NIDHI PRAYAS Cycle 4 at TIDES Business Incubator, IIT Roorkee

TIDES Business Incubator, IIT Roorkee

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Details

Amount

Upto: ₹10 Lakhs

Deadline

March 30, 2026

Type

grant

Stage

idea

About this Opportunity

NIDHI PRAYAS Cycle 4 at TIDES is part of DST's NIDHI-PRAYAS national scheme — Promoting and Accelerating Young and Aspiring Innovators & Startups — implemented through TIDES, the Technology Business Incubator at IIT Roorkee. The program provides grants of up to ₹10 lakhs to idea-stage innovators who need funding specifically to develop a physical hardware prototype. Applicants must be Indian citizens aged 18 or above with an innovative product-based concept.

Selected innovators receive prototype development funding, access to TIDES laboratories and equipment, mentorship from experienced professionals, co-working space within the IIT Roorkee campus, and assistance with business development, IP management, and legal compliance. Priority technology areas include manufacturing, agriculture, healthcare, clean-tech, energy, water, AI/ML, and IoT. The program is fully funded by the Department of Science & Technology, Government of India.

Eligibility

Applicant must be an Indian Citizen with a valid government-approved proof of nationality such as a passport or voter's ID card. Dual citizens or foreign nationals are not eligible.
Applicant must be at least 18 years of age on the date of application submission.
The proposed innovation must involve the development of a physical product — purely software-only or service-based ideas are not within scope of this program.
The idea must be at the prototype-seeking stage, meaning the applicant requires funding specifically to build and validate a physical prototype of their concept.
Priority sectors for this cycle include Manufacturing, Agriculture, Healthcare, Clean-tech, Energy, Water, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Internet of Things (IoT), and other advanced technology areas.
Applicants are expected to apply as individual innovators; the program is not restricted to incorporated companies.
Applications are open to innovators across India with no state-specific restriction. TIDES IITR will evaluate submissions for technical merit, innovation potential, and the feasibility of the proposed prototype development plan.