National Startup Awards 2026: DPIIT opens applications with Rs 25 lakh prize
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- ✓The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade opened applications for the sixth National Startup Awards on November 10, 2026.
- ✓Winners get Rs 25 lakh in each of the 20 categories.
- ✓DPIIT-recognised startups and students can apply through the Startup India portal to gain national visibility and connect with investors.
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The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) has opened applications for the sixth edition of the National Startup Awards, offering a prize of Rs 25 lakh in each category to recognise innovative, scalable and impactful startups across the country.
These awards recognise startups demonstrating outstanding performance in innovation, scalability, sustainability and socio-economic impact, according to the DPIIT.
Awards cover 20 sectoral categories
It is organised under the Startup India initiative of the commerce and industry ministry. The award exercise seeks to identify and recognise entrepreneurial ventures making significant contributions across 20 sectoral categories, spanning areas from agriculture to space technology, it said.
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