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STARTUP AWARDS 2022

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In line with Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, National Startup Awards 2022 will acknowledge startups and enablers who have been instrumental in revolutionising 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.

Identifying and Celebrating Innovations across 17 sectors, 50 sub-sectors and 7 special categories

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The National Startup Awards 2022 will benefit entities from such recognition in various aspects of their business, including but not limited to, business, financing, partnerships and talent, role model for other entities and budding entrepreneurs, and will inspire them to be purposeful and responsible about their socio-economic impact. Apply now for the National Startup Awards 2022 by clicking on the links below.

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Eligible Sectors for Startups

Startups from the following sectors and sub-sectors shall apply for National Startup Awards 2022

ᱪᱟᱥᱟ

Animal Husbandry

Construction

Drinking Water

Education & Skill Development

Energy

Enterprise Technology

Environment

Fintech

Food Processing

Health & Wellness

ᱩᱫᱷᱳᱜ 4.0

Media & Entertainment

ᱡᱟᱯᱛᱤ

Space

ᱴᱨᱟᱸᱥᱯᱚᱴ

Travel

ᱪᱟᱥᱟ

Animal Husbandry

Drinking Water

Education & Skill Development

ᱮᱱᱮᱵᱚᱞᱚᱨ ᱠᱚ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱥᱤᱨᱯᱮ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱜᱩᱥᱴᱤ ᱠᱚ

ᱤᱱᱠᱭᱩᱵᱴᱚᱨ

ᱤᱱᱠᱭᱩᱵᱴᱚᱨ

Recognising Incubators in the field of entrepreneurship development and for their efforts in supporting the startup ecosystem

ᱵᱟᱦᱟᱞ

ᱮᱦᱚᱯ ᱢᱟ.ᱦᱤᱛ: piyush

ᱪᱟᱞᱟᱣᱟᱜ ᱠᱚ

ᱪᱟᱞᱟᱣᱟᱜ ᱠᱚ

Recognising Accelerators in the field of entrepreneurship development and for their efforts in supporting the startup ecosystem

ᱵᱟᱦᱟᱞ

ᱮᱦᱚᱯ ᱢᱟ.ᱦᱤᱛ: hardeep

ᱥᱤᱨᱯᱮ ᱞᱮᱠᱷᱟ~ᱡᱚᱠᱷᱟ

ᱜᱚᱱᱚᱝ

ᱮᱴᱟᱨᱴᱚᱯ ᱠᱚ

Cash prize of INR 5 lakhs shall be awarded to one winning startup in each of the sub-sectors

Pitching opportunities to winners and finalists for presenting to to relevant public authorities and corporates for potential pilot projects and work orders

Priority to winners and finalists for participation in DPIIT sponsored events (national and international)

ᱤᱱᱠᱭᱩᱵᱮᱴᱚᱨ

Cash prize of INR 15 lakhs shall be awarded to one winning incubator

ᱪᱟᱞᱟᱣᱟᱜ ᱠᱚ

Cash prize of INR 15 lakhs shall be awarded to one winning Accelerator

ᱞᱮᱠ ᱢᱟᱱ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱢᱟᱯᱷ

ᱮᱴᱟᱨᱴᱚᱯ ᱠᱚ

The startup should be a DPIIT recognized startup. ᱤᱠᱟᱤ ᱫᱚ ᱱᱤᱜᱢᱚᱱ ᱟᱨᱵᱟᱝᱠᱷᱟᱱ ᱵᱷᱟᱜᱤᱫᱟᱨ ᱣᱤᱞᱮᱠᱷ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱟᱯᱱᱟᱨ ᱯᱚᱨᱢᱟᱱ ᱥᱟᱠᱟᱢ ᱥᱚᱫᱚᱨ ᱦᱩᱭᱩᱜ-ᱟ

The entity must have a hardware or software product or a process solution that is present in the market

ᱤᱠᱟᱤ ᱨᱮ ᱡᱚᱛᱚ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱩ ᱟᱠᱟᱠ ᱣᱭᱟᱯᱟᱨ-ᱥᱚᱨᱮᱥᱟᱜ ᱯᱚᱱᱡᱤᱠᱨᱚᱱ (ᱛᱚᱨᱡᱚᱢᱟ ᱞᱮᱠᱟ ᱛᱮ : ᱥᱤ.ᱤ, ᱮᱯᱷᱹᱮᱥ.ᱮᱥ.ᱮ.ᱟᱭ, ᱮᱢ.ᱮᱥ.ᱮᱢ.ᱤ, ᱜᱤ.ᱮᱥ.ᱴᱤ ᱯᱚᱱᱡᱤᱠᱨᱚᱱ, ᱟᱨᱠᱩ ) ᱦᱩᱭᱩᱜ ᱞᱟᱜᱛᱤ᱾)

There should not have been any default in the last three years (FY 2018-19, 19-20, 20-21 (provisional)) 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 which 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 chartered accountant may be provided.

