Non-dilutive government schemes and institutional grants for Indian startups — capital you never repay and never give up equity for. Filter by sector, amount, stage and deadline.
A fully online national pitch competition where Indian students, founders and startups up to 10 years old compete for a ₹3,00,000 prize pool, judged by IIT faculty and business leaders, with access to 20+ active VCs.
Startup Dangal Season 3.0 Bangalore is a nationwide pitch competition open to startups of any size or sector, with ₹10 lakh in funding and expert mentorship on offer.
Startup Dangal Season 3.0 Kochi is a hybrid pitch competition open to startups of any size and industry, with funding of up to ₹10 lakhs plus mentorship and investor access.
A fully virtual hackathon hosted on Devpost with a $150 prize pool — roughly ₹13,800 — open to solo builders and teams anywhere in the world, including India.
An online hackathon from Mastering Up for students, researchers and early-stage entrepreneurs tackling UN SDG and global science challenges, with a ₹92,000 prize pool. Register by 28 November 2026.
A global youth blockchain hackathon hosted by the Maryland Blockchain Association, running from February 27 to November 1, 2026, with a $50,000 (up to ₹46L) prize fund and registration closing on November 1, 2026.
A 48-hour national virtual hackathon by IEEE SMC GNITC with a ₹1,24,200 prize pool, open to students and innovators across India.
A hybrid pitch competition whose Chennai round takes place on July 23, 2026, with funding of up to ₹10 Lakhs, expert mentorship and investor access for winners.
Rivyou's fully online consumer growth contest hands student teams a real budget and referral codes to test their ideas on live customers, with ₹2,00,000 in total prizes on the table.
Startup Dangal Season 3.0 Chandigarh is the Chandigarh leg of a 19-city pitch competition, run as a hybrid event, where startups of any size or sector compete for a share of a cash prize pool of up to ₹10,00,000 along with mentorship and investor exposure.
A beginner-welcoming online hackathon where solo entrants or teams of up to ten build projects around education and social good for a ₹23,000 prize pool.
A global online hackathon by IEEE Turkey offering up to ₹2.8L in prizes for blockchain, AI, and climate action projects.
India's premier startup competition offering mentorship, exposure, and funding up to ₹10 Lakhs for startups of all sizes and industries.
Arbiter Hacks V1 is a fully online hackathon from Arbiter with a ₹27,600 (a $300 pool) prize fund, open to beginners and experienced builders worldwide, including India. Build any project you like with a Machine Learning or AI focus.
A Government of Uttarakhand grant scheme that gives registered Mangal Dals (youth groups) ₹10,000 to ₹4,00,000 to start employment-oriented businesses in 18 identified sectors.
A Uttarakhand government scheme giving farmers 40% subsidised bee boxes and bee colonies, ₹350 per colony for orchard beekeeping, and free seven-day training with a ₹1,050 stipend.
A rolling grant scheme from Andhra Pradesh Brahmin Welfare Corporation that gives Brahmin entrepreneurs in the state up to ₹2 lakh to set up a micro-enterprise.
A Maharashtra government grant giving non-repayable financial assistance to residents with 40% or more disability, aged 18 to 50, for starting a small business, an agro-based project or another self-employment venture.
PMBJP is a central government scheme that helps pharmacists, individuals and organisations open Janaushadhi Kendras — generic medicine outlets backed by a one-time grant of up to ₹2 lakh and a monthly incentive of up to ₹20,000.
A West Bengal government grant that helps individual artisans and industrial cooperative societies pay for digital marketing and e-commerce access. Individual artisans receive ₹2,000; cooperative societies receive ₹10,000. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.
A Government of Goa sub-scheme that finances tea, coffee and tender coconut parlors with ₹25,000 to ₹30,000 for Scheduled Tribe households in the state.
A grant of up to ₹50,000, or 25% of business cost, from the Rajasthan government for transgender residents aged 21-50 who take a bank loan to start a self-employment venture.
A Labour Department scheme of the Government of Chhattisgarh that gives a sewing machine free of cost to registered unorganised women workers aged 18 to 50 who earn a living from sewing, embroidery or weaving.
A one-time ₹20,000 self-employment grant from the Government of Kerala for people seriously injured in a crime and for their dependents.