Overview
- Education Minister Ashish Sood will inaugurate the DTTE-organised festival at NSUT Dwarka on Friday.
- More than 750 applications have been received for startup pitching and innovation contests, with live pitching, mentoring and networking on the agenda.
- Officials say over 75,000 students engage in DTTE entrepreneurship programmes, with participation growing 25–30% annually.
- Over 470 startups are currently incubated across government-supported institutions spanning technology, healthcare, education, sustainability, manufacturing and creative industries.
- A proposed Delhi Startup Policy 2025 earmarks Rs 325 crore over five years to support 5,000 startups by 2035, with a focus on student, women and first-generation founders.