College and University Incubators in Haryana
20 college and university incubators in Haryana. Campus incubators sit inside a college, institute or university, so they tend to take earlier-stage teams and can give access to labs, faculty and student talent. Some admit only students and alumni while others take outside founders; check who each one is open to before you apply.
AIC IIT Delhi (Atal Incubation Centre, IIT Delhi)
Atal Incubation Centre at IIT Delhi's Technopark in Sonipat, Haryana, running deep-tech incubation labs, dedicated startup offices and a co-working floor.
Dr. Bansi Dhar Incubation Centre (DBDIC)
Incubation centre of the Dr. Bansi Dhar Institute in Gurugram, offering lab and prototyping access to clean energy, deep tech and biotech startups.
ACIC-BMU Foundation
The Atal Community Innovation Centre at BML Munjal University in Haryana, backed by NITI Aayog's Atal Innovation Mission and open to innovators from the campus and the community around it.
Geeta University
Haryana-based private university with technical programs and a startup incubation center for student entrepreneurs.
Masters Union School of Business
Masters' Union's early-stage investment arm, MU Ventures, backs idea-stage founders under 25 from Gurugram.
MM College of Pharmacy
MM College of Pharmacy is an institution in Ambala, Haryana.
Guru Gobind Singh College of Pharmacy
Guru Gobind Singh College of Pharmacy is an institution in Yamunanagar, Haryana.
National Institute of Design-Haryana
National Institute of Design-Haryana is an institution in Kurukshetra, Haryana.
Panipat Institute of Engineering Technology
Panipat Institute of Engineering Technology is an institution in Panipat, Haryana.
Geeta Engineering College, Naultha, Panipat
Geeta Engineering College, Naultha, Panipat is an institution in Panipat, Haryana.
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FOOD TECHNOLOGY ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND MANAGEMENT
Incubator of NIFTEM, an Institute of National Importance in Kundli, Sonipat, for food and agri startups: seed grant support, mentoring and lab access.
Shree Guru Gobind Singh Tricentenary University
The Atal Community Innovation Centre at SGT University, Gurugram, mentors and incubates startups and innovators, with no application fee and applications open all year.
K R Mangalam University
Private university on Sohna Road, Gurugram, with a student founder incubator (KEIC) offering pre-incubation, incubation and a 4-week Idea Factory sprint.
Lingayas Vidyapeeth
Incubation centre of Lingaya's Vidyapeeth in Faridabad, open to students, faculty, staff and alumni with a business idea, with mentoring, office space and seed support.
Regional Centre for Biotechnology
A government biotechnology research and education institute in Faridabad that runs the BSC BioNEST bio-incubator for biotech startups.
J C BOSE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, YMCA, FARIDBAD
J.C. Bose Technology Business Incubator (JCB-TBI) is the university incubator of J.C. Bose University of Science and Technology, YMCA, in Faridabad, Haryana, for student, alumni and faculty founders.
NTIBIF
The incubation foundation of NIFTEM Kundli, backing Food-Agri and allied sector startups.
BSC BioNEST Bio-Incubator
BIRAC BioNEST bio-incubator at the Regional Centre for Biotechnology, Faridabad, with wet labs, a BSL2 culture facility and resident or virtual incubation.
CEED
Government-backed startup accelerator & incubator
Centre for Innovation, Incubation and Entrepreneurship, Maharshi Dayanand University
Maharshi Dayanand University's innovation and incubation centre in Rohtak, for students, staff, faculty and alumni who have an idea to build into a startup.
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Choosing a college or university incubator in Haryana
College and university incubators sit inside an institute, which shapes everything about them. They are often the most accessible route for first-time founders: they take earlier-stage teams, they can offer lab and workshop access, and they put you near faculty and student talent. For a deep-tech or hardware idea that came out of research, an institute incubator can be the only place that has the equipment you need.
The main question to settle is who is allowed in. Some campus incubators take only current students, alumni or faculty-led spin-outs, and others are open to outside founders. Some are tied to one institute's research areas, and some serve a wider region. The college and university incubators above include both kinds, so the eligibility on each profile matters more than the name of the institute.
Think about what you need from the campus. If it is a lab, ask exactly which equipment is available and how it is booked. If it is a network, ask how often mentors are on site. If it is credibility, ask how many startups have come through and what became of them. A well-known institute with a thin programme is a worse choice than a smaller one that gives you what you actually need.
The numbers on this page
- 20 of the 138 organisations we list in Haryana (14%) are tagged "Academic".
- By stage focus, the most common are Ideation (13), Validation (13) and Early Revenue (1).
- By sector, the most listed are Social Impact (7), Deep Tech (6) and HealthTech (6).
- By city, most are in Gurugram (5), Faridabad (4) and Panipat (3).
- Many are also tagged Incubator (19) and Government (4), so the same organisation can appear on more than one list.
- 2 of 20 offer coworking space on site.
What to ask a campus incubator
- Is it open to outside founders, or only to students, alumni and faculty?
- Which labs, workshops and equipment can a startup use, and how are they booked?
- Is there a desk or a dedicated space, or is it mainly mentoring?
- Does the incubator take equity, and does the institute claim any rights over what you build?
- How many startups has it supported, and are any still active?
- Does the programme run during the academic calendar, or all year?
Frequently asked questions
How many college and university incubators are there in Haryana?
We list 20 college and university incubators in Haryana, out of 138 startup support organisations we list there. The count updates as profiles are added and verified.
Where in Haryana are most college and university incubators based?
Counting the profiles on this page, most are in Gurugram (5), Faridabad (4) and Panipat (3).
Can I join a college incubator in Haryana if I am not a student there?
Some campus incubators accept outside founders and some do not. The eligibility is stated on each incubator's profile or application page, so check who it is open to before you apply.
Do college incubators take equity?
Practice varies. Some take a small stake, some charge a fee for space and services, and some take nothing. Ask for the terms in writing, including who owns intellectual property developed during the programme.