PhysicsWallah’s School of Startups (PW SoS) Partners with Startup India (DPIIT) to Accelerate 25,000 Early-Stage Startups with Seed Funding and Incubation

PW SoS has signed an MoU with DPIIT under the Ministry of Commerce & Industry to scale India's regional startup ecosystem

PhysicsWallah School of Startups (PW SoS), the entrepreneurship wing of education company PhysicsWallah, has entered into a strategic collaboration with Startup India, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry. The two-year partnership aims to accelerate grassroots entrepreneurship, deep-tech innovation, and venture incubation across Tier-II, Tier-III cities, and rural Bharat, reaching aspiring and early-stage founders.

The joint initiative will deliver end-to-end support to early-stage ventures, essentially combining structured online and residential training, product prototyping guidance, incubation infrastructure, investor access, and early-stage seed capital.

To support founders at every stage, PW School of Startups is introducing a range of programmes tailored to their needs. PW UDYAMI offers a 90-day live online training programme and one year of mentorship to empower entrepreneurs from small towns and rural areas. Aarambh Immersion is a five-day residential programme focused on prototype development, pitch preparation and networking. For growth-stage ventures, the Growth Stage CEO Program will support 200 DPIIT-recognised startups across four hybrid cohorts, helping them prepare for growth funding. The six-month PW DeepTech Accelerator will provide selected high-potential ventures with access to rapid growth and funding. Early-stage innovators will also benefit from proof-of-concept opportunities, corporate pilots and seed investment through the annual National AI Startup Challenge & SeedX, as well as incubation support and seed grants at the UP Government-approved StartinUP Business Incubation Centre hosted by PW School of Startups.

“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,”, said, Shri Ateesh Kumar Singh, Additional Secretary, DPIIT, Ministry of Commerce and Industry.

“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”, added, Rounaq Mustafa, Head of PW School of Startups.

PW SoS is also an accredited incubator under the StartInUP initiative by the Government of Uttar Pradesh. Through this partnership with DPIIT, the vertical aims to bring together PW’s entrepreneurial guidance with Startup India’s nationwide ecosystem network and startup outreach to strengthen regional innovation hubs across the country.

About PhysicsWallah (PW)

PhysicsWallah Limited (PW), an education platform, was founded in 2020 by Alakh Pandey and Prateek Maheshwari. Headquartered in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, PW aims to facilitate education through online, offline, and hybrid platforms. Initially launched as a YouTube channel in 2014, PW now offers education to students through its native app, tech enabled offline and hybrid centres, and YouTube channels. PW offerings span various educational segments, including test preparation, a skilling vertical (PW Skills and Earners), coaching for higher education, and facilitating education abroad, with programs available in multiple vernacular languages. PhysicsWallah Limited was listed on the National Stock Exchange of India Limited (NSE) and BSE Limited (Bombay Stock Exchange) on November 18, 2025.

About Startup India (DPIIT)

The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) was constituted in 1995 and restructured in 2000 following the merger of the erstwhile Department of Industrial

Development. Since then, the Department has emerged as the nodal authority of the Government of India for formulation and promotion of industrial policy at the national level. DPIIT has been instrumental in guiding policy interventions aimed at strengthening India’s industrial base, promoting internal trade, and responding effectively to the evolving needs of a rapidly changing economic environment. It’s role has progressively expanded in line with new challenges and opportunities arising from globalization, technological advancement, and shifts in domestic and international markets.