GENESIS at IC IITP
A programme by Incubation Centre IIT Patna
MeitY's Tier-II/III city startup scheme, run at IC IITP across three separate tracks — entrepreneur-in-residence, pilot funding, and matching investment.
At a glance
| Best for | Tier-II/III city startups in electronics, IT and deep tech, across three funding tracks |
|---|---|
| Stage | Idea – Early revenue |
| Format | In person |
| Cost | Free |
| Grant support | For selected startups. A place in the programme does not by itself guarantee a grant. |
| Run with | MeitY, MeitY Startup Hub |
About GENESIS at IC IITP
GENESIS (Gen-Next Support for Innovative Startups) is a MeitY programme aimed at Tier-II and Tier-III city startups in electronics, IT and deep tech, and IC IITP implements it across three separate tracks.
What you get
- Entrepreneur-in-Residence track: a stipend-style support for an early-stage innovator to work on an idea, capped at a modest amount
- Pilot track: funding for a startup running a paid pilot with an eligible corporate, PSU or unicorn
- Matching Investment track: a 1:1 matching grant against external funds already raised, through an equity instrument
- Across all tracks: mentorship from industry leaders, infrastructure and lab support, networking with investors and corporates, and training programmes
Who can apply
- EiR: Indian citizen, full-time UG/PG student or founder/co-founder of a DPIIT-registered startup up to 2 years old, willing to be physically incubated, based in a Tier-II/III city, not previously funded above a modest threshold
- Pilot: a DPIIT-registered startup with a working MVP and a pilot purchase order from an eligible corporate, PSU or unicorn
- Matching Investment: a registered Indian entity with at least 51% Indian ownership, based in a Tier-II/III city, DPIIT-registered, with a market-ready and preferably revenue-generating product
How to apply: use the separate form for whichever track fits — EiR, Pilot, or Matching Investment — linked from the GENESIS page.
Where to apply
Other Incubation Centre IIT Patna programmes
- Resident / Non-Resident Incubation ProgrammeIC IITP's core incubation track for ESDM, medical-electronics and ICT hardware startups, with lab access, mentoring and a seed fund.
- Pre-Incubation ProgrammeA short, no-cost stage for teams not yet ready to pitch for full incubation.
- BioNEST-ICIITPA BIRAC and DBT-backed incubation track for life-sciences, MedTech and biotech founders, with its own dedicated space and labs.
- NIDHI PrayasDST's prototype-development scheme, hosted at IC IITP; its most recent application window has closed.
- NIDHI-EIRA DST entrepreneur-in-residence stipend, hosted at IC IITP, for a founder to work full-time on a technology business idea for a year.
- Startup India Seed Fund Scheme (SISFS)DPIIT's national seed-fund scheme, disbursed through IC IITP as an empanelled incubator.
- MedTech SchoolA paid, week-long short course on medical-device innovation for students, founders, faculty and industry.
- Entrepreneurship Development Programme cum Internship (EDPI)A recurring, multi-week weekly programme combining entrepreneurship training with an internship, run with EdTech partner Moonpreneur.
- IdeathonA recurring idea-pitching competition for life-sciences ideas, feeding into BioNEST incubation. Its most recent edition, Ideathon 2.0, closed in March 2025.