Eligibility Criteria for Educational Institutions


  • To be eligible to take benefit of the Policy, a university shall be
  • Based in Gujarat
  • A Public University/Private University (as per the Gujarat Private University Act, 2009 and as amended from time to time)
  • On record to have demonstrated concrete efforts related to innovation and entrepreneurship in the past few years or having strong commitment to participate towards the goals of the Policy.
  • To be eligible to take benefit of the Policy, an institute shall be
  • Based in Gujarat
  • A Government/Grant-in-Aid institute/Private institute affiliated to recognized university
  • On record to have demonstrated concrete efforts related to innovation and entrepreneurship in the past few years or having strong commitment to participate towards the goals of the Policy.

Download – Grant Proposal Format | To Submit - Proposal Submission


The Policy Implementation Committee (PIC) shall evaluate each application based on the criteria / merit and the suitable ones shall be selected as Student Start-up and Innovation Policy (SSIP 2.0) 18 grantee under the Policy. The criteria / merit shall include parameters like active student participation (ASP), research and innovation related activities carried out in past few years, action plan and budget plan and other as decided by the PIC.

Financial Support to Grantees


The provision for maximum financial support to Grantees for the Policy period shall be as per the Table below:


Type of Grantee Student Innovation Fund (SIF) Grantee Matching Fund (GMF)
Public University INR 5.00 Crore INR 2.50 Crore
Public Institute INR 2.00 Crore -
Private University INR 1.00 Crore INR 1.00 Crore
Private Institute INR 1.00 Crore INR 1.00 Crore

For Public Universities, the Policy grant will be sanctioned based on the number of enrolled students as per Table below:

Number of Student Enrolment with Public University Maximum SIF Grant (INR in Crore) for the Policy Period
3 Lakhs and above 5.00
1 Lakh to 3 Lakhs 4.00
50,000 to 1 Lakh 3.00
Up to 50,000 2.00

  • 70 % of the fund allocated through the budgetary provisions of the Policy be utilized for PoCs/Prototypes and IP support.
  • Remaining 30% of the fund may be utilized for programmes, pedagogical interventions, events, special endeavours, setting up pre-incubation/incubation centers, basic infrastructure, and others.

Support to Individual Students/Beneficiaries


  • Maximum INR 2.50 Lakh per PoC/Prototype /Innovation
  • IP Support up to 100% of expenses
  • Exposure to Tinkering Lab, Innovation Lab, Incubation Centers
  • Large scale sensitization, events, and programs for developing Scientific Mindset
  • Collective/Community level support system and activities
  • Capacity Building

IPR Support


IPR supports provisioned under the Policy for all beneficiaries are listed in the Table below:

Type of IPR Support Provisioned (Up to)
Patents INR 75,000 for Domestic, INR 1.5 Lakh for other countries
Copyrights INR 8,000
Trademarks INR 12,500
International Registration of Marks INR 50,000
Industrial Design INR 9,000
Plant Variety Registry INR 33,000
Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout-Design Registry (SICLDR) INR 15,000

A State-level IP Facilitation Center (IPFC) will function at i-Hub, which is responsible for assisting Grantees and Beneficiaries in IP related activities.
To know more -https://ihubgujarat.in/ip-support


Roles of Educational Institutions


  • Utilization of fund allocated to develop pre-incubation facilities and assist students in IP filing, developing PoCs, prototypes and other innovation related activities.
  • Formation of committees to scrutinize and evaluate PoC/Prototype and IPR proposals.
  • Systematic mechanism for creating awareness, outreach, and development of infrastructure.
  • Selection of proposals for PoCs/Prototype and IPR.
  • Ensure grant disbursements within 45-60 days.
  • Ensure the entire PoC/Prototype/IPR grant be disbursed in maximum 2- 3 installments based on the progress.
  • Implement and operate digital interface to create face-less and paperless mechanism for disbursement of grants.
  • Strengthen mentorship programme with industrial expertise.
  • Leverage other schemes and programmes at state and central level designed for Innovation and Start-up.
  • Exposure and participation for flagship programmes at national and international level.
  • Promote innovation and Start-ups by women, specially abled, marginalized community and those innovators trying to address persistent challenges of the State and the Nation.
  • Any dropout from school / institute / university can avail the PoC/Prototype/IPR support by registering as the Policy beneficiary at educational institution level.
  • Ensure the active participation of student beneficiaries in the PoC/Prototype/IPR for which the grant has been sanctioned.

