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Chips to Startup (C2S) Programme

Status

Status not published

Participation is granted through periodic MeitY calls for institutions and startups; check the C2S portal for the live call.

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Amount
Not published

No direct cash grant to startups. Provides access to industry-grade EDA tools, foundry access and MPW shuttle runs, design flows and mentoring for VLSI and system-on-chip design at 100+ participating academic institutions, R&D organisations and startups.

Funder

Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)

public · national

Deadline: One call a year — Participation is granted through periodic MeitY calls for institutions and startups; check the C2S portal for the live call.

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

Indian academic institutions, R&D organisations and startups working on semiconductor and VLSI design. Designs must be taped out within the programme period.

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

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://c2s.gov.in/ · not human-checked

Verified on 14 August 2026

Source: funder's homepage — the programme page was not found

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