Startups are eligible to apply under special categories (mentioned below). A single winner will be declared under each special category

Women led Startups

Impact in Rural Areas

Campus Startup

Manufacturing Excellence

Innovation tackling the pandemic (preventive, diagnostic, therapeutic, monitoring, digital connect, work from home solutions etc.)

Solution delivery or business operations in Indic languages

Startups from North-East (Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, and Tripura) and Hilly States/ UT (Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh and Uttarakhand)

ᱤᱱᱠᱭᱩᱵᱮᱴᱚᱨ

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 on 1st January 2022

ᱤᱱᱠᱭᱩᱵᱮᱴᱚᱨ ᱫᱚ ᱠᱚᱢ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱠᱚᱢ 15 ᱮᱥᱴᱟᱨᱴᱚᱯ ᱨᱮ ᱱᱟᱯᱟᱭ ᱛᱮ ᱮᱥᱱᱚᱛᱚ ᱟᱠᱟᱫᱟ

ᱪᱟᱞᱟᱣᱟᱜ ᱠᱚ

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 on 1st January 2022

ᱮᱠᱥᱮᱞᱮᱨᱮᱴᱚᱨ ᱫᱚ ᱠᱚᱢ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱠᱚᱢ 10 ᱮᱥᱴᱟᱨᱴᱚᱯ ᱨᱮ ᱱᱟᱯᱟᱭ ᱛᱮ ᱮᱥᱱᱚᱛᱚ ᱟᱠᱟᱫᱟ

ᱥᱤᱨᱯᱮ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱱᱤᱭᱚᱢ

ᱱᱚᱣᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱱᱤᱭᱚᱢ ᱠᱚ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱯᱟᱞᱚᱱ ᱟᱠᱟᱫᱟ:

Participation in the National Startup Awards is voluntary

Startups/ Incubators/ Accelerators who have won in any category in any previous National Startup Awards will not be eligible

Award application form is to be filled in English only

One startup can nominate itself in maximum 2 categories

Finalists maybe subject to a legal due diligence review by independent third-party evaluators. If the individual/ organisation refuses to such a request, Startup India holds the right to select the next highest scoring nominee as the award winner

ᱱᱮᱥᱱᱚᱞ ᱮᱥᱴᱟᱨᱴᱚᱯ ᱥᱤᱨᱯᱮ ᱨᱮ ᱵᱷᱟᱜ ᱦᱟᱛᱟᱣ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ, ᱮᱥᱴᱟᱨᱴᱚᱯ, ᱱᱳᱢᱤᱱᱮᱴᱚᱨ, ᱤᱠᱳᱥᱤᱥᱴᱚᱢ ᱮᱱᱵᱚᱨᱥᱞ ᱵᱷᱟᱨᱚᱛ ᱥᱚᱨᱠᱟᱨ ᱟᱨ ᱚᱱᱟ ᱨᱮ ᱵᱷᱟᱜᱤᱫᱟᱨ ᱠᱚ ᱱᱚᱣᱟ ᱨᱮ ᱧᱩᱛᱩᱢ , ᱭᱩ.ᱟᱨ.ᱮᱞ, ᱪᱤᱛᱚᱨ ᱟᱨ ᱣᱤᱰᱤᱭᱳ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱟᱢᱟᱜ ᱣᱮᱵᱥᱟᱭᱤᱴ ᱟᱨ ᱮᱴᱟᱜ ᱯᱨᱟᱪᱟᱨ ᱡᱤᱱᱤᱥ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱯᱨᱟᱪᱟᱨ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱵᱮᱵᱷᱟᱨ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱨᱟᱡᱤ ᱜᱮᱭᱟᱭ

