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How Startup India Registered Companies Can Benefit on GeM

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This is the hands-on walkthrough the two government pages skip: it gives you the exact GeM navigation (My Account, My Profile, Startup section) to link your DPIIT certificate, explains why each exemption matters ('you need experience to win tenders, but you need an order to gain experience'), flags Make in India purchase preference, and warns about killers like an expired DPIIT certificate. Read it right before you sit down to actually register.

  • Link your DPIIT certificate under My Account, My Profile, Startup on GeM to unlock the turnover, experience, and EMD exemptions on your seller profile.
  • Make in India purchase preference is a further edge on top of the startup exemptions when you bid.
  • An expired DPIIT certificate silently voids your exemptions, so keep recognition and Udyam details current before bidding.
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The question it answers

  1. How do I sell to the government and use GeM, tenders, and public procurement as non-dilutive revenue?

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