MSME Innovative (Incubation) — IGTR Indore as host institute
A programme by INDO GERMAN TOOL ROOM INDORE
IGTR Indore is a recognised host institute under the Ministry of MSME's incubation scheme, so an innovator can name it as the place where their idea gets built into a proof of concept or prototype.
At a glance
| Best for | Indian innovators — students, MSMEs or individuals — with an idea that needs building into a prototype, especially anything involving tooling, machining or a physical product. |
|---|---|
| Stage | Idea – Prototype |
| Format | Hybrid |
| Run with | Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises |
About MSME Innovative (Incubation) — IGTR Indore as host institute
This is the one route at IGTR Indore that a founder applies to. The centre is listed as a host institute on the Ministry of MSME's own register of institutions that act as business incubators under its incubation scheme, and ideas reach it through the national MSME Idea Hackathon, which runs in numbered editions. The most recent edition's submission window has closed and the ideas received are being evaluated, so the next step for a new applicant is to watch the Ministry's portal for the following edition. Note that IGTR's own website carries nothing about this apart from a Ministry campaign banner — everything happens on the portal.
What you get
- The centre's engineers, workshop and machines put behind turning your idea into a proof of concept or a working prototype.
- Ministry support for that development work, paid to the host institute rather than to you.
- Access to a tool room that can actually make precision parts — CNC machining, moulds and dies, heat treatment, welding and a coordinate measuring machine for checking what comes out.
Who can apply
- Any innovator of Indian origin with an email address and a mobile number.
- Under the MSME category, using a Udyam registration number.
- Under the student category, with a student identity card valid for the current financial year.
- Under the others category, if neither of the above fits.
- No incorporated company is required, and there is no state restriction.
How selection works: ideas are submitted through a host institute during an open hackathon edition and are then evaluated and approved by the Ministry. Results are published on the Ministry's portal.
How to apply: register on the Ministry of MSME's incubation portal during an open MSME Idea Hackathon edition and select Indo German Tool Room Indore as your host institute. Before you do, it is worth writing to the training department at trg@igtr-indore.com to check capacity and fit, since the centre publishes no guidance of its own.