Startup India registration
DPIIT recognition, which is the gate to the patent fee rebate, tender relaxations and the tax exemptions.
What the fee covers
- Eligibility assessment against the DPIIT criteria
- Innovation and scalability write up
- Portal registration and filing
- Recognition certificate handover
- Guidance on 80-IAC and angel tax exemption applications
Professional fee
4,999
professional fee, no government fee applies
- Timeline
- 7 to 15 working days
- Filed with
- DPIIT, Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Recognition is a write up, not a form
DPIIT recognition is decided on how you describe the problem, the solution and what is genuinely new about it. The eligibility conditions are mechanical, the innovation case is not, and that is where applications get rejected and refiled.
It is worth having before you spend on intellectual property. The patent fee rebate alone is eighty percent, the trademark rebate is fifty, and recognition is what makes you eligible to apply for the 80-IAC income tax exemption later.
Best suited to
- Companies and LLPs incorporated within the last ten years
- Startups planning to file patents or trademarks
- Founders bidding for government tenders
- Teams preparing to apply for the 80-IAC tax exemption
Documents you need
- Certificate of incorporation or LLP registration
- PAN of the entity
- Details of directors or partners
- A note on what the business does and what is innovative about it
- Website, pitch deck or a short product video
- Details of any funding, awards or patents already held
Scanned copies are enough to begin. We check every document against the department's current format before filing, because a rejected form costs more time than a resubmitted scan.
How the filing runs
Get free consultationEligibility check
We confirm the age of the entity, the turnover position and whether the business was formed by splitting up an existing one, which is the usual disqualifier.
Write the innovation case
Recognition turns on how the problem, the solution and the improvement are described. This is the part that gets applications rejected.
Portal filing
The application goes out on the Startup India portal with the supporting material attached.
Recognition certificate
You receive the DPIIT recognition number and certificate, plus a note on which benefits need a separate application.
What it costs
4,999
professional fee, no government fee applies
Typical timeline: 7 to 15 working days
Get free consultationTen percent below any comparable quote
Send us a written quote from another online filing platform for the same scope of work. We do the same filing for ten percent less, and the difference is shown in your quote before you pay anything.
- Applies to professional fees on like for like scope and turnaround
- Government fees and stamp duty are statutory and are charged at actuals by everyone
- The quote you send has to be current and in writing
Startup India questions
Who is eligible for DPIIT recognition?
A private limited company, LLP or registered partnership firm, incorporated within the last ten years, with turnover that has not crossed 100 crore rupees in any financial year, working towards innovation or improvement of a product, process or service. An entity formed by splitting up or reconstructing an existing business does not qualify.
What does recognition actually get me?
Self certification under several labour and environment laws, an 80 percent rebate on patent filing fees and a 50 percent rebate on trademark fees, fast tracked IPR examination, relaxations on prior turnover and experience in public tenders, and eligibility to apply for the 80-IAC income tax exemption.
Is the tax exemption automatic?
No. DPIIT recognition makes you eligible to apply. The 80-IAC exemption and the angel tax exemption under section 56 are separate applications with their own scrutiny, and recognition alone does not grant either.
Is there a government fee?
No. Recognition on the Startup India portal carries no government fee. Our fee covers the eligibility work, the write up and the filing.
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