§1Who it is for

  • Host institutes (colleges, R&D, MSME-DIs) and their incubatees

Useful if

Idea-stage founders working through a host incubator

Do not spend time on it if

Founders without a host institute

§2Eligibility

  1. Institutions such as Technical Colleges, Universities, other Professional Colleges/Institutes, R&D Institutes, NGOs involved in incubation activities, MSME-DIs/ Technology Centres or any Institute/Organization of Central/State Government.

§3Benefits

  • Up to maximum of ₹ 15,000,00 /-per idea shall be provided to HI for developing and nurturing the ideas.
  • Up to ₹ 1,00,000,00 /- (max) shall be provided to HI for procurement and installation of relevant plant and machines including hardware and software etc. in BI for R&D activities and common facilities for incubatees of BI.

§4Norms — pattern of assistance

  1. Up to maximum of ₹ 15,000,00 /-per idea shall be provided to HI for developing and nurturing the ideas.
  2. Up to ₹ 1,00,000,00 /- (max) shall be provided to HI for procurement and installation of relevant plant and machines including hardware and software etc. in BI for R&D activities and common facilities for incubatees of BI.

§5Documents

Tick each one as you get it ready.

University Affliation

§6How to apply

  1. 1

    [Online] Registration

  2. 2

    Step 01: After opening the official website click on HI REGISTRATION button.

  3. 3

    Step 02: Enter all the details and clicking on Submit button.

  4. 4

    Step 03: After clicking the submit button, registration successfully message will be displayed. Clicking on OK button, login window will be displayed.

  5. 5

    HI/BI Application for Approval

  6. 6

    Step 01: After successful login, the HI/BI dashboard will be open. HI/BI application will be open by clicking on Apply for HI/BI Approval button. After clicking on button Apply button will be displayed.

  7. 7

    Step 02: After click on Apply button, HI/BI application window will be display, fill all the detail and click on Final Submit button.

  8. 8

    User Manual

  9. 9

    Click here

§7Pros and cons

Merits

  • Up to ₹15 lakh per idea
  • Up to ₹1 crore for incubator equipment

Demerits

  • Money goes to the host institute
  • Selection is competitive

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Sources

  1. myScheme — Incubation Scheme
  2. Guidelines
  3. FAQs
  4. List Of Host Institute (HI)

Checked on 18 October 2026. For information only — confirm with the department or bank. Spotted a mistake? Report it.