IHUB ANUBHUTI-IIITD FOUNDATION (hereafter referred to as iHub-Anubhuti), is a Section-8, Not-for-profit Company under a National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems (NM-ICPS) of the Government of India established by Department of Science and Technology (DST) at Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology Delhi (IIIT-Delhi). It is a Technology Innovation Hub in the technology vertical “Cognitive Computing & Social Sensing” with a focus area on “Healthcare”, “Education”, “Legal Information Systems”, and “Sustainability”.

Building a platform for entrepreneurship in cyber-physical systems and even technology has become quite important. In order to stimulate critical thinking, problem-solving, and leadership abilities among the youth of the country and develop our crucial, young human resources. To enable this, our focus is also on skill development and nurturing start-ups through various entrepreneurship programs. We plan to support research projects; and nurture & incubate startups in the verticals of Health, Legal, Education and Sustainability in the field of Cognitive Computing or Social Sensing.

Eligibility

·      The EIR applicant should be a citizen of India. An Indian citizen is one who owns a government-approved proof of nationality such as a valid passport, voter’s id, or Aadhaar card.

·      EIR applicant is either in their final semester or graduated (UG/ PG/ PhD/ etc.).

·      EIR support recipient is expected to pursue his/her entrepreneurial aspirations full-time.

·      EIR seeking support should demonstrate his/her ability to build a scalable technology business startup.

·      EIR cannot be concurrent with any other remuneration or fellowship.

·      Applicants and their team members should not have previously availed of any CPS-EIR grant from DST-supported Institute.

·      EIR support recipients should not treat this support as a stop-gap arrangement to support them in their academic pursuits or transition between jobs.