Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya

Choosing a route

• Virtual incubation is the route the centre describes as Grow from Anywhere.
• Physical incubation gives on-campus workstations, and those seats are rented monthly.

How applications work

• Apply through the Apply for Incubation page in the i-TBI section of the university website.
• The 2026 invitation poster gives an opening date of 13/05/2026 and a closing date of 30/05/2026. Check the notice page for the next call.

How selection works

• The ignition grant call was run under DST guidelines, with transparency, fairness and merit-based selection.

Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya (GGV) runs an incubation centre in Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, for early-stage startups, students, researchers and local innovators. Its incubator is the Inclusive Technology Business Incubator (i-TBI), set up under the NIDHI programme of the Department of Science & Technology, Government of India. The centre works through a Section 8 company, GGV Startup Foundation, which runs its incubation projects.

What they support

The centre supports early-stage startups and innovators with infrastructure, mentorship and funding. Its pages name Artificial Intelligence, Electric Vehicles, Healthcare, Biotechnology, Agritech, IoT, Sustainability, Smart Technologies and Rural Innovation among the sectors its startups work in.

The pages do not publish a formal eligibility rule. The centre describes its work as encouraging students, researchers, aspiring entrepreneurs and local innovators. An applicant who is not connected to the university should ask the centre to confirm eligibility before applying.

Programmes

Incubation at DST i-TBI GGV runs in two forms. Virtual incubation is described as a way to connect, collaborate and grow from anywhere. Physical incubation gives workstations on campus, and those seats are rented on a monthly basis. The centre also offers pre-incubation. The 2026 invitation poster gives an opening date of 13/05/2026 and a closing date of 30/05/2026.

The Startup Ignition Grant supports prototype development, product validation and commercialisation. The centre ran a call for ignition grants that gave 31 early-stage innovators a platform to present their ventures. The pages list 9 startups supported through Ignition Grants.

The Start-up Sangam Conclave is closed. Its 2024 edition brought together over 250 participating startups, industry leaders and investors, with pitch competitions and expert sessions. The pages document no later edition.

Facilities and support

The centre lists co-working space, prototyping facilities, a Fab Lab and 26 physical incubation workstations. Its support services include mentoring and business guidance, intellectual property rights support, legal and regulatory support, access to venture capital and funding opportunities, and market access through industry linkages and startup showcases.

Track record

The pages give different counts of startups incubated. One page says 56+ Startups Incubated, another says 56 startups through physical and virtual modes, and the DST i-TBI page says 30+ (8 physical, 22 virtual). The pages also state 5000+ students reached, and say startups supported by the i-TBI have created 50+ jobs.

How to apply

Choose virtual or physical incubation on the Apply for Incubation page in the i-TBI section of the university website. The Incubation Centre page names a nodal officer for enquiries.