Department of Science and Technology (DST) · Part B

NIDHI-Accelerator

Up to ₹40 lakh per cohort for DST-backed incubators to run accelerator programs with mentoring, networking, and demo-day awards.

Incubation Up to ₹40 lakh per cohort

Overview & Objective

Up to ₹40 lakh per cohort for DST-backed incubators to run accelerator programs with mentoring, networking, and demo-day awards.

Contribution towards the overall budget for running accelerators shall not exceed ₹40 lakh per program of one cohort. It is further divided into two categories:
Accelerator Program with a maximum limit of ₹30 lakh, that includes manpower, logistics, travel, mentoring, infrastructure, training, and all other cost.
Demo Day Award with maximum budget of ₹10 lakh where top 3 to 5 startups of the batch are awarded on the basis of their performance/achievements during the accelerator program.

TBIs previously funded or currently funded by DST or any other Central or State government with a minimum 3 years in existence, having nurtured and incubated at least 20 startups in multiple domains.

Visit the online portal https://nidhi.dst.gov.in/