
Cyber Security Grand Challenge
Closed Ministry of Electronics and IT, with Data Security Council of India All of India
Edition 2.0: ₹5 lakh idea stage, ₹10 lakh MVP stage, ₹25 lakh finalists; top prize ₹1 crore
- Staged prizes for Indian startups solving published cybersecurity problem statements
- Indian startup
- Solution to a published cybersecurity problem statement
- Startup keeps the IP
- Closed
- Register through DSCI or MyGov when MeitY opens the next edition
- Idea, Prototype, Early revenue stage
- Government of India
Open now for the same stage
- Closes 14 Nov 2026Prize

NLDSL DigiTwin Grand Challenge 2026
NICDC Logistics Data Services (NLDSL), with NICDC and DPIIT Startup India - Open all yearReimbursement

Design Linked Incentive (DLI) Scheme
Ministry of Electronics and IT (India Semiconductor Mission, with C-DAC) - Open nowGrant
DRDO Technology Development Fund (TDF)
Ministry of Defence, executed by DRDO - Open all yearGrant plus other support

Gen-Next Support for Innovative Startups (GENESIS)
MeitY Startup Hub, Ministry of Electronics and IT
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Gen-Next Support for Innovative Startups (GENESIS)
MeitY Startup Hub, Ministry of Electronics and IT - Open all yearGrant plus other support

NM-ICPS Technology Innovation Hubs: Startup and Fellowship Support
Department of Science and Technology (NM-ICPS) - Open all yearReimbursement
Support for International Patent Protection in Electronics and IT (SIP-EIT)
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) - Open all yearGrant

TCOE India: Prototyping, PoC, Validation and Pilot Support
Department of Telecommunications, through Telecom Centres of Excellence India
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