NIT Incubators and Startup Centres
24 NIT incubators and innovation centres, listed with the city, sectors and stage each one works with. Open a profile to see the programme's stage, location and how to apply.
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Uttishthati Foundation i-TBI, NIT Hamirpur
DST-funded i-TBI at NIT Hamirpur, with a 7,118 sq ft incubation floor, fabrication and ICT labs, and fourteen registered startups.
Greenovator Incubation Foundation (GIF), NIT Srinagar
NIT Srinagar's DST-backed technology incubator (i-TBI) in Kashmir. Runs Ignition Grant cohorts and is a Mission YUVA incubation node for early-stage founders.
NITA-FIIE, NIT Agartala
DST-iTBI incubation centre at NIT Agartala supporting early-stage hardware & deeptech startups.
Foundation for Technology & Business Incubation (FTBI), NIT Rourkela
The incubator of NIT Rourkela — a Section 8 company on campus, open to outside founders as well as students, hosting DST, MeitY and coal-sector funding schemes.
National Institute of Technology Srinagar
The innovation and incubation centre of NIT Srinagar, offering pre-incubation, incubation and entrepreneurship support to innovators in Jammu and Kashmir.
Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur
An Institute of National Importance in Jaipur, Rajasthan, established in 1963, with an Innovation & Incubation Centre.
National Institute of Technology Raipur
National Institute of Technology Raipur is an institution in Raipur, Chhattisgarh.
MANIT Rolta Innovation and Incubation Foundation, MANIT Bhopal
MANIT Bhopal's Section 8 incubation company, which takes in startups from inside and outside the institute in periodic selection rounds.
Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat
ASHINE is the technology business incubator at SVNIT Surat. It runs incubation, proof-of-concept funding and co-working for startups and innovators.
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY CALICUT
The Technology Business Incubator of NIT Calicut, offering campus incubation, prototype grants and idea review for technology startups in Kozhikode.
National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli
The entrepreneurship centre of NIT Trichy, running pre-incubation and incubation for technology start-ups, mainly in ICT and electronics.
National Institute of Technology Jamshedpur
Centre for Innovation & Incubation Council (CIIC) at NIT Jamshedpur runs incubation for startups. Its third cohort is open, with a first cut-off on 31 October 2026.
National Institute of Technology Warangal
The incubator of NIT Warangal, Telangana. Admits founders with a link to the institute: its students, faculty, alumni and R&D partners.
National Institute of Technology Durgapur
NIT Durgapur's incubation cell admits companies incorporated in India, including ones promoted by its faculty and students, and offers a seed loan.
NIT Silchar
DST NIDHI inclusive Technology Business Incubator (i-TBI)
MNNIT Allahabad
Recognised DST NIDHI technology business incubator at MNNIT Allahabad, running incubation for innovative technology startups.
NITK-STEP (NITK Science & Technology Entrepreneurs' Park)
Campus incubator at NIT Karnataka Surathkal, taking in technology startups all year round on a rolling basis.
Technology Business Incubator, NIT Calicut
Technology business incubator on the NIT Calicut campus, open to outside founders as well as students, with a fabrication lab and rented office space.
NITJ Technology Business Incubator
DST-supported incubator on the NIT Jalandhar campus, open to founders from outside the institute who already have a working proof of concept.
National Institute of Technology, Trichy (NIT-Trichy)
Technology business incubator in Tiruchirappalli, promoted by the Department of Science and Technology and the Tamil Nadu government since 1986
CEDI
Section 8 incubator on the NIT Trichy campus, running MeitY-backed incubation for tech founders
Nitrrfie
NIT Raipur's technology business incubator, giving technology startups office space, mentoring and support from idea to market.
Foundation for Technology and Business Incubation, NIT Rourkela
Section 8 technology business incubator housed at NIT Rourkela, Odisha, offering pre-incubation, incubation and DST, MeitY and MCL funding schemes.
Incubation Center, NIT Patna
NIT Patna's own incubation centre in Patna. Open to the institute's students, alumni and faculty, and to outside entrepreneurs with a concept or early prototype.
The National Institutes of Technology run their own incubators, innovation foundations and entrepreneurship cells, and one institute can have several of them under different names. NIT incubators sit on engineering campuses across the country, so they are often the nearest serious option for a founder outside the big metros.
The first thing to settle is who may join. Some NIT programmes take outside founders, some only students, alumni or faculty of the institute, and some run a separate track for each. Read the eligibility on each profile and on the programme's own site before you plan around one.
Check what the programme gives beyond a desk. Lab and equipment access, faculty mentors, and a scheme-funded seed route are the things that make a campus incubator different from a coworking space, and they vary a great deal between institutes.
The numbers on this page
- 24 of the 2429 incubators, accelerators and programmes we list in India (1%) are on this page.
- By organisation type, the most common are Incubator (24), Academic (15) and Government (3). One organisation can carry more than one type.
- By stage focus, the most listed are Ideation (16), Validation (14) and Early Revenue (6).
- By sector, the most listed are Deep Tech (11), CleanTech (6) and AgriTech (5).
- By state, most are in Tamil Nadu (3), Chhattisgarh (2) and Jammu and Kashmir (2).
- By city, most are in Tiruchirappalli (3), Kozhikode (2) and Raipur (2).
- 4 of 24 offer coworking space on site.
Before you apply to an institute incubator
- Is the programme open to outside founders, or only to students, alumni or faculty?
- Which labs, equipment and faculty mentors can a startup actually use?
- Does it have a pre-incubation track for an idea that is not yet a company?
- Does it take equity, and does it host any government seed or grant scheme?
- Do you have to be in residence, or is there a virtual or non-resident option?
- How often does it take applications?
Frequently asked questions
How many NIT incubators are listed?
We list 24 organisations linked to NIT institutes. One institute can run more than one centre, and the same centre may appear under its foundation's name. The count changes as profiles are added and checked.
Can I join a NIT incubator if I did not study there?
Often yes, but not always. Many take outside founders for a fee, equity or a selection process, and some reserve places for the institute's own community. The profile and the programme's own site state who is eligible.
Why does one NIT appear with several programmes?
Institutes tend to run a technology business incubator, an innovation hub and an entrepreneurship cell separately, each with its own funding source and eligibility. They are listed individually so you can compare them.
Do campus incubators take equity?
It varies by programme. Some take a small share, some charge a fee, and some take neither when the support is funded by a government scheme. Confirm the terms with the programme before you commit.