12/08/2026
🚀 GENESIS EIR COHORT 3 – APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN!
Are you an aspiring entrepreneur or early-stage startup founder with a technology-led idea?
This is your opportunity to take your innovation from IDEA → PoC → PROTOTYPE → MVP with structured incubation, mentoring and financial support.
The GENESIS Entrepreneur-in-Residence (EIR) – Cohort 3, implemented through MeitY Startup Hub (MSH), is designed to support promising innovators and early-stage startups from Tier-II and Tier-III cities working in Electronics, IT, ICT and DeepTech.
🤝 AIC-ADT Baramati Foundation is an Implementing Agency for this program and invites eligible innovators and entrepreneurs to apply.
🌟 What can selected EIRs receive?
✅ Financial assistance of up to ₹10 lakh, subject to approval and achievement of prescribed milestones
✅ Structured incubation and mentoring
✅ Technical & business guidance, Access to Co-working space & Lab for product development.
✅ Support for developing ideas, PoCs, prototypes and MVPs
✅ Milestone-based support throughout the EIR journey
💡 Who should apply?
Early-stage innovators, entrepreneurs and startup founders/co-founders who meet the eligibility requirements, including applicants/startups originating from or operating in eligible Tier-II/Tier-III cities.
Technology areas include AI/ML, IoT, VLSI/Semiconductors, Cybersecurity, Blockchain, Quantum Computing, AR/VR, ICT, Electronics, DeepTech and more.
📅 Application Window: 4 August – 3 September 2026
🔥 Have an idea? Build it.
Have a prototype? Scale it.
Have a vision? Start your journey.
👉 Apply for GENESIS EIR Cohort 3 using the link https://meitystartuphub.accubate.app/ext/form/23966/1/apply?source=AIC-ADT&medium=post-AIC-AD and select AIC-ADT Baramati Foundation as your preferred Implementing Agency.
Your innovation deserves a platform. Your journey starts here.
MeitY Startup Hub | Aic-Adt Baramati Foundation | Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology, Government of India