MeitY GENESIS EIR Cohort 3
Pays up to INR 10 lakh to Entrepreneurs-in-Residence at AIC ISB under GENESIS.
Applications go through a two-round process: Round 1 has AIC ISB verify eligibility and shortlist candidates, then Round 2 has shortlisted applicants pitch to an Evaluation Committee of empanelled experts, an AIC ISB representative and the MeitY Startup Hub team, who score independently out of 100 marks across eight parameters -- problem-solution fit and innovation, technology readiness and feasib…
GENESIS-EIR backs early-stage innovators and startups from Tier-II and Tier-III Indian cities working in electronics, IT, ICT, and DeepTech -- spanning AI/ML, IoT, VLSI/semiconductors, cybersecurity, blockchain, quantum computing, and AR/VR. Eligible innovations sit at TRL-1 to TRL-4, from ideation through working prototype, and applicants must be Indian citizens who are individual innovators or founders/co-founders of a startup no more than two years old.
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