iCreate Drone Challenge 2025
By iCreate
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Quick Answer
A national deep-tech drone challenge offering up to ₹2 crore funding, a fully sponsored prototype acceleration programme, paid pilot opportunities, and technical mentorship, with tracks for aerial …
Results & next round
Applications for this round closed on 25 November 2025. The organiser has not published a selection list that we can verify yet.
Selections for this programme are announced by iCreate. Official links are listed under Sources below.
We update this page when results are published, and when the next round opens.
About this grant
The iCreate Drone Challenge 2025 is a national deep-tech initiative designed to identify, nurture, and accelerate groundbreaking drone technologies from innovators, students, and startups across India. The vision is to strengthen India’s goal of becoming a global drone hub by 2030.
The challenge is divided into two tracks: Aerial Excellence (Speed, Payload, Endurance) and Component Indigenisation (Propulsion, Avionics, Sensors, etc.).
Key Benefits and Support:
- Funding Pool: Opportunity to pitch for a funding pool of up to ₹2 Crore from iCreate.
- Acceleration:Fully sponsored residential Prototype Acceleration Programme at iCreate (worth ~₹6L per team).
- Pilot Opportunities: Unlock paid pilot opportunities with industry and government partners.
- Technical Support: Access to state-of-the-art labs, rapid prototyping facilities, software credits, and expert technical mentorship.
- Ecosystem Access: Connections to a vast network of angel investors, VCs, corporate partners, and national recognition.
Know more about the tracks and themes here: iCreate Drone Challenge
Eligibility
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Grant providers
iCreate — the International Centre for Entrepreneurship and Technology — is a technology business incubator on a 40-acre campus at Dev Dholera near Ahmedabad, Gujarat. It was set up under the Gujarat Foundation for Entrepreneurial Excellence (GFEE), a joint venture between the…
Learn moreBenefits & Funding
- Amount
- Up to ₹2 Cr
- Fund type
- Grant
What You Get
Funding pool of up to ₹2 Crore, a fully sponsored residential prototype acceleration programme valued at approximately ₹6 lakh per team, and paid pilot opportunities with industry and government partners.
How to apply
Four steps from draft to disbursement — one action each.
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Draft your application
Answer the form inside the grant tracker — AI drafts each response using your past answers, so you're not starting from a blank page.
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See the questions before you start
Download every question this programme's application form asks, so you can prepare your answers offline before opening the portal.
- 3
Line up your documents
Keep every document from the checklist ready in one folder. Missing docs are the #1 reason applications get bounced.
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Submit on the official portal
Use the official application link and verify all details before final submission.
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Follow up
Reach out 5–7 days after submitting to confirm receipt and ask about the review timeline.
Sources
Data on this page is compiled from official program and provider references.
