MV–Yentrepreneur
A programme by Maker Village
A pre-incubation programme teaching entrepreneurship to technical college students and young technical graduates — entry is by club membership or a competition win, not open application.
At a glance
| Best for | Technical college students and young technical graduates already inside a Maker Village club, challenge or internship |
|---|---|
| Stage | Idea |
| Format | In person |
| Grant support | For selected startups. A place in the programme does not by itself guarantee a grant. |
About MV–Yentrepreneur
MV–Yentrepreneur is Maker Village's pre-incubation step. It is designed for technical college students and young technical graduates to learn entrepreneurship and leadership through classroom sessions, mentoring and a capstone project or business plan competition. The syllabus covers business basics, design thinking, startup governance, strategy development and implementation, marketing, finance and supply chain management.
What you get
- Integrated classroom sessions, mentoring and a capstone project or business plan competition
- Access to the Maker Village facility and to IIITM-K labs, subject to the institute's approval
- A weekly stipend during the programme
- Introductions to professional, expert and investor networks
- A route to apply to hardware grant programmes within the first 18 months, subject to eligibility and selection
Who can apply
- Members of the MV Young Entrepreneur Club
- Winners of ThinkQbator or similar centre competitions
- Winners of the MV Young Innovation Challenge
- Members of the MV internship programme
There is no open application route into this programme — you reach it through one of the four channels above.
How to apply: through the apply button on the programme's own page, once you are eligible through one of those routes.
Where to apply
Other Maker Village programmes
- MV–IDEAThe ideation step — turns an early idea into a concept, a business model and a pitch you can take to investors.
- MV–PROTOThe main prototyping step for electronics startups — workspace, fabrication and hands-on training through to a validated product.
- MV–COMMERCEThe commercialisation step — takes a validated product through test markets to a full market launch.
- MV–SCALEUPThe pre-acceleration step for electronics and IoT startups that already have a market-validated product and revenue or partnerships.
- TIDE 2.0 GrantA recurring MeitY grant call for taking a proof of concept to a prototype or MVP — the last round closed in October 2025.
- SAMRIDH AcceleratorA MeitY Startup Hub acceleration scheme for electronics product startups moving from prototype to commercialisation — the last round closed in March 2025.
- NIDHI AcceleratorA nine-month DST acceleration programme for medical and healthcare startups, hosted by Maker Village — the last advertised intake closed in 2022.