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Accelerators

NIDHI Accelerator

Status

Open continuously

No deadline — apply whenever you are ready.

Always open
Amount
4,000,000 INR

NIDHI contribution up to Rs 40 lakh per accelerator programme (one cohort): up to Rs 30 lakh programme cost plus up to Rs 10 lakh demo-day awards. Applicants are TBIs/incubators.

Funder

Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India

public · national

Deadline: Open all year — Each NIDHI Accelerator announces its own cohort dates.

Your odds
Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort
quick

Quick — mostly identity and bank details.

Who can apply

Applicants are institutions: TBIs funded by DST or other central/state agencies, in existence at least 3 years, having incubated at least 20 startups.

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Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://nidhi.dst.gov.in/schemes-programmes/nidhiaccelerator/

"The NIDHI-Accelerator contribution towards the overall Budget for running accelerators shall not exceed 40 Lakh/program of one cohort."

Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026

Source: nidhi.dst.gov.in

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