DISHA
(Developing Innovations for Successful Harnessing and Adoption)
Result is Live Now
Initiative under Lab-to-Market 3.0
The IITI DRISHTI CPS Foundation invites faculty and student-led projects & startups originating and/or having strong linkages with Indian academic institutions to participate in the DISHA (Developing Innovations for Successful Harnessing and Adoption) grand challenge. This initiative identifies, funds, and mentors deep-tech innovations to aid in their commercialization journey, transforming groundbreaking ideas into reality through startup creation.
This program is for:
Academicians and faculties
UG/PG/Ph.D./Post Doctoral students
Faculty/students established startups
DPIIT recognized startups collaborating with academia for commercializing academic IP.
APPLICATION AREAS
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
Applicants must work on technologies from academic labs or under Higher Education Institute faculty mentorship.
Unregistered startups must incorporate within 3-6 months of project approval, if not already registered.
Registered DPIIT recognized Startups should agree to equity transfer and revenue sharing/royalty with IITI DRISHTI CPS Foundation.
For more details please refer the guidelines given below.
OFFERINGS
Funding support upto
INR 100 Lac
Assistance with IP filing
Product pilot support
Mentoring from industry and academic experts
Participant Benefits:
Financial and pilot support upto INR 100 Lac.
Assistance with patent filing and startup registration.
Technical, business mentoring and credits for tools (AWS, Zoho, etc.) for early-stage product testing.
Support for entrepreneurial activities, equipment procurement, and travel expenses
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
APPLICATION PROCESS
DISHA 1.0 RESULT MARCH 2025
The results have been declared considering mandate of NM-ICPS which includes factors such as alignment with the CPS and sectoral priority of DRISHTI CPS, commercialization potential, technology readiness, criticality of the problem, novelty of the solution and overall budget.
Due to the limited funding and competitive nature of the program, only a select number of projects/startups were chosen for support.
In specific instances, selected startups and projects were not advanced due to challenges encountered during the due diligence process and/or the failure to finalize agreements within the stipulated timeframes.