Monitoring Mechanism – SSIP MIS Portal


  • Separate login of SSIP Portal for all the grantee
    Grantee Login - https://www.ssipgujarat.in/admin20/Users/login
  • Grantee needs to update the data of events/activities done, No. of PoCs, No. of Patent Filling, No. of Startups Supported on SSIP portal along-with the expense on the regular basiss
  • Grantee can generate Utilization Certificate based on expense booked on portal on yearly basiss
  • Grantees needs to submit CA certified UTC to Higher Education PMU at the end of the financial year or in case of asking next trenchs

Download – Grant Proposal Format | To Submit - Proposal Submission
Download – SSIP 2.0 Policy (English) | SSIP 2.0 Policy (Gujarati)

For any query – ssip-che@gujgov.edu.in


Grantee Institutes/Universities Under Higher Education PMU


Sr. No. Center Name Type Body Type City
1Government Arts and Science College, Morwa HadafInstituteGovernmentMorva-hadaf
2C. P. Patel and F. H. Shah Commerce College AnandInstituteGovernmentAnand
3Gujarat Arts and Science College, AhmedabadInstituteGovernmentAhmedabad
4D. K. V. Arts and Science College, JamnagarInstituteGovernmentJamnagar
5Bhavan's Sheth R. A. College of Arts & Commerce, AhmedabadInstituteGovernmentAhmedabad
6D.D. Choksi College of Secondary Education, PalanpurInstituteGovernmentPalanpur
7Government Arts and Commerce College, Songadh, TapiInstituteGovernmentSongadh
8Government Science College, LimkhedaInstituteGovernmentLIMKHEDA
9Government Arts & Commerce College, Vanthali - Sorath InstituteGovernmentVanthali
10Government Arts and Commerce College, JadarInstituteGovernmentIdar
11Bahauddin Government Science College, JunagadhInstituteGovernmentJunagadh
12Bahauddin Government Arts College, JunagadhInstituteGovernmentJunagadh
13Pramukh Swami Science And H.D.Patel Arts College, KadiInstituteGovernmentKadi
14Government Arts and Commerce College, BarwalaInstituteGovernmentBarwala
15M. N. College, VisnagarInstituteGovernmentVisnagar
16Government Arts and Science College, HarijInstituteGovernmentHarij
17Government Arts and Commerce College, VansdaInstituteGovernmentVansda
18Government Arts College, Maninagar, KhokharaInstituteGovernmentAhmedabad
19Gujarat Arts and Commerce College (Eve), AhmedabadInstituteGovernmentAhmedabad
20Government Commerce College, Naroda, Ahmedabad InstituteGovernmentAhmedabad
21Government Arts and Commerce College, LiliyaInstituteGovernmentLILIYA (MOTA)
22N S Patel Arts (Autonomous) College, AnandInstituteGovernmentAnand
23Shree Bhaikaka Government Arts and Commerce College, SojitraInstituteGovernmentSojitra
24Government Science College, TharadInstituteGovernmentTHARAD
25Government Arts College, JhagadiaInstituteGovernmentJhagadia
26Government Commerce and Science College, DahejInstituteGovernmentDahej
27Government Arts and Commerce College, Netrang InstituteGovernmentNetrang
28Government Arts & Commerce College, GhoghaInstituteGovernmentAvaniya, Ta.Ghogha
29Government Arts College, KavantInstituteGovernmentKavant
30Shri C.H.Bhil Government Arts And Commerce College, NaswadiInstituteGovernmentNaswadi
31Government Science College, ZalodInstituteGovernmentZalod
32Government Arts and Commerce College, AhwaInstituteGovernmentAhwa
33Government Arts & Commerce College, OkhamandalInstituteGovernmentArambhada
34Government Arts & Commerce College, JamkhambhaliyaInstituteGovernmentJamkhambhaliya
35Sheth L.H.Science College, MansaInstituteGovernmentMansa
36Government Arts and Commerce College, Talala GirInstituteGovernmentTalala
37Government Arts and Commerce College, LalpurInstituteGovernmentLalpur
38Government Commerce College, JamnagarInstituteGovernmentJamnagar
39Government Science College, Mandvi, KachchhInstituteGovernmentMandvi
40Government Arts and Commerce College, KathlalInstituteGovernmentKathlal
41Govrnment B.Ed. College, Vansda InstituteGovernmentVANSDA
42Government Science College, ChikhliInstituteGovernmentChikhli
43V S Patel College of Arts and Science, BilimoraInstituteGovernmentBilimora
44Government Arts College Shahera, PanchmahalInstituteGovernmentShahera
45Government Arts College, Santalpur InstituteGovernmentSANTALPUR
46Government Arts and Commerce College, SamiInstituteGovernmentSami
47MVM Science and Home Science College, RajkotInstituteGovernmentRAJKOT
