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StartupGrantsIndia: Competitions and Hackathons directory

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This is a curated, actively maintained list of 448+ Indian and India-open competitions with the prize size, deadline, and stage on every card, so an Anywhere Founder outside the Bengaluru or Delhi loop can scan what is worth entering without a network to hear about them. It surfaces the range honestly, from a 1 to 3 lakh Zepto Nova to the Startup World Cup at up to 9 crore, which makes the point for you: most prizes are small, a few are large and long-odds, and you should pick the two or three that fit your sector.

  • One screen shows prize size, deadline, and stage across 448+ programs, so you can build a short list instead of chasing the whole circuit
  • The spread from a few lakh to multi-crore makes the core lesson visible: prize money is rarely a funding strategy
  • It is a private aggregator, not affiliated with any government body, so cross-check the marquee grand challenges on the official Startup India portal before you apply

The question it answers

  1. Are startup pitch competitions and grand challenges worth entering for the prize money?

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  1. This is the authoritative government listing of live Indian grand challenges and national competitions, filterable by... Startup India Tool · browse, filterable Startup India: Programs and Challenges (live directory) DPIIT, Government of India
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