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Startup-specific scheme · Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)

Chips to Startup Programme (C2S)

ActiveChecked 3 October 2026

No change found in Oct 2026 checks; terms as per the June 2026 playbook. Confirm the current call/window on the official link before applying.

Amount
Varies
Type of support
Grant, Other
Best for
Ideation, Prototype / PoC
Who can apply
Incubators & institutions, Researchers, Early-stage startups, MSMEs
Go to the official portalSource: DPIIT playbook p. 53

The program is to build India’s semiconductor/chip-design ecosystem by training skilled manpower and supporting chip development.

Who can apply?
  • Academic institutions and R&D organisations across India, including IITs, NITs, IIITs, government/private colleges, and R&D bodies.
  • Startups and MSMEs can participate through academia-industry collaborative projects, grand challenges, hackathons, or RFPs for System/SoC/IP Core development.
What do you get?
  • Financial and technical support for chip-design projects under approved categories.
  • Access to chip-design ecosystem support such as EDA tools, IP repository, fabrication/MPW support, prototyping, and mentoring.
  • Support for manpower training, R&D, hardware IP design, system design, prototype development, and deployment.
How to apply

Applicants submit project proposals online through the C2S portal in the prescribed MeitY provided format.

Objectives

It aims to train specialised professionals in VLSI and Embedded System Design over 5 years, promote design and development of ASICs, SoCs, FPGAs, reusable IP cores, and prototypes, and create a strong fabless chip-design startup ecosystem in India and support indigenous semiconductor innovation.

Key links

Deadlines, amounts and windows change. Check the official portal before you apply.

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