48Navyug Science College, SuratInstituteGovernmentSurat
49Government Science College, VankalInstituteGovernmentVankal
50Shree M . P. Shah arts and science college, SurendranagarInstituteGovernmentSurendranagar
51Government Science College, ValodInstituteGovernmentValod
52Government Science College, PardiInstituteGovernmentValsad
53Government Arts and Commerce College, Bhilad InstituteGovernmentBhilad
54Gujarat Commerce College, AhmedbadInstituteGovernmentAhmedabad
55Government Arts and Science College, BavlaInstituteGovernmentRajoda (Bavla)
56Shri U.P.Arts Smt. M.G.Panchal Science and Shri V.L.Shah Commerce College, PilvaiInstituteGovernmentPilvai
57Nalanda Arts & Science College, GandhinagarInstitutePrivateGandhinagar
58Bhaktraj Dada Khachar Arts & Commerce College, GadhadaInstituteGovernment
59Government Arts & Commerce College, RaparInstituteGovernment
60Government Arts And Commerce College, GambhoiInstituteGovernment
61Government Arts and Commerce College, JafrabadInstituteGovernment
62Government Arts and Commerce College, KadoliInstituteGovernment
63Government Arts and Commerce College, MeghrajInstituteGovernment
64Government Arts and Commerce College, TharadInstituteGovernment
65Government Arts And Science College, JambughodaInstituteGovernment
66Government Arts And Science College, PatdiInstituteGovernment
67Government Arts College MandalInstituteGovernment
68Government Arts College, BayadInstituteGovernmentBayad
69Government Arts College, BhabharInstituteGovernment
70Government Arts College, BhanvadInstituteGovernment
71Government Arts College, GandhinagarInstituteGovernment
72Government Arts College, KaparadaInstituteGovernment
73Government Arts College, Ranavav (Porbandar)InstituteGovernment
74Government Arts College, Suigam (Banaskantha)InstituteGovernment
75Government Arts College, Tilakwada, NarmdaInstituteGovernment
76Government Arts College, UmarpadaInstituteGovernment
77Government Arts College, WavInstituteGovernment
78Government Arts, Commerce and Science College, KhergamInstituteGovernment
79Government Commerce College, PoshinaInstituteGovernmentPoshina
80Government Commerce College, VadaliInstituteGovernment
81Government Law College, AhmedabadInstituteGovernment
82Government Science College, ChhotaudepurInstituteGovernmentChhotaudepur
83Government Science College, GandhinagarInstituteGovernment
84Government Science College, VadnagarInstituteGovernment
85Government Science College, Varachha, SuratInstituteGovernment
86Government Science College, VeravalInstituteGovernment
87Kavi Shree Daad Government Arts & Commerce College, PaddhariInstituteGovernment
88P. T. Sarvajanik College Of Science, SuratInstituteGovernment
89R C College Of Commerce, AhmedabadInstituteGovernment
90Sheth Mnc College Of Education, DabhoiInstituteGovernment
91Shree KishandasKikani Arts & Commerce College, DhandhukaInstituteGovernment
92Shri K. K. Shastri Government Commerce College, AhmedabadInstituteGovernment
93Shri R R Lalan College, BhujInstituteGovernment
94Swami Vivekanand Sarvoday Bank Education College, MehsanaInstituteGovernment
95The K N S B L Arts & Commerce College, KheraluInstituteGovernment
96The Patidar Gin Science College, BardoliInstituteGovernmentBardoli
97The Sarvodaya NagrikSahkari Bank Ltd. Mahila Arts College, HimmtnagarInstituteGovernment
98Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan’s Shri Ishvarlal L.P.Arts, Science and J.Shah Commerce College, Dakor InstituteGovernment
99Government Arts and Science College, DediapadaInstituteGovernment
100Government Arts College, AmirgadhInstituteGovernment
101Government Arts College, TalajaInstituteGovernment
102Government Arts College, VallabhipurInstituteGovernment
103Government B.Ed. College, KachhalInstituteGovernment
104Government Commerce College, GandhinagarInstituteGovernment
105Government Science College, Ahwa DangInstituteGovernment
106Government Science College, BhiladInstituteGovernment
107Government Science College, GariyadharInstituteGovernment
108Government Science College, JasdanInstituteGovernment
109Government Science College, SongadhInstituteGovernment
110Shri Chhotubhai Purani Degree College Of Physical Education, RajpiplaInstituteGovernment
111SET Mahila Arts, Commerce, B.B.A., B.C.A., & Science College, JunagadhInstitutePrivate