The National Startup Awards by Startup India aims to recognize and reward outstanding startups and ecosystem enablers building innovative products or solutions and scalable enterpr...
A cash prize of ₹ 10,00,000/- will be awarded to one winning startup in each of the categories by Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT)
The winner and the finalists will be given the opportunity to present their solutions to relevant public authorities and corporate for potential pilot projects and work orders.
The winners and finalists will be given priority for participation in various national and international startup events where DPIIT is participating.
पात्रता (कौन ले सकता है)
The startup should be a (DPIIT)Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade -recognized startup. The entity must submit its certificate of recognition.
The entity must submit the Certificate of Incorporation issued by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs or Certificate of Registration from the Registrar of Firms of the respective state
The entity must have a hardware or software product or a process solution that is present in the market.
The entity must have all applicable trade trade-specific registrations (for example (CE)Common Era, (FSSAI) Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, (MSME)Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises, (GST)Goods and Services Tax Registration, etc.)
There should not have been any default in the last three years (FY)Fiscal year 2019-20, 20-21, 21-22) by the entity or any of its promoters or any of their group entities.
The entity must submit audited financial statements (balance sheet, profit & loss account) for the last three financial years (FY)Fiscal year 2019-20, 20-21, 21-22. In case your startup is less than 3 years old, please upload all available financial statements. Startups that 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)Fiscal year 21-22, provisional statements issued by Chartered Accountants may be provided.
The entity should not be completing 10 years of incorporation on or before March 31st, 2024.
आवेदन कैसे करें
**Online**
> **Step1:** Register on Startup India and obtain DPIIT recognition
In case you are already registered on Startup India and have a DPIIT recognition number, ensure that all the details given on Startup India registration are correct as certain fields will auto-populate in the application form.
> **Step 2**: Go to the ‘[National Startup Awards](https://www.startupindia.gov.in/content/sih/en/nsa2023.html)’ tab on the [Startup India Website](https://www.startupindia.gov.in/content/sih/en/nsa2023.html#:~:text=6%20Q.%20How%20many%20startups,of%20the%20categories%20by%20DPIIT.)
> **Step 3:** Click on the ‘Apply for National Startup Awards 2023’ tab
> **Step 4:** Click on ‘Apply’ under the application closing countdown and select the category under which the startup wishes to apply.
You will only be able to fill out the form through the registered account of the recognized startup on the Startup India portal.
> **Step 5:** Check the auto-populated details in the participation form for National Startup Awards