- More Info
- idex.gov.in
- Organization
- Innovations for Defence Excellence (Department for Defence Production)
- Fund type
- Awards | Grant
- Source
- Government
- Status
- Active
- Focus area
- Cleantech, energy, environment, waste, sanitation | Automation, mobility | Hardware, software, IOT, data, AI, ML | Industrial Products | Material Tech, textiles | Space and Aviation | Other sectors | Electric vehicles
- Target
- Private Limited Company | Limited Liability Partnership | Individual- students | Individual- Innovators | Individual- researcher | MSME
- Fund range
- < Rs. 10 lakhs | Rs. 10 lakhs- Rs. 25 lakhs | Rs. 25 lakhs- Rs. 50 lakhs | Rs. 50 lakhs- Rs. 2cr
- Fund stages
- A. Technology Development | D. Technology Scale-up/ Validation / De-risking
SThe iDEX Open Challenge creates opportunities for innovators to propose ways for harnessing their technology capabilities to strengthen India's military. Innovators, startups and MSMEs can engage directly with the military to showcase their technologies facilitated by DIO and partner incubators. Selected applicants are offered a chance to pitch to the iDEX grand jury and qualify for grants and investments.
Purpose
The Open Challenge invites proposals under various leading technology domains, including aerospace, autonomous systems, artificial intelligence, quantum technologies, etc. Participants can submit proposals under one or more themes.
Calls are open at different times during the year.