APEDA BHARATI Export Enablement Acceleration

What it is

Help Indian agri-food and export-technology ventures become export-ready through structured acceleration, market intelligence, compliance and certification guidance, market linkages, mentorship and best-effort investor exposure.

What you get

• APEDA BHARATI 120-hour export-enablement acceleration

Who it is for

• applicant must apply under only one BHARATI category relevant to the business or solution
• startup, exporter and FPC routes must satisfy the applicable Indian-registration and category conditions on the current APEDA page
• a startup must generally be a private limited company, registered partnership or LLP, be no more than 5 years old, have not exceeded INR 10 crore turnover in any financial year, not be formed by splitting or reconstruction, and pursue innovation or a scalable model
• participants must demonstrate export intent focused on international markets, APEDA scheduled agri-food products, export-enabling technology or SPS risk/compliance solutions
• high-value agri-food and export-enabling technology applicants must have an MVP or commercialized product; SPS solution applicants may qualify with an idea, research paper, MVP or validated solution under the stated category
• shortlisted or selected non-APEDA applicants must obtain the applicable APEDA RCMC before the acceleration phase; individual SPS solution applicants are expressly exempt from the merchant RCMC requirement
• screening, business challenge, cohort selection and APEDA discretion are required; submission is not acceptance

Not eligible if

• The pilot application window has closed, and dates for later phases are yet to be announced.
• BHARATI does not provide or guarantee direct funding, grants, investment or automatic access to other Government schemes
• the 120-hour acceleration, 3 one-hour mentorship sessions, trade events, buyer connections, exposure visits and investor interactions are programme opportunities subject to selection, participation, availability and stated terms
• only one category may be selected and a maximum of one representative may participate for an entity
• APEDA may require INR 5,000 for the optional personalized one-to-one mentorship sessions; participants otherwise receive only the common acceleration content
• applicants bear application, travel, attendance, infrastructure and related participation costs and must satisfy attendance, conduct, reporting, data-use and disclosure conditions

How to apply

1. 1
   Choose one BHARATI category

   Select exactly one category: high-value/innovative agri-food, export-enabling technology/services, or SPS-risk and compliance solutions. Confirm the product or solution is export-focused.

   Official step
2. 2
   Verify applicant route and current window

   Check the official APEDA eligibility and timelines pages for a new application notice; the pilot window has closed.

   Official step
3. 3
   Prepare the category dossier

   Assemble incorporation/FPC/individual records, product or MVP/research evidence, export intent, market, team, financial, compliance, presentation and RCMC evidence where applicable.

   Official step
4. 4
   Submit only through the current APEDA route

   Use the current category questionnaire and official APEDA instructions when a new window opens; retain screening, challenge, selection, participation and reporting records.

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