Open Challenge Program (OCP) 3.0 | STPI CoE-Efficiency Augmentation
Under this initiative, STPI CoE-EA, in collaboration with Schneider Electric, is launching an Open Challenge Program (OCP) 3.0 for identification, selection, proof-of-concept (PoC) development, industry validation, and startup onboarding in high-impact Industry 4.0 and enterprise technology use cases. The program is structured as a focused two-month challenge with mentorship, technical handholding, access to infrastructure, industry engagement, and a final demonstration opportunity for shortlisted startups.
Eligibility Criteria
The startup may be at ideation, validation, early-traction, or scaling stage, subject to the merit of the proposal and fitment to the challenge requirement. The date of registration or incorporation of the applying Private Limited Company shall not be beyond ten years from the date of application. At least 51 percent of the shareholding shall be held by an Indian citizen or a Person of Indian Origin (PIO). The applicant entity shall not be a subsidiary of any foreign corporation. The applicant startup should have a technology, product, prototype, or viable proposal aligned with one or more of the CoE-EA priority domains.