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Loans

Technology Development Board (TDB) commercialisation support

Status

Open continuously

No deadline — apply whenever you are ready.

Always open
Amount
Not published

Soft loan at a concessional rate (typically around 5% simple interest) for up to about 50% of project cost, and in some schemes equity participation or a partial grant, for Indian companies commercialising indigenously developed technology. Amount is project-specific.

You must co-fund 50%. Work out the cash you need

Funder

Technology Development Board, Department of Science and Technology

public · national

Deadline: Open all year — Applications accepted round the year through the TDB online portal; TDB also runs periodic themed calls.

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
major

Major bid — written case, budget, possibly partners.

You fund 50% yourself.

Who can apply

Indian registered companies commercialising an indigenously developed and proven technology, or adapting imported technology to wider domestic application. Promoter contribution and security are normally required. DPIIT recognition is not required.

How to apply

  1. Register and submit the application on the TDB online portal.
  2. Techno-commercial appraisal by TDB and site visit.
  3. Approval by the Board and execution of a loan agreement.
  4. Disbursement in tranches against project milestones.

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://tdb.gov.in/ · not human-checked

Verified on 14 August 2026

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

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