PhysicsWallah School of Startups Partners with Startup India (DPIIT) to Support 25,000 Early-Stage Startups Across Bharat

New Delhi, October 28, 2026: PhysicsWallah School of Startups (PW SoS), the entrepreneurship-focused vertical of education company PhysicsWallah (PW), has signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Startup India, under the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce & Industry, to accelerate the growth of 25,000 early-stage startups across India.

The two-year collaboration aims to strengthen grassroots entrepreneurship, foster deep-tech innovation, and expand venture incubation opportunities across Tier-II, Tier-III cities and rural Bharat, enabling aspiring founders to access mentorship, funding, training, and infrastructure support.

Building a Stronger Startup Ecosystem Beyond Tier-I Cities
Under the partnership, the two organisations will jointly provide end-to-end support to emerging startups through:

• Structured online and residential training programmes
• Product prototyping guidance
• Incubation infrastructure
• Investor access
• Early-stage seed funding support
• Startup ecosystem networking opportunities

The initiative seeks to create a stronger pipeline of innovation-led startups by making entrepreneurial resources accessible to founders from underserved regions of the country.

Programmes Designed for Startups at Every Stage
To support founders throughout their entrepreneurial journey, PW School of Startups has introduced a portfolio of specialised programmes.

PW UDYAMI
A 90-day live online entrepreneurship programme combined with one year of mentorship, aimed at entrepreneurs from smaller cities, towns, and rural regions.

Aarambh Immersion
A five-day residential programme designed to help founders with:

• Prototype development
• Pitch preparation
• Networking opportunities

Growth Stage CEO Program
Designed for 200 DPIIT-recognised startups, the programme will run across four hybrid cohorts, supporting ventures preparing for growth-stage funding and scale-up.

PW DeepTech Accelerator
A six-month accelerator programme focused on supporting high-potential technology ventures through mentorship, growth support, and funding access.

National AI Startup Challenge & SeedX
Early-stage innovators will receive:

• Proof-of-concept opportunities
• Corporate pilot programmes
• Seed investment support

StartinUP Business Incubation Centre
Startups will also have access to incubation support and seed grants through the UP Government-approved StartinUP Business Incubation Centre hosted by PW School of Startups.

Shri Ateesh Kumar Singh, Additional Secretary, DPIIT, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, said: “Supporting entrepreneurs beyond Tier-I cities is key to building a stronger startup ecosystem in India. Our partnership with PhysicsWallah School of Startups will help grassroots innovators access the resources, mentorship and infrastructure they need to turn their ideas into scalable, job-creating businesses across Bharat.”

Rounaq Mustafa, Head of PW School of Startups, added: “True empowerment means making knowledge, mentorship and funding accessible to aspiring entrepreneurs across Bharat. Through our partnership with DPIIT and Startup India, PW School of Startups aims to support aspiring founders, with initiatives like PW UDYAMI, Aarambh and deep-tech acceleration programmes to help turn ideas into successful businesses.”

Strengthening Regional Innovation Hubs
PW School of Startups is also an accredited incubator under the StartInUP initiative of the Government of Uttar Pradesh.

Through the partnership with DPIIT and Startup India, PW SoS aims to combine its entrepreneurial education and mentorship capabilities with Startup India’s nationwide outreach network and ecosystem support, helping strengthen regional innovation hubs and startup ecosystems across the country.

About PhysicsWallah (PW)
PhysicsWallah Limited (PW) is an education platform founded in 2020 by Alakh Pandey and Prateek Maheshwari.

Headquartered in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, the company provides education through online, offline, and hybrid learning formats.

Originally launched as a YouTube channel in 2014, PhysicsWallah has expanded into:

• Competitive examination preparation
• PW Skills and Earners skilling programmes
• Higher education coaching
• Study-abroad preparation
• Vernacular-language learning programmes

PhysicsWallah was listed on the National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) and BSE Limited on November 18, 2025.

About Startup India (DPIIT)
The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) was established in 1995 and restructured in 2000 following the merger of the erstwhile Department of Industrial Development.

DPIIT serves as the Government of India’s nodal authority for:

• Industrial policy formulation
• Industrial promotion
• Internal trade development
• Startup and innovation ecosystem support

The department has played a key role in shaping policies that strengthen India’s industrial ecosystem while addressing opportunities and challenges arising from globalization, technological advancement, and market evolution.