
Applications are online only. A first screen checks the written application against the published criteria, then XCEED's selection committee, made up of council nominees and industry professionals, reviews what is left. Shortlisted teams pitch in person at the XCEED office or the XLRI campus, or by video, and take questions. After that comes a recommendation, a discussion of the incubation agreement terms, due diligence, and admission. XCEED states that its decision is final and that it will not give reasons for a rejection.
Once in, an internal review committee checks progress against the business plan every three months, and the chief executive or incubation manager meets each company's chief executive at least monthly. Incubation ends on set triggers as well as at the end of the term, including crossing the stated turnover level, raising a substantial round, or passing twenty employees.
Who runs it
Dr. Sunil Kumar Sarangi is chief executive of XCEED. The incubation policy, reviewed in August 2025, also names Fr. Jerome Cutinho as director, Fr. S. George and Fr. Donald D'Silva as project coordinators, and Amit Marandi as incubation manager. A governing council made up of the board, the coordinators, the chief executive, an executive committee of XLRI professors and the incubation manager approves the policy and the selection decisions.
Locations and contact
XCEED is at XLRI, C. H. Area (East), Jamshedpur 831001, Jharkhand, with a second campus at XLRI Delhi-NCR in Aurangpur, Dadri Toe, Haryana. Write to xceed@xlri.ac.in.
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Dr. Sunil Kumar Sarangi
XCEED के मुख्य कार्यकारी अधिकारी
Fr. Jerome Cutinho
निदेशक, XCEED
Fr. S. George
प्रोजेक्ट समन्वयक, XCEED
Fr. Donald D'Silva
प्रोजेक्ट समन्वयक, XCEED
Amit Marandi
इनक्यूबेशन प्रबंधक, XCEED
Frequently asked questions about XCEED - XLRI Incubator
What is XCEED - XLRI Incubator?
XCEED - XLRI Incubator is an incubator based in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand.
What does XCEED - XLRI Incubator do?
XCEED is the incubator of XLRI - Xavier School of Management in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand. Its full name is the XLRI Council for Entrepreneurship Excellence and Development, and its own incubation policy describes it as a Section 8 company set up to support entrepreneurs.
Where is XCEED - XLRI Incubator located?
XCEED - XLRI Incubator is located at XLRI Jamshedpur, C. H. Area (East), Jamshedpur, Jharkhand 831001, India.
What programs does XCEED - XLRI Incubator run?
XCEED - XLRI Incubator runs XCEED Incubation and Live Projects.
Which XCEED - XLRI Incubator programme should I apply to?
It depends on how far along your startup is. Idea stage: XCEED Incubation. Prototype stage: XCEED Incubation. MVP stage: XCEED Incubation. Early revenue stage: XCEED Incubation. Check the programme's own eligibility before applying — several programmes are sector-specific.
What sectors does XCEED - XLRI Incubator support?
XCEED - XLRI Incubator works with startups in Others and Social Impact.
What stage of startup does XCEED - XLRI Incubator support?
XCEED - XLRI Incubator supports startups at the Ideation, Validation, Early Revenue and Growth stages.
What facilities does XCEED - XLRI Incubator offer?
XCEED - XLRI Incubator offers Co-working space and Office space on campus.
How do I apply to XCEED - XLRI Incubator?
- अगर आपने पहले से कोई private limited company, LLP या partnership firm पंजीकृत कर ली है, तो मुख्य incubation कार्यक्रम के लिए आवेदन करें। - अगर आप जमशेदपुर या Delhi-NCR के पास नहीं हैं, तो virtual incubation के बारे में पूछें। इसमें वार्षिक पंजीकरण शुल्क है और यह pay-per-use आधार पर चलता है, पर आपको बिना स्थानांतरित हुए वही business और management सहयोग मिलता है। - अगर आप मौजूदा XLRI छात्र, स्टाफ़…
Who runs XCEED - XLRI Incubator?
Dr. Sunil Kumar Sarangi (XCEED के मुख्य कार्यकारी अधिकारी), Fr. Jerome Cutinho (निदेशक, XCEED) and Fr. S. George (प्रोजेक्ट समन्वयक, XCEED).
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