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Oil India Limited

Start Up Fund

Backs DPIIT-recognised Indian startups with technical and financial support via IIT incubators.

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The SNEH programme (Start-Up Nurturing, Enabling & Handholding) offers working space, mentoring, and lab and library access at partner incubation centres (currently IIT-Guwahati, IIT-Bhubaneswar and IIT-Delhi), alongside financial support, under a tripartite agreement between OIL, the incubator and the startup. Applications are free and accepted online year-round, but OIL reviews and shortlists th…

What this grant funds

Oil India Limited backs DPIIT-recognised startups building a technology-driven product, service, or business model with real market fit and commercialisation potential, at any stage from idea validation through scale-up. It excludes pure R&D, academic research, and ideas with no clear path to a saleable product.

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CycleiHow often this grant runs - e.g. annually, on a rolling basis, or a one-off call.Rolling
Next deadlineiThe next date applications are due. Rolling means you can apply any time.Rolling
Decision timeiTypical time from the deadline to the funder's decision.-
Project durationiHow long the funded work is expected to run.-
Award typeiThe form of funding - grant, equity, loan, tax credit, etc.Grant
Match fundingiThe share of project costs you must cover yourself. 0% = fully funded.-
Funding pooliThe total budget available across all awards in this round.-
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