Incubation Centre IIT Patna offers pre-incubation support and grants up to ₹2 lakhs to idea-stage innovators and student startups with technology-driven solutions.

An accelerator program by SIIC, IIT Kanpur for AI/ML startups in Medtech, Agritech, Fintech, or Cleantech, offering free office space, mentorship, lab access, and investor connections.

RakshaTech Synapse 2026, by IHFC (IIT Delhi) in collaboration with Corps of EME, offers up to ₹5 Crore in funding to deep-tech startups and innovators for national security and defense solutions.

NIDHI iTBI program at down town Venture Labs offers incubation, mentorship, infrastructure, and an Ignition Grant of up to ₹10 Lakhs for healthcare and ICT startups, focusing on hardware products.

An opportunity for early-stage DeepTech startups with a working prototype or MVP to secure grant funding and pre-incubation/incubation support from IIT Madras.

Joint India-Finland R&D grant for sustainable energy, digital tech, and microelectronics projects.

An entrepreneurship and innovation support program by IBITF and SBI Foundation for early-stage AgriTech, FinTech, and HealthTech startups in India, offering up to ₹8.5 lakh and incubation.

State-driven grant fund by StartupTN and Tamil Virtual Academy to support startups building Tamil language technology solutions, with a total corpus of ₹2.5 Crore.

The IIMK LIVE Business Incubation Programme helps aspiring entrepreneurs transform innovative ideas into successful ventures with expert mentorship, incubation support, and investor access.

An online hackathon for builders to create AI/ML solutions for social good — $150 prize pool.

A 24-hour cybersecurity hackathon at SRMS CET&R, Bareilly with CTF challenges, ₹51,000+ prizes and certificates.

A hackathon by Women In Product India for building AI agents — ₹1,00,000 prize pool.

A 30-hour on-site hackathon at UEM Kolkata for college students across India — ₹60,000 prize pool, open innovation theme.

A global online hackathon by OSC with a ₹3.72 lakh prize pool — open to all skill levels, including Indian teams.

An entrepreneurship and innovation program offering a ₹4 crore prize pool and strategic mentorship for founders building for the Indian beauty market, from pre-launch to established brands.

A global online deep tech hackathon with a ₹15.35 lakh prize pool, open to Indian teams.

A full-day hackathon in Gurugram where developers build enterprise AI solutions using Synq AI's context layer — solo participation, prizes worth ₹1,00,000.

A 24-hour student hackathon at Ramco Institute of Technology with a ₹30,000 prize pool, open to teams of 2–4 from the same college.

A national platform by IITI DRISHTI CPS Foundation supporting deep-tech healthcare innovations through funding, mentorship, and commercialization to create market-ready startups.

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

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

Below-market NABARD loans for dairy cooperatives and producer companies for processing infrastructure

Collateral-free working capital top-up up to ₹100 crore for MSMEs impacted by the West Asia crisis

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.