Umbrella schemes run by central and state governments that fund Indian startups — each listing the active and past programs under its umbrella.
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KBITS, Government of Karnataka
Kotak Mahindra Bank
Kotak Mahindra Bank's CSR accelerator for revenue-stage startups, run in seasons through partner incubators including NSRCEL at IIM Bangalore.
Kerala Startup Mission
Department of MSME, Government of Madhya Pradesh
Ministry of MSME
National hackathon under the MSME Innovative Scheme to validate and incubate innovative ideas, with up to Rs. 15 lakh per approved idea provided to the Host Institute.
Ministry of MSME
Department of Science & Technology
Central government mission funding 25 Technology Innovation Hubs (TIHs) across premier Indian institutes to drive research, startup incubation, and seed investment in cyber-physical systems and emerging technologies like IoT, AI, robotics, and more.
Department of Science & Technology
Department of Science & Technology
Department of Science & Technology
NSRCEL, IIM Bangalore
NSRCEL's social-impact incubation track at IIM Bangalore, running since 2017, with verticals for tech-enabled social innovation, skilling and livelihoods, and AgeTech.
NSRCEL, IIM Bangalore
NSRCEL's recurring pre-incubation programme at IIM Bangalore for founders at idea, prototype or MVP stage, run in numbered cohorts.
NSRCEL, IIM Bangalore
NSRCEL's cohort programme for women founders at IIM Bangalore, powered by Kotak BizLabs, running from a foundations course to incubation and a growth hub.
Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Government of India
Central programme supporting student innovation and entrepreneurship, run in recurring calls
NXP Semiconductors
NXP Semiconductors challenge for Indian hardware and embedded-tech startups, run in editions
Odoo
Odoo's recurring hackathon for student and developer teams building on the Odoo platform
Government of India
GOI scheme providing collateral-free loans up to ₹10 lakh to micro and small enterprises through MUDRA Ltd and partner banks
Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs programme for street-vendor livelihoods; parent family for startup challenges and related calls under PM SVANidhi
Department of Pharmaceuticals
Department of Pharmaceuticals scheme supporting pharma and medtech research and innovation
Department of Industries & Commerce, Government of Punjab
Maharashtra State Innovation Society (MSInS)
Maharashtra government scheme supporting women-led startups through the state innovation society
PhysicsWallah - School of Startups
PhysicsWallah School of Startups challenge for AI-first early-stage startups, run in editions
RKVY-RAFTAAR Agri-Business Incubator (R-ABI), IIT (BHU) Varanasi
GOI agri-startup incubation and funding scheme under DARE/ICAR, implemented through empanelled R-ABIs and host institutes nationwide
All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)
AICTE scheme providing ₹2 lakh seed money to 9 SC/ST student startups per approved institute, plus ₹20 lakh one-time financial assistance to the host institution