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NIDHI: Empowering Innovations for a Thriving Startup Ecosystem

Introduction

NIDHI, spearheaded by the Technology Translation and Innovation (TTI) Division under the Department of Science & Technology, Government of India, is a comprehensive program aimed at transforming knowledge-based and technology-driven ideas into successful startups. This initiative aligns with national priorities, fostering an innovation-driven entrepreneurial ecosystem that promotes socio-economic development through wealth and job creation.

Objectives

  • To motivate and encourage institutions primarily from the technical domain to create a culture of innovation driven entrepreneurship among academia including students and faculties.
  • To focus on institutes specially in the regions where Innovations and Startup ecosystem is at nascent stages.
  • To build a vibrant innovation ecosystem that leads to the creation of a startup culture in the nearby regions.
  • To enable and build a network between academia, investors, mentors, industries and other institutions.
  • To provide grants-in-aid funding support to innovative ideas and convert them into prototypes and further to startups.

How To Apply

Application Process for Incubators:

Applications are invited for establishing NIDHI-ITBIs in institutions through call-for-proposals via Dept. of Science & Technology’s e-PMS portal.

Application Process for Innovators/ Startups:

Innovators and startups may apply for incubation support to one of the DST’s inclusive-Technology Business Incubators (iTBIs). These i-TBIs periodically announce calls for applications for enrollment of innovators and Startups into their incubation programs.

Beneficiaries :

Institutions/Students/Researchers/Innovators/Entrepreneurs/Startups

Useful Links

Guidelines: Click Here (PDF 1246KB)

List of NIDHI i-TBI Centres: Click Here (PDF 62.3KB)

Contact Information: For more information, please write us an email on praveen[dot]roy[at]nic[dot]in