Nominations are now open for the National Technology Awards-2023.
To commemorate National Technology Day and to forge a powerful partnership with national laboratories and to create knowledge networks with academic institutions, Technology Development Board, under the Aegis of DST instituted a National Technology Award for successful commercialization of indigenous technology by industrial concerns in 1999. Within the same national technology award the second category was introduced in 2000 for SSI units. Later this has been renamed as MSME award. From 2017 onwards, under that same category national technology award for start-up has been introduced to encourage & promote technologies developed by start-ups having potential for commercialization. From 2021 onwards a new category of National Award for Translational Research in science and technology has been introduced. Also, in order to recognize and reward the remarkable work done by startup Incubator, DST has instituted National Award for Technology Business Incubator in 2004.
Categories
National Technology Award (Main) – for the successful commercialization of indigenous technology. This award will be given to an industrial concern which has successfully developed & commercialized an indigenous technology on or after April 2017.
National Technology Awards (MSME) – This award will be given to MSMEs which have successfully commercialized a product based on indigenous technology on or after April 2017.
National Technology Awards (Start-up) – This award will be given to a technology start-up for promising new technology with potential for commercialization.
National Technology Awards (Translational Research) – This award is given for outstanding contribution of Scientists in commercializing innovative indigenous technologies
National Technology Awards (Technology Business Incubators) – To recognize and reward outstanding contribution in techno-entrepreneurship development by way of promoting innovative technology driven knowledge intensive startup enterprises in different technological areas.
Award Information
National Technology Award (Main): Rs. 25 Lakhs
National Technology Awards (MSME): Rs. 15 Lakhs
National Technology Awards (Start-up): Rs. 15 Lakhs
National Technology Awards (Translational Research): Rs. 5 Lakhs
National Technology Awards (Technology Business Incubator): Rs. 5 Lakhs
Eligibility Criteria
For National Technology Award (Main), MSME & Start-up
Only private and Public limited companies Registered under companies Act 1956/2013 at Registrar of Companies (ROC) may apply
LLP/ Proprietorship/Cooperatives etc. are not eligible.
Under technology startup category, only startup with DPIIT registration to be considered eligible.
Women led enterprise as per Government of India norms.
For National Technology Award (Translational Research)
Regular position in Indian Institute of repute
Patents / Technology transfer / Licenced to Indian Industry
Technology commercialized by the Industry partner and Earning revenue
Socio- economic impact of the Innovation
National Technology Awards (Technology Business Incubators)
TBI- Application are invited from Indian organizations/ Institutions such as science and Technology Entrepreneurs Park, Technology parks, Technology business Incubators, Incubation Centers, Software Technology Parks etc. actively involved in nurturing technology based startups through business incubation processes aided by specialized infrastructure, technical support, mentoring, business facilities, marketing, financial, legal and investment services.
TBI – Organization should be in operation for more than 5 years (i.e. registered on or before March, 2017) (This award is only for organizations (not for profit entity) and not for an individual. Application for award received from an individual will not be considered.
Who can nominate?
Applications are invited from Indian Organizations/ Institutions such as Science and Technology Entrepreneur’s Park, Technology Parks, Technology Business Incubators, Incubation Centers, Software Technology Parks etc actively involved in nurturing technology based startups through business incubation processes aided by specialized infrastructure, technical support, mentoring, business facilitation, marketing, financial, legal and investment services.
Organization should be in operation for more than 5 years (i.e. registered on or before March, 2017)) (This award is only for organizations (not for profit entity) and not for an individual. Application for award received from an individual will not be considered).
