How to Apply for IDFC FIRST Bank IGNITE 2026 — ₹20–25L Grant for Climate & Health Tech

Selection moves through distinct stages, each one narrowing the field.

• Outreach and call for applications — the programme opens applications and reaches out to relevant founders.
• Jury review and final selection — a jury assesses the applicant pool and chooses which startups move ahead.
• Due diligence, diagnostics and mentor matching — shortlisted ventures face a thorough due diligence review, a diagnostic assessment of the business, and pairing with mentors.
• Onboarding and agreements — the startups that clear all of the above are formally onboarded and sign their programme agreements.

The accelerator itself begins only after these steps are complete.