Startup India DPIIT Registration Across India
End-to-end DPIIT recognition for eligible startups anywhere in India — application, documentation, and follow-through on tax and IP benefits, handled by Aidwish.
Who Should Apply for DPIIT Recognition
Startup India DPIIT registration is the official recognition granted by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) to eligible early-stage businesses in India. Once your entity is recognised as a DPIIT startup, it can unlock a package of benefits designed to reduce cost, compliance burden, and friction in the first critical years — including income-tax exemption, angel-tax relief, self-certification on several labour and environmental laws, faster and cheaper patent and trademark filing, easier access to government tenders, and eligibility for the Startup India Seed Fund and Fund of Funds ecosystem. Aidwish helps founders anywhere in India secure this recognition correctly the first time.
Recognition itself is applied for free on the National Single Window System / Startup India portal, but the outcome depends heavily on how well the application presents your business. The reviewing authority looks for a genuine, innovative, or scalable model — not a routine trading, reselling, or job-work operation. A weak or generic write-up is the single most common reason applications are returned or rejected. This is where a carefully prepared submission makes the difference between a clean approval and repeated back-and-forth.
Aidwish, headquartered in Lucknow and serving clients across every state and union territory, manages the full journey: confirming eligibility, structuring your entity if needed, drafting a credible innovation and scalability narrative, compiling documents, filing on the portal, and guiding you through the separate applications required to actually claim the 80-IAC tax holiday and Section 56 angel-tax exemption after recognition.
Early-stage private limited companies, LLPs, or registered partnership firms incorporated within the last 10 years and with annual turnover below ₹100 crore in every financial year since incorporation.
Product, technology, SaaS, D2C, deep-tech, manufacturing, or service startups built on an innovative, differentiated, or highly scalable model rather than a plain reselling or trading business.
Founders who want to claim the 3-year income-tax holiday under Section 80-IAC and protect against angel tax on investor funding under Section 56.
Startups planning to raise angel or VC funding, apply for the Seed Fund Scheme, or bid for government tenders where the prior-experience and turnover conditions are relaxed for recognised startups.
Innovators filing patents, designs, or trademarks who want fast-tracked examination and government rebates on statutory fees.
Startup India DPIIT Registration — end to end
We confirm your entity type, age, turnover history, and business model against DPIIT criteria, and flag whether you should incorporate or restructure before applying so the application is not rejected on a technicality.
The heart of the application. We draft a clear, credible description of how your product or service is innovative, improves an existing offering, or is scalable with strong potential for employment and wealth creation.
We assemble and format the certificate of incorporation, PAN, authorised-signatory details, and supporting proof such as website, pitch deck, product screenshots, patents, awards, or funding evidence.
We create and complete your Startup India profile, file the DPIIT recognition application on the government portal, and track it through to issuance of the recognition certificate.
Recognition alone does not grant the tax holiday. We prepare and guide the separate application to the Inter-Ministerial Board for the 3-year income-tax exemption under Section 80-IAC.
We help eligible recognised startups file the declaration needed to claim exemption from angel tax on share premium received from investors under Section 56(2)(viib).
We point you to the facilitator network for fast-tracked, rebated patent, design, and trademark filing, and explain how to use self-certification and public-procurement benefits.
If an application has previously been returned or rejected, we diagnose the reason, strengthen the innovation case and documents, and re-file correctly.
Documents required
- Certificate of Incorporation / Registration of the company, LLP, or partnership firm.
- PAN of the entity and identity/address proof of directors, designated partners, or partners.
- A brief description of the business, product, or service explaining the innovation, improvement, or scalability.
- Supporting proof of the business — website link, mobile app, pitch deck, product photos or videos, or a concept note.
- Details of any funding received, awards or recognitions won, patents/trademarks filed, or MoUs and letters of support (if available).
- Authorised signatory details and, where applicable, the list of directors/partners with shareholding or contribution.
Eligibility & who qualifies
- Entity must be a Private Limited Company, Limited Liability Partnership (LLP), or a registered Partnership Firm — proprietorships and unregistered entities do not qualify.
- The entity must not be older than 10 years from the date of incorporation or registration.
- Annual turnover must not have exceeded ₹100 crore in any financial year since incorporation.
