BEEJ
A programme by Pusa Krishi, ICAR-IARI
A fourteen-day online pre-incubation masterclass series for students and first-time founders in agri-tech, ending in a certificate.
At a glance
| Best for | Students and first-time founders who want the basics before applying for incubation |
|---|---|
| Stage | Idea |
| Duration | 14 days |
| Format | Online |
About BEEJ
BEEJ is a two-week online bootcamp built to take a raw concept to something you could take to an incubator. Pusa Krishi is clear that completing it does not get you automatic entry into incubation, but it is meant to make you ready to apply. Registration was closed and the next edition was listed as launching soon when this was written. Pusa Krishi's own history dates the programme to 2021.
What you get
- Daily expert-led masterclasses on innovation and leadership, finance, marketing, logistics and supply chain, and intellectual property
- Lean canvas development, mapping your business model
- Structured validation to pressure-test problem-solution fit
- Real-time feedback from industry veterans and peer learning with the cohort
- A validated business roadmap and a sharpened pitch, plus the documents formal incubation asks for
- A certificate of completion
Who can apply
- Students, first-time entrepreneurs and early-stage founders interested in agriculture and agri-tech
- You can join with a raw concept — no company, prototype or prior traction is required
How to apply: Watch the BEEJ page for the next edition. Sessions are delivered online, so you do not need to travel.
Where to apply
Other Pusa Krishi, ICAR-IARI programmes
- ARISEPusa Krishi's entry-level incubation programme for idea and prototype-stage agri innovations, which opens into a year of incubation with grant support.
- UPJAIncubation programme for agri startups with a product already at minimum viable product stage, carrying Pusa Krishi's largest grant support.
- SHITIJA year-long incubation programme that opens with fifteen days of in-person training and mentoring at Pusa Krishi.
- ICAR SHITIJ 2.0An ICAR-wide incubation programme delivered hub-and-spoke across the ICAR Agribusiness Incubation Centre network, with a two-month online phase.
- Her HarvestA five-day online workshop series with women entrepreneurs and changemakers, charged as a one-time fee.
- MAITRIPusa Krishi's international collaboration programme, whose India-Brazil editions brought startups and incubators together in 2019, 2021 and 2025.
- SAMARTHA capacity-building programme for agri-incubators and incubation managers in the RKVY-RAFTAAR network — not a startup intake.
- Agripreneurship development trainingsShort, paid, hands-on courses at the Pusa campus run with ICAR-IARI's subject divisions — the one thing usually open to register for between intakes.