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DPIIT Startup Recognition (gateway to Startup India benefits, incl. Section 56 angel tax exemption)

डीपीआईआईटी स्टार्टअप मान्यता

Status

Open continuously

No deadline — apply whenever you are ready.

Always open
Amount
Not published

Recognition carries no cash award. It is the gateway credential: self-certification under labour and environment laws, IPR fast-tracking, public procurement relaxations, and eligibility to then apply for 80-IAC income tax exemption and for exemption under Section 56 of the Income Tax Act (angel tax). Almost every Indian central startup scheme requires it.

Funder

Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India

public · national

Deadline: Open all year — Applications accepted at any time on the National Single Window System. No fee is charged.

Your odds
Not published

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Effort
moderate

Moderate — a form and supporting documents.

Who can apply

Must be incorporated as a Private Limited Company or registered as a Partnership Firm, Limited Liability Partnership, or Cooperative Society. Turnover less than INR 200 Crores (INR 300 Crores for DeepTech startups) in any of the previous financial years. Startup status lasts up to 10 years (20 years for DeepTech) from incorporation. An entity formed by splitting up or reconstruction of an existing business is not a Startup. On angel tax: the official page still signposts an application route for 'Exemption under Section 56 of the Income Tax Act (Angel Tax)'. I did not independently verify the current statutory position of Section 56(2)(viib) on an Income Tax Department page, so the live status of that exemption route is unconfirmed here.

How to apply

  1. Create an account on the National Single Window System (nsws.gov.in) and add the form 'Registration as a Startup'. — link
  2. Submit entity details and supporting documents; recognition is granted against the definition in G.S.R. notification 108(E). — link
  3. After receiving the DPIIT Certificate, apply separately for 80-IAC tax exemption and for Section 56 (angel tax) exemption. — link

What you will need

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work · DPIIT recognition for Indian startups, explained

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://www.startupindia.gov.in/content/sih/en/startupgov/startup_recognition_page.html

"The startup should be incorporated as a Private Limited Company or registered as a Partnership Firm, Limited Liability Partnership, or Cooperative Society. Turnover should be less than INR 200 Crores (INR 300 Crores for DeepTech startups) in any of the previous financial years. An entity shall be co"

Verified on 14 August 2026

Source: www.startupindia.gov.in

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