TiHAN Call for Startup Proposals – Autonomous Navigation

The NM-ICPS TiHAN Foundation at IIT Hyderabad invites startup proposals for developing autonomous-navigation and data-acquisition technologies with practical deployment potential. Selected projects can receive funding support for 12 months, mentorship and access to TiHAN’s autonomous-navigation infrastructure. TiHAN is supported by the Department of Science and Technology under the National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems.

• An incorporated applicant must be an Indian company with at least 51% Indian ownership.
• The official eligibility section refers to registration under the DIPP Startup Policy while also stating that pre-registration is allowed.
• Applicants must provide evidence of applicable registrations and the required financial statements or supporting documents with the proposal.
• The official page also lists incubation in a government-supported technology park among its eligibility conditions.
• The proposed project must align with TiHAN’s autonomous-navigation thrust areas.
• Applications must use the prescribed Annexure A format and include the required supporting documents.

• Funding support of up to INR 15 lakhs for a 12-month project.
• Technical and business mentorship.
• Access to TiHAN’s autonomous-navigation testbed and associated infrastructure.
• Support for developing, testing and validating solutions in real-world deployment scenarios.
• Connections with TiHAN’s academic, research and industry ecosystem.

• Applicants must prepare their proposals using Annexure A and submit a consolidated PDF with the required registrations, financial statements and supporting documents through the official Microsoft form.
• Detailed technical-evaluation, presentation and funding-disbursement stages are not publicly specified.