Get your startup officially recognised by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) — unlock India's most powerful startup benefits: tax holidays, angel tax exemption, patent rebates and ₹10,000 Cr+ fund access.
📌 What is DPIIT Recognition?
DPIIT (formerly DIPP) Recognition under the Startup India scheme is a certificate issued by the Government of India that officially validates your entity as a "Startup" — granting access to exclusive tax benefits, legal protections, and government funding schemes.
Fill the form — our expert calls you in 2 hours
Our Startup India expert will call you within 2 hours to guide you through the DPIIT registration process.
The Startup India initiative was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2016 to build a robust startup ecosystem in India. The DPIIT (Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade) grants official "Startup" recognition to eligible entities.
Once recognised, your startup gets access to a powerful bundle of benefits — from income tax holidays and angel tax exemptions to patent fee rebates, priority in government tenders, and access to the ₹10,000 Crore Fund of Funds.
Your startup must work towards innovation, development or improvement of products, services or processes with a scalable business model.
DPIIT recognition itself has zero government fee — you only pay our professional assistance fee.
The entire application is filed on the official Startup India portal (startupindia.gov.in). No physical visits required.
A well-crafted pitch deck or business description is critical for approval. Our team helps you prepare this correctly.
Must be a Private Limited Company, LLP, or Registered Partnership Firm registered in India.
Not more than 10 years from the date of incorporation/registration.
Annual turnover should not exceed ₹100 Crore in any financial year since incorporation.
Working towards innovation, development, deployment or commercialization of new products/services/processes.
Should not be formed by splitting up or reconstructing an already existing business.
Must have potential to create employment or wealth generation — a scalable business model.
DPIIT recognition opens the door to the most comprehensive startup support ecosystem in India.
DPIIT-recognised startups incorporated after April 1, 2016 are eligible for 100% income tax exemption on profits for any 3 consecutive years out of the first 10 years — applied under Section 80-IAC of the Income Tax Act.
Investments received by DPIIT-recognised startups from angel investors are fully exempt from angel tax under Section 56(2)(viib) of IT Act — critical for fundraising rounds without tax liability.
DPIIT-recognised startups can access the Government's Fund of Funds managed by SIDBI — channelled through SEBI-registered Alternate Investment Funds (AIFs) at preferential terms.
Get 80% rebate on patent filing fees. Fast-tracked examination of patent applications.
Exemption from prior turnover and experience criteria in government procurement tenders.
Self-certify compliance under 9 labour laws and 3 environmental laws — reduced inspection burden.
Startups can be wound up within 90 days under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC).
Our team does a pre-check of all documents before filing to ensure first-attempt approval. We also help prepare your pitch deck.
Complete process from enquiry to DPIIT certificate — our team handles everything.
Fill the form. Our Startup India expert calls within 2 hours to assess eligibility and requirements.
We share a checklist. You provide documents. We verify everything before filing to ensure zero errors.
We help craft your startup description and pitch deck — the critical element for DPIIT approval.
We file your complete application on the official startupindia.gov.in portal and track its status daily.
DPIIT Recognition Certificate is issued within 2–7 working days. We then guide you on next steps.
DPIIT recognition is your gateway to these powerful government funding and support programmes.
Provides financial assistance to startups for proof of concept, prototype development, product trials, market entry and commercialisation.
₹10,000 Crore corpus managed by SIDBI, invested through SEBI-registered AIFs to provide growth-stage funding to recognised startups.
Access to Atal Incubation Centres (AICs), Atal Tinkering Labs and R&D grants for early-stage startups in deep tech and innovation.
Supported market access programmes, international trade missions and bilateral startup bridge programmes with 15+ countries.
Free IP facilitation services, patent, trademark and copyright support through CGPDTM. 80% rebate on patent fees for recognised startups.
Startups get preferential treatment on GeM portal — no prior experience or turnover criteria for government procurement contracts.
Government recognition fee is ₹0 — you pay only our professional assistance fee. Complete transparency, no hidden charges.
"Got our DPIIT certificate in just 4 days. Sirus Infotech helped us prepare the pitch deck correctly on the first attempt. We then saved ₹8 Lakh in income tax using 80-IAC. Outstanding service."
"We had been rejected once before approaching Sirus. Their team identified the exact issue with our pitch deck description and resubmitted — approved within 3 days. Highly recommended!"
"Sirus not only got us DPIIT recognition but also guided us through the Startup India Seed Fund application. We received ₹20 Lakh in seed funding through the scheme. Game-changer for us."
Over 1,200 startups across India have received DPIIT recognition through Sirus Infotech — with a 98% first-attempt approval rate and zero cases of rejection due to our errors.
All applications are prepared and reviewed by qualified CAs and CS professionals with startup compliance expertise.
We've helped 1,200+ founders write winning DPIIT pitch descriptions. This is where most DIY applications fail.
We don't stop at the certificate — we guide you on 80-IAC, angel tax, seed funding, and GeM portal registration.
Got rejected by DPIIT? We specialise in identifying exactly why and resubmitting with corrections for approval.
Bengaluru-based office with remote service capability — serving startups across all Indian states and sectors.
Join 1,200+ startups across India that chose Sirus Infotech for their Startup India DPIIT registration. Expert help, zero rejections.