JSS Business Incubator

Choosing the right route

• Mentorship takes applications on a rolling basis and suits any stage, without full incubation.
• Incubation suits startups with a technology or scientific core and at least two co-founders. Its 2026 cohort deadline has passed.
• Acceleration suits startups with proven traction. Its listed application close has passed.

How applications work

• The online application runs in four steps: founder profile, startup details, business model, and review and submit.
• Applications are reviewed every two weeks, according to the apply page.
• Incubation applicants then present live or virtually to a panel of internal directors, veteran mentors and domain specialists.

What reviewers look for

• A technology or scientific innovation core.
• A validated problem statement and vision.
• A product vision, the size of the market it serves, and the core team, which the application asks applicants to outline.

Contact

• Write to info@jssstepnoida.in or call 0120-2400212 on weekdays, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

JSS STEP Noida is the Science & Technology Entrepreneurs Park at JSS Academy of Technical Education, a technology business incubator in Sector-62, Noida, Uttar Pradesh. It supports startups with a technology or scientific core, with a stated focus on deep tech and AI, fintech and SaaS, healthtech and biotech, and edtech. Its three programmes are incubation, acceleration and mentorship.

How programmes work

The incubation programme runs for 12 months and takes a startup from idea to a market-ready product. It includes workspace, mentor matching, technical workshops and product design sprints, and ends with a Demo Day pitch to investors. Seed capital is released in milestone-based tranches in exchange for equity of 2 to 5 percent. The 2026 cohort had an application deadline of 31 August 2026 and a start date of 15 October 2026, so that intake is now closed.

The acceleration programme runs for six months for startups with proven traction that want to reach a Series A round. It takes equity of 3 to 7 percent and offers growth support, introductions to its investor network and Series A readiness work. Its stated application close was 31 January 2026, so it is also closed.

The mentorship programme takes applications on a rolling basis. It suits startups at any stage that want expert advice without full incubation. Sessions run every two weeks for 60 to 90 minutes, in person or virtually, over three to six months.

Who can apply

Incubation is for startups with a technology or scientific innovation core, at least two dedicated co-founders, and a validated problem statement and vision. Acceleration is for startups with proven traction. Mentorship has no stage limit. The website does not say whether founders based outside India can apply.

Facilities

The makerspace is described as a NIDHI Prayas certified lab. It has more than 50 advanced tools, including 3D printers, laser cutting machines, measuring instruments and wire EDM machining, and the site lists it as available 24 hours a day. The site also describes incubation workspace with meeting and conference rooms and high-speed connectivity.

The site gives two different floor areas. Its facilities page gives 5,000 sq ft or more for the makerspace, and its homepage gives 10,000 sq ft for incubation space.

Scale

The site's track-record figures do not agree with one another. The homepage cites 100+ funded startups and 150+ startups incubated. The programmes page cites 50+ graduated startups, the acceleration page cites 30+ accelerated startups, and the mentorship page cites 100+ startups mentored. Success rates appear as 92 percent, 85 percent and 90 percent on different pages. These are the organisation's own figures and they do not reconcile, so this page does not give a single total.

Partners and recognition

The site lists 50+ investor partners (venture capital and angel networks), 30+ corporate partners and 20+ academic partners. It says the National Science & Technology Entrepreneurship Development Board of the Department of Science & Technology recognised it as a Technology Business Incubator in 2004. It also states ISO 9001:2015 certification for its incubation and mentorship processes, dated 2022. It describes itself as a partner in NIDHI PRAYAS, a Department of Science & Technology scheme that supports idea-stage founders in building a first prototype.

Who runs it

The incubator was established on the campus of JSS Academy of Technical Education, with support from the Department of Science & Technology, Government of India. Its pages give 2000 and 2001 as the founding year. The footer also names JSS University Noida, but the site does not explain how the two are related.

Locations

The incubator is at JSS Academy of Technical Education Campus, C-20/1, Sector-62, Noida, Uttar Pradesh 201301. Office hours are Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. It is closed on Sundays.