SITARE – Students Innovations for Translation & Advancement of Research Explorations
Up to ₹15 lakh for student biotech projects with commercial potential — explicitly aimed at creating startups.
What you get
SITARE-GYTI up to ₹15 lakh · SITARE Appreciation Grant up to ₹1 lakh
Nodal ministry
Department of Biotechnology (DBT)
Support type
Grant
Best suited for
Ideation · Prototype / PoC
Typical timeline
GYTI call opens once a year, August–September, for 45–60 days
What this scheme actually is
SITARE funds student innovation in biotechnology through two components: the Gandhian Young Technological Innovation Award grant of up to ₹15 lakh for projects with commercial potential, and an appreciation grant of up to ₹1 lakh tied to the Biotech Innovation Ignition School. The stated goal is the creation of biotech startups, not just good projects.
Implementing agency: BIRAC
What the scheme sets out to do
Who can apply
What you get
How to apply, step by step
- 1
Apply in the annual GYTI window
The call opens once a year in August or September for 45 to 60 days. Proposals are submitted online only.
- 2
Frame the project commercially, not just academically
The selection criterion is commercial potential leading to a startup. A brilliant thesis with no route to market scores poorly.
- 3
Register and submit at birac.nic.in
Login as a registered user and submit against the open call.
What we actually do on a SITARE mandate
Services this usually needs
No consultant can guarantee a sanction — that decision sits with the evaluating committee, bank or incubator. We commit to an honest eligibility view, an application built to the evaluator’s format, filing inside the window and a documented follow-up cadence. That is stated in every engagement letter we sign.