Deep Rural Impact Program
A programme by IIM Udaipur Incubation Centre
A six-month virtual programme for startups improving education, health and livelihoods in rural India.
At a glance
| Best for | Startups and social enterprises working on rural education, health and livelihoods |
|---|---|
| Stage | MVP – Growth |
| Duration | 6 months |
| Format | Online |
| Grant support | For selected startups. A place in the programme does not by itself guarantee a grant. |
About Deep Rural Impact Program
One of the centre's newer programmes. It is sector agnostic but wants a rural focus, and the centre describes it as a flagship it is building out. The page carries no dates, so check whether a call is open.
What you get
- Business skills and leadership development
- Practical work on how to grow and scale
- A market-launch plan for your product
- Introductions to potential clients and partners
- A demo day in front of venture investors and industry leaders
- Grant support where a committee recommends it
- Free access to a startup toolkit and tech credits
Who can apply
- Startups, social enterprises and founder teams working on rural development and community impact
- Early-stage, growth-stage and revenue-generating businesses with scalable solutions
- Startups from anywhere in India working for rural communities
- No application fee
How it runs: virtual across six months, tailored to each participant's challenges, though the centre says it may include in-person sessions as well.
How to apply: Through the programme page; queries to incubation@iimu.ac.in.
Where to apply
Other IIM Udaipur Incubation Centre programmes
- Incubation ProgramResidency at the centre with workspace, mentoring and professional support.
- Pre-incubation ProgramAn online course that takes an idea to a working prototype, for people who have not started a company yet.
- NIDHI Seed Support SchemeEquity investment for startups already incubated at the centre, decided by a seed support committee.
- NIDHI Entrepreneur-in-Residence FellowshipA twelve-month stipend for someone leaving education or a job to pursue a technology business idea full time.
- Startup India Seed Fund SchemeThe national seed scheme, delivered by IIMUIC with twelve months of incubation alongside the funding.
- Genesis Entrepreneur-in-Residence ProgrammeFunding, mentoring and workspace for very early deep-tech startups, under MeitY's GENESIS scheme.
- MeitY SAMRIDH AcceleratorA four-month accelerator that matches money you have already raised from an angel or a venture fund.
- Launch-n-Zoom AcceleratorA three-month accelerator for agritech and fintech startups, run with PI Industries and Fidelity Investments.
- Samriddhi Program for Women EntrepreneursA free four-month online programme for women founders, with one track for existing startups and one for founders with only an idea.
- Women-in-Tech Startup AcceleratorA paid cohort programme for women-led technology companies that already have revenue and want to scale.
- Craft Sustainability Incubation ProgramA four-month programme with residential blocks on campus for craft and handmade enterprises working with artisans.
- Social Impact Innovation GrantSeed investment and a year of incubation for social impact startups with a working business model.
- Climate Change Innovation ChallengeA pitching challenge under the TIDE 2.0 scheme for climate tech teams with a prototype or MVP.
- Startup Village Entrepreneurship Programme (SVEP)Incubation support for women-led rural enterprises in Rajasthan, run jointly with Rajeevika.
- MSME Idea HackathonThe MSME ministry's national idea hackathon, with IIMUIC as one of the host institutes founders can pick.