InnovationX
A programme by SR Innovation Exchange (SRiX)
A national student innovation challenge with prefinale and finale pitch rounds at SRiX in Warangal.
At a glance
| Best for | Indian students with an innovation or early-stage idea |
|---|---|
| Stage | Idea |
| Duration | Single event with two pitch rounds |
| Format | In person |
About InnovationX
InnovationX is SRiX's student innovation challenge. It is open to Indian students across undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral programmes, and it runs to a live finale on the SRiX campus in Warangal. The published edition, InnovationX 5.0, ran in November 2025; earlier editions appear on SRiX's events page, so it recurs.
What you get
- Cash and other prizes for winners
- Mentoring from industry experts
- Coverage of your story in social and print media
- A chance to incubate with SRiX in Warangal
- Free passes to SRiX events and access to its funding programmes
- A participation certificate for everyone who takes part
Who can apply
- Any Indian student pursuing a graduate, postgraduate or doctoral degree
- Individual innovators or teams
How selection works: There is a prefinale and a grand finale round. Each innovator or team gets a maximum ten-minute slot — five minutes to pitch and five for questions — in both rounds. A product demo or video is optional and earns no extra time.
How to apply: Submit your idea through the application on the InnovationX page. Enquiries to info@srix.in.
Where to apply
Other SR Innovation Exchange (SRiX) programmes
- Pre-Incubation ProgramA four-week course that takes an idea to a working prototype, and the feeder into the funding routes SRiX hosts.
- SPRINT — Student Program for Innovation & TechnologyA three-minute pitch event SRiX runs inside colleges, feeding shortlisted teams into Pre-Incubation.
- SRiX EmpowerHER — Women Entrepreneurship ProgramSRiX's women entrepreneurship programme, run monthly and annually on campus and ending in a demo day.
- NIDHI PRAYAS at SRiXDST's prototyping grant route for idea-stage founders building a physical product, hosted by SRiX.
- NIDHI Seed Support System at SRiXSeed support for incubated startups bridging development and commercialisation; SRiX has run at least two cohorts.
- NIDHI EiR at SRiXA year-long entrepreneur-in-residence fellowship for science and engineering graduates going full time on a venture.
- MeitY TIDE 2.0 at SRiXMeitY's grant route for startups using emerging technologies; SRiX has run three calls and six cohorts under it.
- Startup India Seed Fund Scheme at SRiXSeed support for DPIIT-recognised startups with a prototype, listed by SRiX as one of its funding routes.