Manufacturing Incubators and Accelerators (Page 2)

Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), NITI Aayog

Government of India innovation mission under NITI Aayog. It funds Atal Incubation Centres and community innovation centres, and runs the Atal New India Challenge for prototype-stage startups.

KIIT-TBI

DST-recognised technology business incubator at KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, running DST, MeitY and BIRAC funding programmes for founders across eastern and north-eastern India.

Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI)

India's government-owned development bank for MSMEs — it lends directly to operating small businesses, refinances banks and NBFCs, and invests in venture funds rather than in startups.

Government of Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu's state government, backing startups statewide through StartupTN.

Government of Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh's state government startup, MSME and industrial support: grants, reimbursements and free incubation under the UP Startup Policy, plus sector policies run by several departments.

Government of Chhattisgarh

Chhattisgarh's state government, nurturing startups through its Startup Policy and 36inc.

National Credit Guarantee Trustee Company (NCGTC)

Government-owned trustee that guarantees loans made by banks and other lenders to micro units and MSMEs. Founders cannot apply to it directly; the way in is through their own lender.

Geeta University

Haryana-based private university with technical programs and a startup incubation center for student entrepreneurs.

Marwadi University

MUIIR is the startup incubator of Marwadi University in Rajkot, Gujarat. It offers student founders a first office, co-working space, mentoring and funding for student ideas.

Rayat Bahra University

Punjab's private multi-disciplinary university with innovation labs and incubation support for student startups.

Hatchlab Research Centre, SRM University-AP

The incubator at SRM University-AP in Amaravati, running a five-phase incubation programme and MeitY GENESIS funding for startups.

Allenhouse Startup and Incubation Foundation (ASIF)

Section 8 incubator on the Allenhouse campus in Kanpur, offering resident and off-campus incubation to incorporated startups, and pre-incubation to the college's own students and alumni.

Baderia Global Institute of Engineering and Management

Madhya Pradesh engineering institute fostering student innovation through incubation and entrepreneurship programs.

DKTE Textile & Engineering Institute

Ichalkaranji textile and engineering institute whose innovation council, AICTE-IDEA Lab and DST-listed textile TBI support its own students and faculty.

IIMT University

Section 8 business incubator on the IIMT University campus in Meerut, running a 12-week incubation programme for early-stage startups and student innovators.

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.

Technocrats Institute of Technology, Bhopal

Bhopal engineering institute with innovation programs and startup incubation in Madhya Pradesh's capital.

Techno International Batanagar

West Bengal engineering college near Kolkata with innovation programs in the industrial Batanagar corridor.

Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank)

Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) is a statutory export-finance bank in Mumbai. It lends to exporters, backs bank guarantees for MSME exports, and runs Ubharte Sitaare for export-capable companies.

Central Tool Room & Training Centre (CTTC), Bhubaneswar

A Government of India tool room and technical training centre in Bhubaneswar, under the Ministry of MSME, running tooling courses and the CIIE incubator for hardware manufacturing startups.

Process and Product Development Centre (PPDC), Agra

Government tool room, testing lab and training centre in Agra — MSMEs and founders buy machining, testing and skills here, not a place in a cohort.

Integral Startups Foundation (ISF-CIED)

The incubator of Integral University in Lucknow, recognised by the Uttar Pradesh government, offering campus office space, mentors and startup support services.

Rungta College of Engineering and Technology

Chhattisgarh's first fully-functional private incubator (RuBI), supporting 60+ startups with seed funding, mentorship, and MSME support.

Institute for Design of Electrical Measuring Instruments (IDEMI), Mumbai

A Government of India technology centre in Mumbai for the electrical and electronics instrument industry, running design, tool room, calibration, testing and free skills training, with a two-year incubation offer at its Bengaluru extension centre.

Business Innovation and Incubation Centre (BIIC), Mahatma Gandhi University

Mahatma Gandhi University's in-house incubation centre in Kottayam — open, by its own policy, only to MGU students, MGU research scholars and grass-root innovators.

KiC-START (Kongunadu Incubation Center and Startup Association)

Kongunadu College of Engineering and Technology at Thottiam near Trichy hosts KiC-START, a Section 8 incubation centre for rural and semi-urban founders, and is a recognised MSME host business incubator.

Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education

Deemed university at Krishnankoil, Tamil Nadu, whose in-house Kalasalingam Technology Business Incubator (KTBI) backs ventures started by its own students and faculty — it publishes no way in for outside founders.

NEC Business Incubator (DST i-TBI)

DST-supported inclusive technology business incubator at National Engineering College, Kovilpatti, with an open cohort call for circular economy, agritech and IoT startups.

RK University

Pre-incubation, incubation and Gujarat scheme support for innovators, run by K S Patel Centre for Entrepreneurship at RK University, Rajkot

Siddaganga Institute of Technology

Section 8 incubator in Tumakuru, Karnataka, hosted by Siddaganga Institute of Technology. Incubation from proof of concept to MVP, plus pre-incubation and agritech programmes.

SGSITS Indore

Technology incubator hosted by SGSITS in Indore, with fab labs, workspace and co-working desks

NSIC- Technical Services Centre AJI Industrial Estate

DST TBI: NSIC- Technical Services Centre AJI Industrial Estate

JAIN Launchpad (JAIN University Incubation Centre)

Section 8 incubator of JAIN (Deemed-to-be-University) in Bengaluru, with DST-backed incubation, two accelerators and an intake open to outside founders.

MZU Incubation Centre

Mizoram University's DST NIDHI technology business incubator in Aizawl, open to founders on and off campus.

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.

CU-TBI (Chandigarh University Technology Business Incubator)

DST NIDHI-TBI on Chandigarh University's Gharuan campus in Mohali, open to campus and independent founders for 18 months of incubation.

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

Forge Innovation & Ventures

Hardware and deep-tech incubator in Coimbatore, run by the Coimbatore Innovation and Business Incubator (CIBI) and hosted by Kumaraguru College of Technology.

FIRST TBI – Foundation for Innovation & Research at SASTRA

Section 8 technology business incubator on the SASTRA campus in Thanjavur, backed by DST, for 3D printing, IoT, VR, robotics and drone startups.

PSG College of Technology

PSG-STEP, the science and technology entrepreneurial park at PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore

Vel Tech Technology Business Incubator (Vel Tech TBI)

DST-supported technology business incubator in Avadi, Chennai, running five government funding routes with no incubation charge.

SR Innovation Exchange (SRiX)

The DST technology business incubator at SR University, Warangal — open to founders from anywhere in India, not just students.

dhaRti Foundation, IIT Dharwad

Incubator on the IIT Dharwad campus in Karnataka, running the BIRAC-backed dhaRti BioNEST centre for biotech, medtech and healthcare startups.

Edugild

MIT India's innovation and incubation centre in Pune, open to any student in India, with rolling applications and no fee.

Bannari Amman Institute of Technology - Technology Business Incubator (BIT-TBI)

Technology business incubator set up in 2007 at Bannari Amman Institute of Technology, Sathyamangalam (Erode district), with DST support. Open to students, alumni and the public; focus on biotech, food, agri, health and manufacturing.

Corps of EME, Indian Army

The Corps of Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, a combat support arm of the Indian Army responsible for the design, maintenance, repair and recovery of military equipment.

Gyan Circle Ventures

Technology business incubator of IIIT Sri City, a MeitY TIDE 2.0 Group 2 centre with EiR and grant programmes. Calls run in windows; none open now.

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.