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This is the policy that forces the 10,000-plus AICTE institutions to build pre-incubation support (IICs, EDCs, campus TBIs) for their own students, and it spells out the line that matters most to a first-timer: entity registration is not necessary to be treated as a student startup, including for alumni within two years of graduating. Read it to know exactly what your own campus is obligated to offer before you go hunting outside.
National Innovation and Startup Policy for Students and Faculty (AICTE / MoE)
From AICTE, Government of India by All India Council for Technical Education (Ministry of Education) policy document
- Student founders count without registering a company; alumni qualify for two years after passing out
- Mandates campus pre-incubation (IIC, EDC, IEDC) with 24x7 access for students across all departments
- Your college's own innovation cell is the fastest, lowest-bar first door, use it before external schemes
