R-ABI Student Orientation Programme (SOP)
A programme by ABIS-TBI, R ABI Centre, TNAU, Coimbatore
A two-month training-cum-internship for students with exposure to startups at the incubator, followed by pre-seed funding.
At a glance
| Best for | Students with an agri venture idea |
|---|---|
| Stage | Idea |
| Duration | 2 months |
| Format | In person |
| Grant support | For selected startups. A place in the programme does not by itself guarantee a grant. |
| Run with | Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, MANAGE, Hyderabad |
About R-ABI Student Orientation Programme (SOP)
SOP is the student track of the RKVY-RAFTAAR Agribusiness Incubator at TNAU. It is a two-month training-cum-internship with exposure to startups already at the incubator, followed by pre-seed funding for those who complete it. It was announced together with the Agripreneurship Orientation Programme: the call for Cohort VIII ran from 1 to 30 April 2026 and has closed, so the programme is between intakes.
What you get
- Two-month training-cum-internship with exposure to existing startups
- Pre-seed funding after successful completion
Who can apply
- Students
- The scheme's conditions for registered Indian entities and one grant per startup apply
How to apply: Calls are announced per cohort on the R-ABI page of the incubator's site. The incubator's pages give different funding limits for this programme, so ask the incubator what applies to your cohort.
Where to apply
Other ABIS-TBI, R ABI Centre, TNAU, Coimbatore programmes
- R-ABI Startup Agribusiness Incubation Programme (SAIP)Seed-stage grant-in-aid for incubated agri startups that already have a minimum viable product, under the RKVY-RAFTAAR scheme.
- R-ABI Agripreneurship Orientation Programme (AOP)A two-month training-cum-internship for aspiring agripreneurs, followed by pre-seed funding to turn an idea into a prototype or product.
- Startup India Seed Fund Scheme at ABIS-TBIABIS-TBI is an approved incubator under the Startup India Seed Fund Scheme: it screens startups, disburses seed funds and tracks milestones.
- DST NIDHI Entrepreneur-in-Residence (NIDHI-EIR)A one-year fellowship for aspiring technology entrepreneurs, with mentorship and office and co-working space, hosted at ABIS-TBI since 2020–21.
- DST NIDHI-PRAYASA prototype-funding centre with a fabrication lab for young and aspiring innovators who have an idea but no working product yet.
- Spices Incubation CentreABIS-TBI is a Spices Incubation Centre funded by the Spices Board of India, with grant support for a small number of spice startups.
- TBI membershipPaid membership in four categories that gives access to office space, labs, intellectual property support, mentoring, training and market linkages.