Ecosystem
India's Deep-Tech Ecosystem
Investors, accelerators, incubators and research institutes across India's deep-tech landscape — with their focus areas, preferred stages and locations. Free to browse; no sign-in needed. For research institutes ranked by patent quality, see the institute leaderboard.
Why this page exists — and how to read it
Startups don't grow in a vacuum — this is the support layer around them: who funds, who accelerates, who incubates, and which research institutions anchor each region. Use it to see whether the support exists where the founding activity is.
- Investors
- See who else invests where you do — and toggle to the startup layer to find states with founders but little local capital.
- Founders & operators
- Shortlist investors and incubators by focus, stage and state — start with who is actually active near you.
- Corporate & R&D
- Ranked institutions are partnership and hiring targets — check who leads near your sites.
- Policy & TTO
- Compare the ecosystem map with the startup layer to spot states where the support layer lags founding activity.
Where India's research institutes cluster
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Leading states
- 1Maharashtra637
- 2Tamil Nadu475
- 3Andhra Pradesh329
- 4Gujarat296
- 5Madhya Pradesh287
- 6Karnataka258
1–637 research institutes per state
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#1Indian Institute of Technology Madras
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Chennai, Tamil Nadu
#2Indian Institute of Science
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Bengaluru, Karnataka
#3Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
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Mumbai, Maharashtra
#4Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
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New Delhi, Delhi
#5Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
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Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
#6Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
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Kharagpur, West Bengal
#7Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
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Roorkee, Uttarakhand
#8All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi
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New Delhi, Delhi
#9Jawaharlal Nehru University
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New Delhi, Delhi
#10Banaras Hindu University
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Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
#11Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
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Guwahati, Assam
#12Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad
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Hyderabad, Telangana
#13Jamia Millia Islamia
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New Delhi, Delhi
#14Manipal Academy of Higher Education-Manipal
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Manipal, Karnataka
#15University of Delhi
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Delhi, Delhi
#16Birla Institute of Technology & Science -Pilani
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Pilani, Rajasthan
#17Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
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Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
#18Jadavpur University
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Kolkata, West Bengal
#19Aligarh Muslim University
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Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh
#20Homi Bhabha National Institute
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Mumbai, Maharashtra
#21Vellore Institute of Technology
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Vellore, Tamil Nadu
#22S.R.M. Institute of Science and Technology
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Chennai, Tamil Nadu
#23Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences
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Chennai, Tamil Nadu
#24Indian Agricultural Research Institute
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New Delhi, Delhi
#25Siksha `O` Anusandhan
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Bhubaneswar, Odisha
#26University of Hyderabad
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Hyderabad, Telangana
#27Indian Institute of Technology Indore
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Indore, Madhya Pradesh
#27Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology
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Bhubaneswar, Odisha
#29Anna University
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Chennai, Tamil Nadu
#30National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli
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Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu
#31Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University) Varanasi
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Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
#32Chandigarh University
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Mohali, Punjab
#33Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research
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Chandigarh, Chandigarh
#34National Institute of Technology Rourkela
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Rourkela, Odisha
#35Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines)
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Dhanbad, Jharkhand
#36Indian Institute of Technology Patna
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Patna, Bihar
#37Amity University
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Gautam Budh Nagar, Uttar Pradesh
#38JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research
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Mysuru, Karnataka
#39Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar
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Gandhinagar, Gujarat
#40Symbiosis International
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Pune, Maharashtra
#41Andhra University, Visakhapatnam
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Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
#42Kerala University
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Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
#43Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research
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Puducherry, Puducherry
#44Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology (Deemed-to-be-university)
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Patiala, Punjab
#45National Institute of Technology Calicut
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Kozhikode, Kerala
#46Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation University (K L College of Engineering)
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Vaddeswaram, Andhra Pradesh
#47Calcutta University
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Kolkata, West Bengal
#48Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education
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Krishnan Koil, Tamil Nadu
#49Lovely Professional University
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Phagwara, Punjab
#50Cochin University of Science and Technology
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Cochin, Kerala
#51Shanmugha Arts Science Technology & Research Academy
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Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu
#52Gauhati University
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Guwahati, Assam
#53Osmania University
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Hyderabad, Telangana
#54National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal
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Surathkal, Karnataka
#55Indian Institute of Science Education & Research Pune
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Pune, Maharashtra
#56Indian Institute of Technology Ropar
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Rupnagar, Punjab
#57Panjab University
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Chandigarh, Chandigarh
#58Indian Institute of Technology Mandi
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Mandi, Himachal Pradesh
#59University of Kashmir
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Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir
#60National Institute of Mental Health & Neuro Sciences, Bangalore
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Bengaluru, Karnataka
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