The Gateway to
Innovation at TIH

VIKAS is the flagship single-window platform of IIT Tirupati Navavishkar I-Hub Foundation (IITTNiF), designed to serve as the central gateway for onboarding, engagement, and participation across all Technology Innovation Hub (TIH) activities.

The platform integrates schools, institutions, startups, industry, government bodies, and experts into a unified ecosystem that supports technology development, innovation, skill development, and business enablement aligned with national priorities under NM-ICPS.

Join VIKAS
Aligned with NM-ICPS national priorities

Technology Development

Prototype translation, TDP pathways, and specialized testbeds.

Innovation

Structured programmes that move ideas into deployable systems.

Skill Development

Talent pipelines for students, researchers, and practitioners.

Business Enablement

Startup, industry, and market-facing collaboration routes.
Who Can Join

One gateway. Many stakeholders.

Startups

Prototype, incubate, and scale deep-tech ventures with TIH support.

Students & Researchers

Work on fellowships, labs, and translational research problems.

Schools & Colleges

Bring geospatial learning and innovation programmes to campuses.

Industry Partners

Co-develop solutions, testbeds, and technology transfer pipelines.

Government Departments

Deploy mission-aligned CPS and geospatial capabilities at scale.

Experts & Mentors

Guide reviews, mentoring, and national technical advisory panels.

What You Can Do

Engage with purpose

Work on real-world problem statements

Engage with national challenges in PNT, GeoAI, CPS, and IoT.

Collaborate with national experts

Connect with faculty, mentors, and domain specialists at IITTNiF.

Participate in technology development

Join TDP pathways from prototype to field-ready systems.

Access training and skill programs

Build talent through structured skill and research programmes.

Engage in startup and business opportunities

Unlock incubation, enablement, and market-facing collaborations.
How It Works

A clear journey from interest to participation

Join VIKAS

Create your stakeholder profile on the official TIH gateway.

Submit YourInterest

Share your intent, domain, and proposed area of engagement.

Screening

Operations review completeness, eligibility, and alignment.

Track / Vertical Alignment

Your file is mapped to the most relevant TIH vertical.

Collaborate & Participate

Enter programmes, labs, and execution with IITTNiF.
Explore Verticals

Find your pathway into TIH

Startups

Incubation, grants, and business enablement for deep-tech ventures.

Experts

Mentorship, reviews, and advisory participation across verticals.

Schools – VidyaGIS

Geospatial literacy and campus innovation through VidyaGIS.

Institutions – SPIN Labs

Shared research infrastructure and SPIN Lab collaborations.

Industry

Joint R&D, testbed access, and technology transfer.

Government

Strategic deployments aligned with national missions.
Impact

A growing innovation ecosystem

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Join the VIKAS Platform

Become part of a connected ecosystem for technology, innovation, collaboration, and real-world impact.

 
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