MC Square Plus

𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐂²+ 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐁𝐮𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐥 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞.

India has extraordinary scientific talent. The next step is enabling these innovations to reach scale.

The Challenge is looking for breakthrough solutions in:
• 𝘍𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯-𝘣𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘯-𝘉𝘶𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐𝘴𝘰-𝘉𝘶𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘭
• 𝘊𝘢𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘺𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴
• 𝘐𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘪𝘦𝘴

Selected innovators will receive:
✔ 𝘜𝘱 𝘵𝘰 ₹7.5 𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘯𝘦-𝘣𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘴
✔ 𝘜𝘱 𝘵𝘰 ₹5 𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘺-𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘻𝘦𝘴
✔ 𝘔𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘥𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘴
✔ 𝘈𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘺𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘔𝘊²+'𝘴 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘯𝘦𝘳 𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘴𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮

We invite startups, MSMEs, researchers, academic institutions, corporates and individual innovators to apply.

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🕔𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞:15th August 2026 (17:00 hrs IST)

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Last call for MC²⁺ Ignite.

Applications for India's flagship energy accelerator for deep-tech founders close today.

If you're building for India's energy transition, across AI-driven subsurface intelligence, hydrogen and mobility, bioenergy, refinery process intensification, digital asset management, or any other deep-tech theme material to the sector, this is your window.

The application deadline for MC²⁺ Ignite has been extended.

Applications for India's flagship energy accelerator for deep-tech founders are now open until 15 September.

Apply here - bit.ly/mc2Ignite

The MC²⁺ Energy Innovation Hackathon brought sharp energy-tech ideas to life at @IITKgp's Rajarhat Research Park, part of the Institute's Platinum Jubilee celebrations.

We signed an MoU with IIT Kharagpur, coming on board as an implementation partner for the Ignite accelerator, deepening our commitment to nurturing energy and deep-tech innovation from campus to market.

Applications are open now for our energy accelerator for deep-tech founders.

We are inviting early-stage startups for the upcoming cohort focused on decarbonising India’s oil and gas sector and building the energy transition stack in partnership with @PetroleumMin

Know more - bit.ly/mc2Ignite
Apply Now - bit.ly/MC2ApplyNow