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Applications for National Startup Awards

The 6th edition of the National Startup Awards (NSA) aims to celebrate and empower startups that are building innovative, scalable and impactful solutions for India and the world. Anchored in the vision of Startup India, the awards recognise excellence across 20 sectors that define India’s growth story, from agriculture and healthcare to space-tech, defence and the ocean economy.

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About National Startup Awards

Some of the benefits that NATIONAL STARTUP AWARDS OFFER:

20 Sectoral Award Categories: ₹25 lakh for the winner in each category.
Women-Led Startup of the Year: ₹25 lakh for the winner.
North-East Startup Excellence Award: ₹25 lakh for the winner.
Student Innovator / Aspiring Entrepreneur Award: A total prize pool of ₹25 lakh, distributed among winners and runners-up across four sub-categories.

Sub-category	Age Criteria	Voittaja	runner-up	Total (approx.)
Budding Innovators	10-14 vuotta	₹3 lakh	₹2 lakh	₹5 lakh
Rising Innovators	14-16 vuotta	₹3 lakh	₹2 lakh	₹5 lakh
Young Changemaker	16-18 vuotta	₹4 lakh	₹2 lakh	₹6 lakh
Emerging Entrepreneurs	18+ years	₹6 lakh	₹3 lakh	₹9 lakh

Startup developing innovative solutions to real-world challenges

Providing innovative solutions to solve real problems & challenges

Building a scalable, sustainable, and responsible business

Building businesses that are scalable, sustainable, and responsible

Developing innovative technologies and solutions in India

Developing innovative technologies, products, and solutions from India to the world

Delivering measurable development benefits

Delivering measurable developmental gains

NSA 6.0
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National Startup Awards 6.0

National Startup Awards 6.0 is celebrating innovations across 23 categories.

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National Startup Awards 2025

Results of the 5th Edition announced by Shri Piyush Goyal, Hon’ble Minister of Commerce and Industry, on National Startup Day, marking the decadal year of the Startup India Initiative.

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This year, the startups will be awarded in categories, which have been decided upon through deliberations on current Indian and global economic focus points.

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National Startup Awards 2022

National Startup Awards 2022 identified and celebrated innovations across 17 sectors, 50 sub-sectors and 7 special categories.

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National Startup Awards 2021

National Startup Awards 2021 identified and celebrated innovations across 15 sectors, 49 sub-sectors and 6 special categories.

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National Startup Awards 2020

The National Startup Awards had 192 finalists and 36 winners . This premium count was churned from a pool of 1,641 applications.

15 panels were organized that comprised of 60 distinguished jury members to identify the above winners.

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Launch of the Startup India Initiative

Launched on 16 January 2016, the Startup India Initiative aims to foster innovation, support entrepreneurship, and build a strong startup ecosystem in India.

It provides eligible startups with access to benefits, funding opportunities, mentorship, and other support to help them grow and scale.

The initiative also seeks to simplify regulatory processes, encourage investment, and create opportunities for startups across sectors.