Student Start-up and Innovation Policy (SSIP 2.0) — Frequently Asked Questions

For school students (Class 9-12), the maximum grant is ₹20,000 per proof of concept/prototype/innovation. For higher and technical education students, the maximum is ₹2.5 lakhs per innovation.

SSIP 2.0 covers up to 100% of expenses for patents (domestic up to ₹75,000, international up to ₹1.5 lakhs), copyrights (up to ₹8,000), trademarks (up to ₹12,500), international registration of marks (up to ₹50,000), industrial design (up to ₹9,000), plant variety registry (up to ₹33,000), and semiconductor integrated circuits layout-design registry (up to ₹15,000).

Any person up to 35 years of age who is a school student (up to class 12), diploma/vocational/UG/PG/doctoral student or alumni, or a dropout from school/institute/university. The innovation must contribute to development/improvement of a product/process/service or be a scalable business model, and startups must be led by students in Gujarat.

Individual beneficiaries apply through their educational institution or a nearby SSIP grantee university. The policy also plans a state-level digital interface (UDAYAM COGENT Platform) for registration and support. Institutions must apply to become grantees based on criteria set by the Policy Implementation Committee (PIC).

The deadline is not specified in the provided information.

No, SSIP 2.0 provides grants and IPR support, which are non-dilutive forms of funding. No equity is taken.

There is no mention of DPIIT or MSME registration in the eligibility criteria.

The specific documents are not listed, but institutions need to demonstrate past activities, student participation, an action plan, and budget. Individual applications are managed at the institutional level with scrutiny committees.

Student Start-up and Innovation Policy (SSIP 2.0) is offered by Government of Gujarat, a government body. It is provided as non-dilutive funding.