National Startup India Awards 2020 Online Registration Last Date 30 December 2019

The National Startup Awards 2020 seek to recognize and reward outstanding startups and ecosystem enablers that are building innovative products or solutions and scalable enterprises. All the interested startups, incubators & accelerators can fill National Startup Awards 2020 apply online form at startupindia.gov.in. The participants can check the eligibility criteria, read rules for awards & can win upto Rs. 15 lakh cash rewards.

Startups in India have high potential of employment generation or wealth creation and demonstrating measurable social impact. Their measure of success will not only be the financial gains for the investors but also the contribution to the social good.

National Startup Awards 2020 Online Registration / Login

Below is the complete procedure to apply online for National Startup Awards 2020:-

• Firstly visit the official website at startupindia.gov.in

• At the homepage, click at the “Apply Now” link on “National Startup Awards 2020” 

• At this page, candidates can make registration by clicking at either “Apply as Startup” or “Apply as Incubator” or “Apply as Accelerator“. The National Startup Awards 2020 online registration form will appear as follows:-

• After making registration, participants can make National Startup Awards Login 

• National Startup Awards 2020 Login National Startup Awards 2020 Login

• National Startup Awards 2020 Online Application Form for Startups / Incubators / Accelerators

• After making successful login, candidates can complete their profile to fill online application form for startups to participate in National Awards 2020 which will appear as shown below:-

• National Startup Awards 2020 Profile Completion National Startup Awards 2020 Profile Completion

• After completing profile, participants can fill National Startup Awards online application form. To check how to fill online application form and award rules, please visit – National Startup Awards 2020 Manual (Updated)

Prize & Eligibility for Startups in National Startup Awards 2020

A cash prize of Rs. 5 lakhs shall be awarded to one winning Startup in each of the Subsectors. The winner and four Runner ups shall be given opportunities to present their solutions to relevant public authorities and corporates for potential pilot projects and work orders. The Winners and Runners up shall be given priority for participation in various National and International Startup events sponsored by DPIIT. The complete eligibility criteria for startups in National Startup Awards 2020:-

• The entity should be a DPIIT-recognized startup. The entity must submit their certificate of incorporation or partnership deed.

• The entity must have hardware or software product or a process solution that is present in the market.

• The entity must have all applicable trade trade-specific registrations (example: CE, FSSAI, MSME, GST Registration, etc.)

• There should not have been any default in the last three years (FY 2016-17, 17-18, 18-19) 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 2016-17, 17-18, 18-19)

Prize & Eligibility for Incubators & Accelerators in National Startup Awards 2020

Cash prize of Rs. 15 Lakh shall be awarded to one winning incubator. A cash Prize of Rs. 15 lakh shall be awarded to one winning. The eligibility criteria for incubators and accelerators is given below:-

For Incubators: –

• The Incubator should be structured as an independent entity-a Company, a Public trust or a Society
• The Incubator should be operational at least for two years as on 1st January,2020
• The Incubator must have successfully graduated a minimum of 15 Startups

For Accelerators: –

• The Accelerator should be structured as an independent entity-a Company, a Public trust or a Society
• The Accelerator should be operational atleast for two years as on 1 st January,2020
• The Accelerator must have successfully graduated a minimum of 10 Startups Accelerator
• Award Categories in National Startup Awards 2020

There are 15 award categories for Startups in National Startup Awards 2020:-

Sector	Sub Sector
1. Agriculture	1. Productivity
	2. Farmer Engagement and Education
	3. Post Harvest
	4. Allied Areas (Fisheries, Poultry, Animal Husbandry etc.)
2. Education	5. Access to Institutional Education
	6. Access to Open Education
	7. Teacher Training
3. Enterprise Technology	8. Enterprise Solutions
4. Energy	9. Clean Energy
	10. Energy Storage
	11. Energy Efficiency
5. Finance	12. Payments Wallets – include P2P lending etc.
	13. Financial Literacy Engagement
6. Food	14. Food Processing
	15. Access to Food
7. Health	16.Access to healthcare
	17. Diagnostics
	18. Life Sciences
	19. Medical Devices
8. Industry 4.0	20. Big Data
	21. Internet of Things
	22. 3D Printing
	23. Augmented Reality Products /Wearables
	24. Cloud computing
	25. Robotics
	26. Computer Vision
9. Space	27.Space Tech Solutions
10. Security	28. Cyber Security
	29. Citizen Security Solutions
11. Tourism	30. Travel Planning & discovery
	31. Hospitality
12. Urban Services	32. Construction/development monitoring solutions
	33. Traffic Management
	34. Water/water networks
	35. Waste Management
13. Special Category: Women Led Startups	36.Women led startups across sectors
14. Special Category: Rural Development	37. Impact in Rural Areas
15. Special Category: Campus Startup	38.Startups coming out of educational institutes and led by students

Source startupindia.gov.in