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iDEX (Innovations for Defence Excellence)

Status

Status not published

Apply against open iDEX challenges; each challenge sets its own window.

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Amount
15,000,000 INR

Selected applicants are funded up to INR 1.5 crore (equity or other relevant structures), disbursed in tranches against milestones, plus access to accelerators and defence testing facilities. The iDEX FAQ confirms winners under DISC and Open Challenges can receive grants up to INR 1.5 crore subject to approval of the Product Development Budget.

Funder

Defence Innovation Organisation, Department of Defence Production, Ministry of Defence

public · national

Deadline: Open all year — Apply against open iDEX challenges; each challenge sets its own window.

Your odds
Not published

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.

Effort
quick

Quick — mostly identity and bank details.

Who can apply

DPIIT-recognised startups, Indian MSME companies (Companies Act) and individual innovators; per the iDEX FAQ a startup needs majority Indian stake. Apply against iDEX challenge problem statements; funds are for R&D, prototyping, pilot implementation and market assessment.

How to apply

  1. Provide point-of-contact, entity details and the proposal against an iDEX challenge problem statement. — link
  2. Screening by a high-powered committee of defence and technology experts.
  3. Funding in tranches against milestones.

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

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://idex.gov.in/how_to_apply

"The selected applications will be funded up to ₹1.5 crores in the form of equity/other relevant structures."

Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026

Source: idex.gov.in

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