NIF Incubation and Entrepreneurship Council

Founded in 2015, NIF Incubation and Entrepreneurship Council is a non-profit organisation based in Gandhinagar, India working on employment & skills, science & research, community development.

NIF Incubation and Entrepreneurship Council (NIFientreC) is a technology business incubator established in 2015 by the National Innovation Foundation, with financial support from the Department of Science & Technology, Government of India. It is registered as a Section 8 (not-for-profit) company under the Companies Act 2013. Based in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, it supports grassroots innovators, entrepreneurs and students across India to develop, validate and commercialise technological ideas. Its services include in-situ and ex-situ mentoring, prototype development, validation and certifications, intellectual property and patent support, regulatory guidance, capacity-building workshops, business promotion and networking, and recommendations for awards. It also runs events such as state-level innovator workshops and facilitates technology dissemination for rural livelihoods.