ᱯᱚᱪᱷᱱᱟᱣ , ᱢᱮᱞᱤᱸᱜ ᱴᱟᱸᱣ, ᱴᱮᱞᱤᱯᱷᱹᱚᱱ ᱞᱮᱠᱷᱟ, ᱤᱢᱮᱞ ᱴᱟᱸᱣ, ᱢᱟᱞᱤᱠ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱟᱫᱷᱤᱠᱟᱨ, ᱟᱨᱵᱟᱝᱠᱷᱟᱱ ᱱᱚᱣᱟ ᱱᱤᱭᱚᱢ ᱠᱚ ᱟᱨᱵᱟᱝᱠᱷᱟᱱ ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱱ ᱜᱮ ᱱᱤᱭᱟᱢ ᱟᱨ ᱥᱚᱨᱛ ᱠᱚ ᱥᱚᱛᱮᱜ ᱜᱮᱯ-ᱚᱱᱩᱯᱟᱞᱚᱱ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱥᱟᱜᱮᱭ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱡᱮ ᱠᱚᱱᱚ ᱥᱟᱸᱥᱛᱷᱟ ᱫᱟᱨᱟᱭ ᱛᱮ ᱨᱟᱥᱴᱨᱤᱭᱚ ᱮᱥᱴᱟᱨᱴᱚᱯ ᱥᱤᱨᱯᱮ ᱞᱮᱠᱟ ᱛᱮ ᱮᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱫ ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱱ ᱵᱷᱩᱞ ᱠᱷᱚᱵᱚᱨ ᱫᱚ ᱩᱥᱮᱨᱟ ᱛᱮ ᱯᱚᱨᱤᱱᱟᱢ ᱮᱢ ᱫᱟᱲᱤᱭᱟᱜ-ᱟ᱾ ᱥᱤᱨᱯᱮ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤᱦᱚᱨᱟ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱤᱠᱟᱤ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱩᱱᱢᱩᱞᱚᱱ

ᱡᱩᱨᱤ ᱟᱨ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤᱦᱚᱨᱟ ᱥᱟᱢᱤᱛᱤ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱱᱤᱨᱱᱚᱭ ᱫᱚ ᱢᱩᱪᱮᱫ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱟᱫᱷᱠᱟᱨᱤ ᱦᱩᱭᱩᱜ-ᱟ. At the discretion of the jury, awards may not be presented in any sector or sub-sector if a deserving entity is not found

All support agencies, jury, shall sign (physically or digitally), a non-disclosure agreement with Startup India

DPIIT reserves the right at its sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify, or suspend the National Startup Awards or not award any entity in any sector or sub-sector. ᱰᱤ.ᱯᱤ.ᱟᱭ.ᱟᱭ.ᱴᱤ ᱫᱟᱨᱟᱭ ᱠᱟᱱ ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱭ ᱩᱢᱤᱫᱣᱟᱨ / ᱥᱟᱸᱥᱛᱷᱟ ᱨᱮ ᱵᱟᱝ ᱜᱟᱱᱚᱜ ᱜᱷᱳᱥᱤᱛ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱚᱫᱷᱤᱠᱟᱨ ᱫᱚ ᱡᱟᱯᱛᱤ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜ-ᱟ ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱱ ᱥᱚᱫᱚᱨ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤᱦᱚᱨᱟ ᱥᱚᱛᱮᱜ ᱟᱨᱩ ᱦᱩᱭᱩᱜ-ᱟ, ᱮᱲᱮᱭᱟ ᱟᱨᱵᱟᱝᱠᱷᱟᱱ ᱟᱯᱨᱟᱫᱷᱤᱠ ᱟᱨ / ᱟᱨᱵᱟᱝᱠᱷᱟᱱ ᱱᱟᱜᱨᱤᱠ ᱠᱟᱱᱩᱱ ᱠᱚ ᱨᱟᱯᱩᱫᱟᱭ

Allowances shall not be paid to any entity for travel or presentation before jury

ᱵᱚᱨᱟᱵᱚᱨ ᱠᱩᱞᱤᱭᱟᱜ ᱠᱩᱠᱞᱤ ᱠᱚ

1 ᱠᱩᱠᱞᱤ᱾ ᱤᱧ ᱰᱤ.ᱯᱤ.ᱟᱭ.ᱟᱭ.ᱴᱤ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱢᱟᱱᱭᱟᱛᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱪᱮᱫ ᱞᱮᱠᱟ ᱛᱮᱧᱧᱟᱢᱟ?

You can get DPIIT recognized by filling up the recognition form. You’ll have to first register on startupindia.gov.in. You can find more details here

2 ᱠᱩᱠᱞᱤ. ᱪᱮᱫ ᱤᱧ ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱱ ᱜᱩᱥᱴᱤ ᱨᱮᱱ ᱟᱣᱮᱫᱚᱱ ᱫᱟᱲᱤᱭᱟᱜ-ᱟ?

ᱢᱤ~ᱢᱤᱛ ᱮᱥᱴᱟᱨᱴᱚᱯ ᱫᱚ ᱥᱢᱟᱫᱷᱟᱱ ᱨᱮᱭ ᱥᱚᱫᱚᱨᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱮᱥᱴᱟᱨᱴᱚᱯ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱦᱤᱛ ᱠᱚ ᱟᱫᱷᱟᱨ ᱨᱮ ᱵᱟᱲᱛᱤ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱵᱟᱲᱛᱤ 2 ᱛᱷᱟᱨ ᱠᱚ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱟᱣᱮᱫᱚᱱ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱚᱱᱩᱢᱟᱛᱤ ᱮᱢᱚᱜ-ᱟ. The startup can, however, choose to apply for just 1 category as it is not mandatory to apply for more than 1 category. The startup can also choose to apply for no category, and only for a sector.