- The business must be working towards innovation, development, or improvement of products/services or processes, or have a scalable model with potential for employment and wealth creation.
- The entity must not have been formed by splitting up or reconstructing an already existing business.
Fees & what you pay
No hidden charges. Government fees are billed at actuals; our professional fee is agreed upfront.
How long it takes
We review your entity, business model, and turnover, confirm eligibility, and share the document checklist.
We prepare the innovation write-up, complete your Startup India profile, and finalise supporting documents with your inputs.
We submit the DPIIT recognition application on the government portal and share the acknowledgement with you.
DPIIT reviews the application. A clean, well-supported file is usually recognised in a couple of weeks, though timelines depend entirely on the department and are not guaranteed.
We assist with the separate 80-IAC and Section 56 applications and guide you on IP, self-certification, and procurement benefits.
A clear, guided process
1. Assess Eligibility & Fix Structure
We check entity type, age, and turnover against DPIIT rules. If you are a proprietorship or unregistered, we advise incorporating a Pvt Ltd, LLP, or registered partnership first so the application can succeed.
2. Build the Innovation Case
We draft the write-up that shows how your business is innovative, improves an existing solution, or is scalable — the factor the reviewing authority weighs most heavily — and gather proof to back every claim.
3. File on the Startup India Portal
We set up your Startup India profile, upload documents, and submit the DPIIT recognition application, then monitor its status until the recognition certificate is issued.
4. Activate Tax & Other Benefits
After recognition, we guide the separate 80-IAC income-tax exemption and Section 56 angel-tax applications, and help you use IP rebates, self-certification, and procurement benefits.
Why choose Aidwish
Pan-India service — we handle DPIIT recognition for founders in any state or union territory, remotely and end to end.
Application quality first: a carefully drafted innovation and scalability narrative that addresses exactly what the reviewing authority looks for, reducing the risk of return or rejection.
Transparent, itemised fees with government charges (nil for recognition) clearly separated from our professional fee — no hidden costs.
We do not stop at the certificate — we guide the follow-on 80-IAC and angel-tax applications that turn recognition into real savings.
Honest advice on timelines and outcomes: we never guarantee government approval or fixed processing dates, and we tell you upfront if your model is unlikely to qualify.
What our clients say
Real, verified reviews from businesses Aidwish has helped.
“We had a great experience working with Aidwish Consulting. Their team guided us professionally throughout the process and helped us understand the right government schemes and documentation for our food ingredients business, Bio White Foods.”
“Excellent experience with the Aidwish team. They understood our requirements, suggested the right strategy and handled the work professionally. Their approach is transparent, practical and result-oriented.”
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Questions, answered
Is Startup India DPIIT registration free?
Yes, filing the DPIIT recognition application on the Startup India portal carries no government fee. What you pay Aidwish is a professional fee for preparing a strong, approval-ready application, compiling documents, and guiding the follow-on tax and IP benefits.
How long does DPIIT recognition take?
Once the application and documents are complete, recognition is typically granted within about 2–3 weeks. However, the exact timeline depends entirely on the DPIIT and can vary, so we frame this as typical rather than guaranteed.
Does DPIIT recognition automatically give me the income-tax exemption?
No. Recognition makes you eligible, but the 3-year tax holiday under Section 80-IAC requires a separate application to the Inter-Ministerial Board. Angel-tax exemption under Section 56 also needs a separate declaration. We handle both after recognition.
Who is eligible for Startup India recognition?
A private limited company, LLP, or registered partnership firm, incorporated within the last 10 years, with turnover under ₹100 crore in every year since incorporation, and working on an innovative or scalable business model. It must not be formed by splitting or reconstructing an existing business.
Can a proprietorship get DPIIT recognition?
No. Sole proprietorships and unregistered firms are not eligible. You would first need to incorporate a private limited company, LLP, or a registered partnership firm. Aidwish can set up the right structure and then file for recognition.
Why do DPIIT applications get rejected?
The most common reasons are a weak or generic innovation description, a business that looks like routine trading or reselling rather than innovative or scalable, missing or inconsistent documents, or an ineligible entity type. A well-drafted, well-supported application avoids these pitfalls.
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