Deadline: 16-Mar-22
The National Startup Awards 2022 seek to acknowledge startups and enablers who have been instrumental in revolutionizing the development story of India and hold within them the power and potential to enable Prime Minister Modi’s vision of activating India 2.0, fueled by the spirit of Atmanirbhar Bharat.
Startup India’ is a flagship initiative that aims to build a strong ecosystem for nurturing innovation and Startups in the country that will drive sustainable economic growth and generate large-scale employment opportunities.
Award Categories
- Agriculture
- Animal Husbandry and Dairy
- Construction
- Drinking-Water
- Education & Skill Development
- Energy
- Enterprise Technology
- Environment
- Fintech
- Food Processing
- Health & Wellness
- Industry 4.0
- Media & Entertainment
- Security
- Space
- Transport
- Travel
Benefits
Following prizes that shall be awarded to Startups, Incubators, and Accelerators
- Startups
- A cash prize of INR 5 lakhs shall be awarded to one winning startup in each of the subsectors.
- The winner and the finalists shall be allowed to present their solutions to relevant public authorities and corporates for potential pilot projects and work-orders
- The winners and finalists shall be given priority for participation in various national and international startup events sponsored by DPIIT
- Incubators
- A cash prize of INR 15 lakhs shall be awarded to one winning Incubator
- Accelerators
- A cash prize of INR 15 lakhs shall be awarded to one winning Accelerator
Eligibility Criteria
- Startups
- The startup should be a DPIIT recognized startup. The entity must submit its certificate of incorporation or partnership deed.
- The entity must have a hardware or software product or a process solution that is present in the market.
- The entity must have all applicable trade trade-specific registrations (example: CE, FSSAI, MSME, GST Registration, etc.
- There should not have been any default in the last three years (FY 2018-19, 19-20, 20-21) by the entity or any of its promoters or any of their group entities
- In case your startup is less than 3 years old, please upload all available financial statements. Startups that are less than a year old and do not have audited financials will be exempt from this requirement. In case of non-availability of audited financials for FY 20-21, provisional statements issued by a chartered accountant may be provided.
- Incubators
- The incubator should be structured as an independent entity – a company, a public trust, or a society.
- The incubator should be operational at least for two years as of 1st January 2022.
- The incubator must have successfully graduated a minimum of 15 startups.
- Accelerators
- The accelerator should be structured as an independent entity-a Company, a Public trust, or a Society.
- The accelerator should be operational at least for two years as of 1st January 2022.
- The accelerator must have successfully graduated a minimum of 10 startups.
For more information, visit https://www.startupindia.gov.in/content/sih/en/nsa2022.html