Startup India certificate of recommendation

The incubator recommends startups for Startup India recognition and charges nothing for it. There are two phases and you must clear both — clearing one is not enough.

What you get

• A digital UIN and a recommendation letter
• A validation page third parties can use to check the recommendation is genuine

Who can apply

• Organisations between zero and three years of operations
• Startups with innovative technology or product solutions that can scale
• Organisations creating innovative new products inside their current industry to bring better efficiency or cost savings
• Not services-sector businesses that are not backed by technology or by a novel way of operating

How selection works: in phase one you fill a questionnaire and attach a presentation in the prescribed format. If you clear it, phase two asks for your incorporation certificate or registered partnership deed, self-attested audited account statements and income tax returns from inception, and an undertaking signed by the founders on a letterhead. Shortlisted startups are then called for a personal interview and document verification, which the incubator says happens within one to two weeks.

How to apply: apply online through the Startup India section of the incubator's site. Questions go to info@aii.amity.edu.