TARANG 1.0 – Technology Acceleration and Research Alliance for Next Gen Growth
Offered By - IITI DRISHTI CPS Foundation IIT Indore
About the Program
TARANG 1.0 is designed for startups, innovators, researchers, entrepreneurs, MSMEs and healthcare professionals working on healthcare technologies that are ready to move toward validation, commercialization and market adoption. The programme is run by IITI DRISHTI CPS Foundation, IIT Indore, and operates through two application pathways: Challenge-Based Innovation and Technology Commercialization.
Under the Challenge-Based Innovation pathway, participants develop innovative solutions for validated healthcare problem statements. The Technology Commercialization pathway is intended for commercialization of innovative technologies available through the TARANG ecosystem. Applicants can explore the relevant challenges or technologies, submit an Expression of Interest (EOI), and showcase their innovation or express commercialization interest.
The programme focuses on moving healthcare technologies beyond development toward clinical validation, technology transfer, industry adoption, market access and commercialization. Its stated offerings include funding and strategic investment opportunities, clinical pilot support, expert mentorship, technology-transfer and IP support, and connections with industry, healthcare providers, investors and government agencies.
TARANG is particularly relevant at the stage where a healthcare innovation needs more than product development alone—such as validation, pilot deployment, commercialization support or access to industry and market stakeholders. The programme also lists TRL 6+ technologies in the technology-commercialization context.
From a founder’s perspective, TARANG 1.0 is worth prioritizing if your healthcare technology has reached a stage where validation, commercialization or market adoption is the immediate objective. It is especially aligned with applicants who can clearly connect their technology to a healthcare challenge or an available commercialization pathway.
Key Offerings
Funding
Market Access
Mentorship
Who Can Apply / Eligibility
- Startup / applicant type: DPIIT-recognized startups, academic spin-offs, innovators and entrepreneurs, MSMEs and early-stage companies, researchers and R&D teams, and healthcare professionals.
- Sector focus: Healthcare technologies and related technology-commercialization opportunities.
- Geography: India-specific opportunity, organized by IITI DRISHTI CPS Foundation, IIT Indore. The programme’s current call is being promoted for applicants across India.
- Technology requirement: The Technology Commercialization pathway includes TRL 6+ technologies available through the TARANG ecosystem.
- Mandatory application: Applicants are required to submit an Expression of Interest (EOI).
Best suited for healthcare-focused applicants with a technology that can be developed around an identified challenge or progressed toward commercialization.
Selection Process
The TARANG 1.0 brochure does not specify detailed selection stages or evaluation criteria. Applicants are required to choose an application pathway, submit an Expression of Interest (EOI), and either showcase their innovation under Challenge-Based Innovation or express commercialization interest under Technology Commercialization.
How to Apply
- Choose the appropriate application pathway: Challenge-Based Innovation or Technology Commercialization.
- For Challenge-Based Innovation, explore the published healthcare problem statements and develop a solution aligned with the relevant challenge.
- For Technology Commercialization, explore the technologies available through the TARANG ecosystem and identify a relevant commercialization opportunity.
- Submit your Expression of Interest (EOI).
- The brochure states that applicants should showcase their innovation under the Challenge-Based Innovation pathway or express commercialization interest under the Technology Commercialization pathway.
The EOI window opens 11 August 2026 and the last date to apply is 11 September 2026.
Source & Verification
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- Source 1: incubator.drishticps.org
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Startup / applicant type: DPIIT-recognized startups, academic spin-offs, innovators and entrepreneurs, MSMEs and early-stage companies, researchers and R&D teams, and healthcare professionals.
- Sector focus: Healthcare technologies and related technology-commercialization opportunities.
- Geography: India-specific opportunity, organized by IITI DRISHTI CPS Foundation, IIT Indore. The programme’s current call is being promoted for applicants across India.
- Technology requirement: The Technology Commercialization pathway includes TRL 6+ technologies available through the TARANG ecosystem.
- Mandatory application: Applicants are required to submit an Expression of Interest (EOI).