ARAMBH (Student Program)
Funds Maharashtra and Goa student agri-entrepreneurs building a proof of concept.
Eligible applicants are undergraduate students and above, and funding is aimed squarely at the earliest step: proving a concept works before building an MVP. This particular window has already closed, though the program is known to reopen in cycles. Applicants apply directly with ICAR-CIRCOT R-ABI rather than through a third party.
ARAMBH gives grant-in-aid funding to student agri-entrepreneurs at the ideation stage, helping them turn an idea into a working proof of concept. It is limited to entrepreneurs working in agriculture and allied sectors who are based in Maharashtra and Goa. The program runs under ICAR-CIRCOT's RKVY-RAFTAAR Agri Business Incubator (R-ABI).
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