Government Incubators in India (Page 9)

UP Promote Pharma Council (UPPPC)

Section 8 company under Uttar Pradesh's Department of Medical Education, driving pharma, biotech and MedTech innovation in the state.

Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, Government of India

The Government of India ministry that runs the Youth Entrepreneurs Challenge for young startup founders, with mentorship from IIT Kanpur.

Department of Science & Technology, Government of Gujarat

SARTHI (Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj Research, Training and Human Development Institute)

Pune-based autonomous institute of the Government of Maharashtra. It has launched an entrepreneurship incubation initiative with 13 partner incubation centres across Maharashtra.

Andhra Pradesh Innovation Society

Andhra Pradesh's state nodal agency for startups: Startup AP recognition, the AP Ignite and AP Build grant initiatives, and incubation space in Visakhapatnam.

ICAR-CIFE Agri-Business Incubation (ABI) Centre

Incubation centre at ICAR-CIFE, Mumbai, backing fisheries and aquaculture entrepreneurs with institute labs, mentoring and market links. No fixed intake: contact the Officer-in-Charge.

ICAR-CIFT Agri-Business Incubation Centre (ZTM-ABI)

Fisheries-focused incubation centre at ICAR-CIFT, Kochi, with a pilot food plant, office space and one-year residency for up to nine entrepreneurs.

Indo German Tool Room, Aurangabad

A government tool room and MSME Technology Centre in Aurangabad that makes tools and dies and trains technicians, with an Incubation and Innovation Centre offering co-working space and machine access. No application form is published.

Agri-Business Incubation Centre (ABI), ICAR-IIHR

ICAR-IIHR's Agri-Business Incubation Centre in Bengaluru: paid on-site and off-site incubation for ventures that license the institute's horticulture technologies, plus a mushroom spawn route.

NIFTEM-T Regional Centre Guwahati Food Incubation cum Training Centre

Cottage-level food processing incubation and training centre in Guwahati, a regional unit of NIFTEM-T, with three-day hands-on batches and food business consultancy.

Khadi and Village Industries Commission

Government of India body for khadi and village industries, based in Mumbai, with schemes for khadi institutions, village industries, PMEGP and skill training.

BHARATI – Bharat's Hub for Agritech, Resilience, Advancement, and Incubation for Export Innovation

APEDA's BHARATI initiative accelerates agri-food startups, export-enabling technology firms and SPS problem-solvers for export markets. Its 2025 application window has closed.

Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation Limited

Kerala state industrial lender and equity investor with a startup loan (Scale Up Funding), a women entrepreneur loan (WE Funding) and startup equity. Not an incubator.

The Tamilnadu Industrial Investment Corporation Ltd (TIIC)

Tamil Nadu state lender for industrial units: term loans, working capital, machinery finance, a startup loan for incubated founders and state subsidies, run as a Government of Tamil Nadu undertaking.

Startup Bihar

Bihar's state startup portal, where startups get certified under the Bihar Startup Policy and apply for seed funds, loans, acceleration support and co-working space.

Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT) Incubation Programs

Telecom-focused incubation at C-DOT's Centres of Innovation in Delhi and Bengaluru, for startups and innovators with projects at TRL-3 or below.

IMAGE Centre of Entrepreneurship (CoE)

A 6-month accelerator in Hyderabad for gaming, animation, VFX, computer vision and AI start-ups, run by STPI with seed funding.

MANAGE-Fisheries Innovation and Startup Hub (MANAGE-FISHub)

A fisheries and aquaculture incubation hub at MANAGE in Hyderabad, with an incubation programme, a pre-incubation course and an innovation challenge.

MOTION, Centre of Entrepreneurship (CoE) - Automotive (ACES)

Pune centre for start-ups in autonomous, connected, electric and shared mobility, run by STPI with lab access and plug-and-play seats.

MSME-Technology Development Centre (PPDC), Meerut

A Government of India common facility centre in Meerut with a testing laboratory, workshops and a business incubator for technology ideas.

Ministry of Civil Aviation

Union ministry for civil aviation; ran the PLI scheme for drones and drone components.

Bio-NEST NIPER Guwahati

BIRAC-funded bio-incubator at NIPER Guwahati in Assam, with lab space and mentoring for biotech startups, plus an open Ideathon.

WaveX (Waves Startup Accelerator), IICT Mumbai

Government media and entertainment startup accelerator under the WAVES initiative, with an incubation centre at IICT Mumbai and investor pitching through WaveX Live.

NICDC Logistics Data Services Ltd. (NLDSL)

Logistics data services company running the NLDSL DigiTwin Grand Challenge, supported by Startup India (DPIIT).

ICAR-NDRI Agribusiness Incubation Programme

Dairy and food processing incubation at ICAR-NDRI Karnal: entrepreneurship trainings, mentor support, testing and pilot processing lines for small entrepreneurs.

The Centre for Entrepreneurship Development (CED), Gujarat

Government of Gujarat body, set up in 1979, that runs entrepreneurship training across the state and an incubation centre for start-ups at Naroda, Ahmedabad.

CySecK - Centre of Excellence for Cybersecurity, Karnataka

CySecK is the Karnataka government's cybersecurity Centre of Excellence at the Indian Institute of Science in Bengaluru, supporting cybersecurity startups with acceleration, mentoring and hardware security labs.

AIC RRU Incubation Foundation

Rashtriya Raksha University's Atal Innovation Mission supported incubator in Gandhinagar for defence and national security startups.

FinGlobe CoE at STPI Gandhinagar

Fintech Centre of Entrepreneurship run by STPI at GIFT City, Gandhinagar, with the Government of Gujarat. Plug-and-play space, sandbox bank environment and APIs for Indian fintech start-ups.

CSIR-IIIM BioNEST Incubator, Industrial Biotech Park Kathua

BIRAC BioNEST biotech incubator at the Industrial Biotech Park in Ghatti, Kathua, run by CSIR-IIIM Jammu, with modular labs and pilot units.

National Scheduled Tribes Finance and Development Corporation (NSTFDC)

Ministry of Tribal Affairs corporation that lends to Scheduled Tribe entrepreneurs, women, self help groups and students through state agencies.

Directorate General Resettlement (DGR), Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence body that trains ex-servicemen and sponsors them into business schemes such as coal logistics, CNG stations, Mother Dairy outlets and oil agencies. Open to ex-servicemen and their families only.

Startup Uttarakhand

The Uttarakhand government's startup portal, run by the Directorate of Industries in Dehradun: apply for state startup recognition, incentives, incubator seats and procurement preference.

Telangana State Innovation Cell

Government of Telangana innovation office in Hyderabad for grassroots, rural and social innovators and startups, with mentoring, bootcamps and state incentives.

Startup Haryana

Haryana government's startup registration cell and policy portal, with a seed grant, rent, patent, GST, cloud and accelerator reimbursements for DPIIT startups.

Bharat Water Innovation Network (Bharat WIN)

Ministry of Jal Shakti water-innovation initiative run from NIH Roorkee, with a grant-in-aid open call for registered startups and MSMEs (closed 31 August 2026).

Tamil Nadu Emerging Sector Seed Fund

A SEBI Category I venture capital fund anchored by the Government of Tamil Nadu, investing in growth-stage MSMEs and startups in emerging sectors, mainly in Tamil Nadu.