SGSITS Indore

Choosing the right route

• Co-working desk: the form linked from the co-working page is open to individuals and teams. Use this if you need a desk now.
• Incubation: the intake form linked from the homepage is marked as no longer accepting responses. Call before you plan around it.
• PRARUPAM: open to students, innovators and startups when the competition runs. Entries for the 2026 edition closed on 25 September 2026.

How applications work

• Call +91 92445 31572 or +91 0731 2582694. The office is open 9 AM to 9 PM, Monday to Friday.
• For co-working, decide the desk type first: a seat in a shared cubicle, or a Type C, Type B or Type A cabin.

What the forum looks for

• The site does not state selection criteria.
• The forum says it helps founders validate their idea and product, so arrive with a clear problem and a plan to test it.

SGSITS Incubation Forum (SIF) is a technology incubator in Indore, Madhya Pradesh. It is registered as a section 8 company with Shri G.S. Institute of Technology and Science (SGSITS) as its parent institute, and it works from the college's Centre for Innovation, Design and Incubation (CIDI). It supports early-stage technology startups with workspace, fabrication labs, mentoring and access to the college's alumni network.

How the programmes work

SIF runs two standing offerings. The incubation programme gives technology startups lab and fab access, workspace, mentoring and training, plus seed funding for startups that meet its qualifications. The co-working space rents desks and cabins to individuals and teams who want a base in Indore. Students and startups can also take part in PRARUPAM, a recurring prototype and innovation competition held at SGSITS.

Who can apply

The incubation intake form on the forum's site is marked as no longer accepting responses, so check before you plan an application. The forum does not publish a full eligibility list for incubation. Its seed funding is stated as open to Indian startups that meet its qualifications. The co-working space is open to individuals and teams.

Support beyond space

The forum says its training runs for 300 hours over nine months, covering market analysis, strategic analysis, product planning, product building, go-to-market and operations. Startups get one-to-one mentoring for an agreed number of hours, plus periodic sessions with industry experts. Its industry connect links startups to customers willing to test ideas through the industrial hubs of Dewas and Pithampur and through alumni-owned companies. Its IP lawyers help with patent applications and licensing, and its advisors help with company formation, shareholding decisions and approvals.

Mission and recognition

The forum describes its mission as stimulating job creation, wealth generation and business development in line with national priorities. It says it is recognised as a NIDHI iTBI under the Department of Science & Technology, and it has run sessions with the IIT Bombay Alumni Association and the MP Startup Centre. Its objective is to cultivate an ecosystem for technology incubation and entrepreneurship, with SGSITS alumni and faculty involved in its work.

Facilities

The fab labs cover computing and analysis, signal analysis, material testing, high-voltage and cable testing, applied photonics, and holography and nano technology. Prototyping equipment includes 3D printers and scanners, a CO2 laser cutter and engraver, a CNC router, welding and sheet-bending machines, and microcontroller kits. The forum also has 10,000 square feet of air-conditioned space for ideation, meetings, product development and testing. Startups can use the laboratories and engineering workshops of SGSITS.

Scale

The forum's website reports more than 60 incubatees, 23 funded incubatees and more than 30 graduated incubatees. These are self-reported figures and the site does not date them. The site lists funded and graduated startups by name, among them iRefill, WeSwap Mobility Solutions, Techdome Solutions and Zevyu Energy.

Who runs it

The directors include Dr. Neetesh Purohit, ex-officio director and director of SGSITS; Tapan Mukherji, a former SGSITS professor and industrialist based in Indore; Ramesh Chandra Vyas, an SGSITS alumnus who leads energy companies; and Anant Arora, an SGSITS alumnus with a background in corporate management. Mentors listed include Tanmay Mukherji, Priyan Shah and Atul Jain.

Locations

The forum is at 23 Sir M. Visvesvaraya Marg, Vallabh Nagar, Indore 452003. The co-working desks are on the fourth floor at the same address. The office is open from 9 AM to 9 PM, Monday to Friday, and can be reached on +91 92445 31572 or +91 0731 2582694. Founders visiting from outside Indore should call ahead to confirm desk availability and intake before travelling.