TDP 10 - Call For Proposal 2026
About
Technology Innovation Hub at IIT Bombay fosters commercialization of technologies and bridges the gap between academia & industry specifically in the domain of IoT and IoE. TIH-IoT invites proposals from Scheduled Tribe (ST) faculty / researchers / startup employees, / institutions across India with ST staff for the development, deployment, and advancement of application-oriented technologies in the domain of Internet of Things (IoT), for the benefit of Scheduled Tribes in India. The call aims to support promising technologies that have progressed beyond the early research stage and demonstrate potential for real-world deployment, technology validation, and commercialization, that will benefit the Scheduled Tribe community.
Areas of Interest
Proposals are invited for innovative and application-oriented IoT technologies addressing challenges across diverse sectors, including but not limited to:
- Agriculture and AgriTech
- Water Management
- Healthcare and MedTech
- Industrial IoT
- Supply Chain and Logistics
- Other emerging IoT applications
Support
- Project grant up to Rs 25 Lakhs for duration up to 12 months.
- Support for commercialization of technology
- TRL 4 and above
Intellectual Property
- Intellectual property rights: Any project outputs arising from the use of the grant are to be informed by the grantee to TIH-IoT for evaluation of the protection of IP rights (such as patents, copyrights, trademarks, and designs). Any IP that is generated from the use of the grant will be jointly owned by TIH-IoT & the grantee.
Who Can Apply
The application must be submitted only through the application form – the link for which has been given at the end of this section.
- The proposal can be submitted by full-time researchers through their institute i.e. Research Institute, Labs, University which has a well-established support system for research. The institute should have been established in India and have NAAC / UGC / AICTE or any equivalent recognition certificate or any other Public/ Government organization. Proposals may also be submitted by full-time employees of startups that are registered with DPIIT.
- The Principal Investigator/ Project Leader shall be responsible for the technical and managerial aspects of the project execution. The PI / PL for the proposal must provide documentary evidence that (s)he belongs to the category of Scheduled Tribes, as specified by the Govt. of India. Alternately, the work delivered by this project must be shown to be benefitting the Scheduled Tribe community substantially. Again, documentary evidence that the beneficiaries belong to the Scheduled Tribe must be submitted as part of the project deliverables.
- Applicants can submit applications for more than one proposal for different sub-project categories. Please fill a separate application form for each proposal
- Project proposal has to be submitted in the prescribed format given here Project Proposal Format (Download the word format and upload as PDF).
- The presentation has to be submitted in the prescribed format given here Project Presentation Template (Download the PPT format and upload as PPT).
- Milestones and Budget have to be submitted in the prescribed format given here Milestone & Budget (Download the Excel format and upload as XLS)
- The applicant may upload a short 2-minute video with a visualization of the technology or product with a use case. The proposed methodology to address the problem statement should be well-defined.
- The application must be submitted only through the application form - link given below.
- The applicant from Academia (PI) must submit an Endorsement Letter of support as per the prescribed format given here Format
Contact
For any queries related to the application process please write to us at techdevelopment@tihiitb.org
Disclaimer:
The support under the program will be provided based on the review of project proposals submitted. The decision of TIH-IoT in this regard will be final and binding.
Only shortlisted applicants will be notified/informed through email.