Resident / Non-Resident Incubation Programme
A programme by Incubation Centre IIT Patna
IC IITP's core incubation track for ESDM, medical-electronics and ICT hardware startups, with lab access, mentoring and a seed fund.
At a glance
| Best for | Startups, students, faculty and innovators in ESDM, medical electronics and ICT, between prototyping and early scaling |
|---|---|
| Stage | Prototype, Early revenue |
| Duration | 12 months, extendable up to 24 months (resident track) |
| Format | In person |
| Cost | Paid, takes equity |
| Grant support | For selected startups. A place in the programme does not by itself guarantee a grant. |
About Resident / Non-Resident Incubation Programme
IC IITP's main incubation programme is open to startup companies, students, faculty and other innovators building in Electronic System Design and Manufacturing, Medical Electronics, ICT, IoT, industrial automation, robotics or healthcare.
What you get
- Mentors on business, technology and product development
- A seed fund for incubated startups
- A furnished, air-conditioned office with meeting and conference facilities, internet and housekeeping
- Access to the centre's electronics, PCB, testing and prototyping labs
- Access to legal, audit and IP service providers
Who can apply
- A team of (or a company owned by) Indian nationals
- Working somewhere between prototyping and early scaling
- Has not already received equity investment from another incubator
- Needs mentoring, infrastructure, or an affordable work environment to progress
How selection works: applications go through a preliminary screening, then shortlisted teams pitch to an expert panel. The pitch can lead to an offer of incubation, an offer of the shorter pre-incubation track, or feedback so the team can revise its plan and reapply.
How to apply: fill in the application form linked from the Apply page, or write to the incubation team by email.
Where to apply
Other Incubation Centre IIT Patna programmes
- 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.
- GENESIS at IC IITPMeitY's Tier-II/III city startup scheme, run at IC IITP across three separate tracks — entrepreneur-in-residence, pilot funding, and matching investment.
- 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.