A 24-hour offline innovation hackathon at Malla Reddy University, Hyderabad — open to all Indian college students with a ₹1.20 L prize pool.

A 24-hour offline software development hackathon at Malla Reddy University, Hyderabad — ₹1.20 L prize pool for student teams of 2–4.

A 12-hour national vibe coding hackathon at Adamas University, Kolkata — ₹7,000 prize pool.

A virtual AI hackathon by Suvidha International Foundation with a $500 prize pool, open to global participants including Indian teams.

A national-level 36-hour offline hackathon at MITS Gwalior for undergraduate students — ₹1.5 lakh+ in prizes across AI, Web3 & Blockchain, and Open Innovation tracks.

An online hackathon for builders to create AI/ML solutions for social good — $150 prize pool.

A 24-hour cybersecurity hackathon at SRMS CET&R, Bareilly with CTF challenges, ₹51,000+ prizes and certificates.

A hackathon by Women In Product India for building AI agents — ₹1,00,000 prize pool.

IIM Kashipur FIED invites Uttarakhand-based Agri-Startups for the RKVY-RABI Programme 2026, offering structured training, expert mentorship, incubation, and Grant-in-Aid up to ₹25 Lakhs.

RakshaTech Synapse 2026, by IHFC (IIT Delhi) in collaboration with Corps of EME, offers up to ₹5 Crore in funding to deep-tech startups and innovators for national security and defense solutions.

NIDHI iTBI program at down town Venture Labs offers incubation, mentorship, infrastructure, and an Ignition Grant of up to ₹10 Lakhs for healthcare and ICT startups, focusing on hardware products.

Joint India-Finland R&D grant for sustainable energy, digital tech, and microelectronics projects.

State-driven grant fund by StartupTN and Tamil Virtual Academy to support startups building Tamil language technology solutions, with a total corpus of ₹2.5 Crore.

The IIMK LIVE Business Incubation Programme helps aspiring entrepreneurs transform innovative ideas into successful ventures with expert mentorship, incubation support, and investor access.

IIMK LIVE's flagship deep-tech incubation program, powered by Walmart, accelerating startups with world-class mentorship, industry connections, investor access, and grant funding up to ₹30 lakhs.

Him Palam RABI offers an equity-free grant-in-aid up to ₹25 lakhs and comprehensive incubation to agri-startups based in Himachal Pradesh, fostering innovation in agriculture.

Grant funding and comprehensive support for not-for-profit organizations scaling proven solutions to advance women's digital inclusion across India.

A national platform by IITI DRISHTI CPS Foundation supporting deep-tech healthcare innovations through funding, mentorship, and commercialization to create market-ready startups.

Interest-free seed loan for Bihar-registered validation-stage startups, with bonus for women/SC/ST/differently-abled.

Funding for Kerala-registered revenue-stage tech startups with collateral-free debt.

Soft loan for women entrepreneurs in Kerala with government/PSU project orders.

Collateral-free credit guarantee up to ₹2 crore for micro & small enterprises

Collateral-free loans up to ₹20 lakh for micro and small non-farm businesses

Below-market soft loans from ₹10 lakh for MSMEs in manufacturing and services

Subordinate debt with 90% CGTMSE guarantee for stressed/NPA-classified MSMEs

Below-market NABARD loans for dairy cooperatives and producer companies for processing infrastructure

Government top-up for SEBI/RBI-recognized investments, up to ₹15 Lakh per instance, with women-led bonus.

Provides margin money and interest subsidy for DPIIT-recognized startups in Madhya Pradesh.

Annual interest subsidy for DPIIT-recognized Punjab startups on scheduled bank loans, up to ₹5 Lakh/year.

Reimbursement for patent filing and prosecution fees for KBITS-registered, incubated startups.

Reimbursement for international marketing expenses (up to Rs 5L) for Karnataka startups; preference for women founders.

Reimbursement of VAT/CST/GST for physically incubated Karnataka startups with turnover up to 50 Lakhs.

Lease rental reimbursement for DPIIT-recognized startups in Haryana, enhanced for women-led.

100% reimbursement of patent filing costs for DPIIT-recognized Haryana startups.

Lease rental reimbursement for DPIIT-recognized startups operating in Punjab.