3 Q. Can I fill the application form in a language other than English?

The application form is to be filled out only in English by all applicants.

1 Q. ᱟᱞᱮ ᱵᱟᱱᱟᱨ ᱮᱥᱴᱟᱨᱴᱚᱯ ᱮᱛᱚᱦᱚᱵ ᱠᱮᱛᱮᱡ ᱟᱨ ᱚᱱᱟ ᱨᱮ ᱛᱟᱯᱥ ᱟᱜᱩᱭᱟ. ᱟᱞᱮ ᱫᱚ ᱚᱠᱟ ᱴᱟᱜ ᱜᱩᱥᱴᱤ ᱨᱮ ᱟᱣᱮᱫᱚᱱ ᱞᱟᱜᱛᱤ?

ᱟᱢ ᱵᱟᱱᱟᱨ ᱜᱩᱥᱴᱤ ᱠᱚ ᱨᱮᱢ ᱟᱣᱮᱫᱚᱱ ᱫᱟᱲᱤᱭᱟᱜ-ᱟ. ᱢᱮᱱᱠᱷᱟᱱ, ᱟᱢ ᱫᱟᱨᱟᱭ ᱛᱮ ᱢᱤ~ᱢᱤᱛ ᱟᱣᱮᱫᱚᱱ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱵᱟᱨᱤᱭᱟ ᱵᱮᱜᱟᱨ~ᱵᱮᱜᱟᱨ ᱟᱣᱮᱫᱚᱱ ᱥᱟᱠᱟᱢ ᱨᱮ ᱱᱟᱣᱟ ᱫᱷᱟᱨᱟ ᱛᱮ ᱠᱟᱜᱳᱡ ᱠᱚ ᱯᱚᱨᱢᱟᱱ ᱥᱚᱛᱮᱜ ᱡᱚᱢᱟ ᱦᱩᱭᱩᱜ-ᱟ.

2 Q. A lot of Startups benefit from our network partners. Will this be counted as our achievements if a Startup in our cohort gets these benefits?

Yes, if there is documentary evidence that the startup belonged to your portfolio and the support extended was based on your relationship with the network partner.

3 ᱠᱩᱠᱞᱤ. ᱟᱞᱮ ᱫᱟᱨᱟᱭ ᱛᱮ ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱱ ᱨᱚᱠᱚᱢ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱠᱟᱜᱳᱡ ᱯᱚᱨᱢᱟᱱ ᱥᱚᱫᱚᱨ ᱞᱟᱜᱛᱤᱭᱟ?

ᱟᱢ ᱫᱟᱨᱟᱭ ᱛᱮ ᱥᱚᱫᱚᱨ ᱟᱠᱟᱫ ᱥᱩᱵᱩᱛ ᱫᱚ ᱚᱱᱟ ᱚᱱᱩᱵᱷᱟᱜ ᱠᱚ ᱥᱚᱛᱮᱜ ᱣᱤᱛᱤᱭᱚ ᱦᱟᱴᱤᱧ ᱦᱚᱭ ᱫᱟᱲᱤᱭᱟᱜ-ᱟ, ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱱ ᱫᱚ ᱚᱱᱟ ᱴᱚᱴᱟ ᱨᱮ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱦᱩᱭᱩᱜ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱥᱩᱦᱤ ᱫᱟᱵᱤᱭᱟ, ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱱ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱰᱮᱴᱟ ᱟᱫᱮᱨ ᱦᱩᱭᱩᱜ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ. ᱥᱟᱵᱩᱛ ᱠᱟᱱᱩᱱ / ᱟᱫᱷᱤᱠᱟᱨᱤᱛ ᱠᱟᱜᱳᱡ ᱦᱩᱭᱩᱜ ᱞᱟᱜᱛᱤ ᱡᱮᱞᱤᱠᱟ ᱥᱩᱦᱤᱭᱟᱜ ᱴᱚᱨᱢ ᱥᱤᱴ, ᱚᱱᱩᱵᱟᱸᱫᱷ ᱟᱨ ᱥᱟᱦᱟᱸᱣ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱜ, ᱡᱮᱞᱤᱠᱟ ᱯᱷᱹᱚᱴᱚᱜᱨᱟᱯᱷᱹ, ᱣᱮᱵᱥᱟᱭᱤᱴ ᱞᱤᱸᱠ ᱟᱨ ᱠᱚ.