Incubation Program
A programme by CMRIT Incubation Center
Core incubation for founders with a working prototype and a defined business model, with full access to the campus infrastructure.
At a glance
| Best for | Founders with a working prototype, a defined business model and a registered company |
|---|---|
| Stage | Prototype – Early revenue |
| Format | In person |
About Incubation Program
The Incubation Program is the centre's main track, for founders who already have something working. Incubatees get full access to CMRIT's infrastructure, technical resources and support services. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.
What you get
- Full access to the centre's infrastructure, technical resources and support services
- Training in leadership and team management
- Training in startup operations and governance
- Coaching on persuasion, pitching and communication
- Go-to-market strategy and early customer acquisition support
Who can apply
- Founders with a working prototype and a defined business model
- Founders with prototypes, early revenue or pilot customers
- Teams ready to run a company from a registered address
How selection works: a structured application followed by an interview.
How to apply: email head.incubation@cmrit.ac.in describing your prototype, your business model and your current traction.
Where to apply
Other CMRIT Incubation Center programmes
- Pre-Incubation ProgramEntry stage for founders with an idea, covering customer discovery, business model work, IP protection and incorporation guidance.
- Accelerator ProgramTime-bound cohort for founders scaling up, with business plan work, pitch coaching, demo day access and investor introductions.
- MSME Host Institute proof-of-concept pathwayThe route the centre points external innovators at, to take an idea to a validated proof of concept under its Ministry of MSME Host Institute recognition.
- Technology Startup Boot CampShort cohort-based training for people ready to start a company, most recently run as a four-day boot camp in April 2026.
- Leadership Program for EntrepreneursPeer cohort for founders whose businesses have stalled, built around diagnosing the bottleneck with peers and mentors.
- Faculty Development Programme for EntrepreneurshipTraining for academics on guiding students into founding companies, and on commercialising their own research.
- FORGE-X Deep-Tech Product ChallengeA 24-hour national deep-tech hackathon run with the Basic Mechanical Engineering department; the last edition ran in April 2026.