- The Ministry of Education is organising the Bharat Innovates Deep-Tech Pre-Summit at IIT Bombay Research Park, Mumbai, aiming to position India as a global leader in deep-tech innovation.
- Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan will address the summit during a special session, highlighting the government’s vision for strengthening India’s innovation ecosystem.
- The two-day event will feature around 137 promising deep-tech startups, selected from over 3,000 applications received from across the country.
- These startups represent cutting-edge innovation and emerging technologies.
- According to the Ministry, the summit will showcase developments across 13 critical technology domains, including advanced computing, space, defence, and other frontier sectors.
- Overall, the summit aims to bring together policymakers, innovators, and industry leaders to accelerate India’s journey towards becoming a global hub for deep-tech innovation.
Bharat Innovates initiative:
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the Bharat Innovates initiative at the inauguration of the India-France Year of Innovation.
- A flagship programme of the Ministry of Education, it operates under the strategic guidance of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India.
- The programme is conceived as a global accelerator for Indian deep-tech, building enduring bridges between India’s higher education innovation ecosystem (startups, labs, and research parks) and global stakeholders including corporates, investors, incubators, universities, and governments.
Bharat Innovates 2026 unfolds across three milestones:
- National Basecamp: Gandhinagar and Mumbai (December 2025 and January 2026)
- Bharat Innovates Deep-Tech Pre-Summit: IIT Bombay, Mumbai (21–22 March 2026)
- International Innovation Showcase: Nice, France (14–16 June 2026)
The Bharat Innovates Deep-Tech Pre-Summit:
- It will showcase innovations across 13 critical technology domains, including including Advanced Computing, Healthcare & MedTech, Space & Defence, Energy & Sustainability, Semiconductors, Biotechnology, Smart Cities & Mobility, Blue Economy, Next-Gen Communications, Agri & Food Technologies, Advanced Materials, Manufacturing & Industry 4.0, and Disaster Management.
- These innovations, nurtured within India’s premier institutions such as IITs, IISc, and leading research ecosystems, represent the next generation of globally competitive technologies emerging from India’s academic backbone.
- The Pre-Summit will bring together:
- 200+ startup founders
- 70+ investors and venture capital leaders
- 50+ industry leaders and corporate partners
- Senior government stakeholders and innovation missions
This convergence reflects the Prime Minister’s emphasis on a whole-of-ecosystem approach, where academia, government, and industry collaborate seamlessly.
- The National Education Policy 2020 (NEP 2020) places innovation at the heart of national development.
- As India moves towards becoming a Viksit Bharat by 2047, the Bharat Innovates Deep-Tech Pre-Summit is a declaration that India’s universities are no longer confined to classrooms, but are actively shaping the technologies that will define the future.
Source : PIB