Atal New India Challenge (ANIC)
Closed for now
ANIC has historically been run as periodic themed editions. AIM 2.0 continues until March 2028, so further editions are plausible; monitor aim.gov.in.
Grant-in-aid of up to INR 1 crore per selected innovation, plus mentoring and market access, awarded against published national problem statements from partner ministries.
Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), NITI Aayog
public · national
Deadline: closed — No ANIC round is currently accepting applications; ANIC 1.0 and 2.0 have concluded.
This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.
Quick — mostly identity and bank details.
Who can apply
- Sectors: deeptech, health, agri, mobility, energy, any
- Stage: pre_seed, seed
- Locally registered entity required
Indian startups and MSMEs with a working prototype addressing a published ANIC problem statement.
Source. https://aim.gov.in/anic.php — checked 2026-08-14 · not human-checked