Startup India Certificate

Overview

DPIIT recognition under the Startup India initiative is the credential that opens the scheme's benefits. It is available to an eligible private limited company, LLP or registered partnership within the age and turnover limits, working on innovation, improvement or a scalable model.

Recognition is what makes the rest possible: eligibility to apply for the income-tax exemptions available under the scheme, self-certification under specified labour and environment laws for an initial period, relaxations in public procurement that are otherwise closed to new businesses, and faster IPR processes. It is also widely understood by investors, incubators and government programmes as a baseline check.

The application turns on how the innovation and scalability are actually described — the same business can read as eligible or ineligible depending on how it is written up. We prepare the application and the supporting material, and can take you on to the tax exemption afterwards, which is a separate approval with its own conditions.

Why choose this

Benefits of Startup India Certificate

• Access to tax benefits

  Recognised startups may apply for the income-tax exemptions available under the scheme, subject to conditions.

• Self-certification on compliances

  Recognition allows self-certification under specified labour and environment laws for an initial period.

• Public procurement access

  Recognition opens tender relaxations that are otherwise closed to new businesses.

• Recognised credential

  DPIIT recognition is widely understood by investors, incubators and government programmes.

How it works

1. 01

   Eligibility checked against age, turnover and entity type

2. 02

   Innovation and scalability written up

3. 03

   Supporting documents assembled

4. 04

   Application filed with DPIIT

5. 05

   Queries answered

6. 06

   Recognition certificate handed over