
iDEX Defence India Startup Challenge (DISC)
Closed Defence Innovation Organisation, Ministry of Defence All of India
Up to ₹1.5 crore per problem statement
- Building a prototype that solves a published armed forces problem statement
- Indian startup, MSME or individual innovator
- Solution addresses a specific published problem statement
- Closed
- Apply on the iDEX portal against a DISC problem statement or the Open Challenge
- Prototype, Early revenue stage
- Government of India
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Oil India Limited (OIL), Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
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