New Delhi, March 20 The Ministry of Education is organizing a two-day pre-summit for Bharat Innovates Deep-Tech, starting on Saturday, according to officials.
Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan will address the summit during a special session.
The two-day national showcase at IIT Bombay will feature around 137 promising deep-tech startups selected from over 3,000 applications received from across the country.
The Bharat Innovates initiative was announced by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi at the inauguration of the India-France Year of Innovation.
A flagship program of the Ministry of Education, it operates under the strategic guidance of the principal scientific advisor to the government of India.
The program is conceived as a global accelerator for Indian deep-tech, building enduring bridges between India's higher education innovation ecosystem (startups, labs, and research parks) and global stakeholders, including corporations, investors, incubators, universities, and governments.
"The Bharat Innovates Deep-Tech Pre-Summit will showcase innovations across 13 critical technology domains, including advanced computing, healthcare and MedTech, space and defence, energy and sustainability, semiconductors, biotechnology, smart cities and mobility, blue economy, next-generation communications, agri and food technologies, advanced materials, manufacturing and Industry 4.0, and disaster management," an official statement said.
"These innovations, nurtured within India's premier institutions such as IITs, IISc, and leading research ecosystems, represent the next generation of globally competitive technologies emerging from India's academic backbone. The event will serve as the national selection and launchpad for India's global innovation delegation."
"Through curated pitch sessions, investor engagements, and industry partnerships, the event will accelerate the journey of Indian startups from Technology Readiness Levels (TRL 3–9) to global deployment and scale," it added.
