Academia-Industry Training India

AIT India provides the support you need to navigate the innovation ecosystems in both India and Switzerland, bringing your solution closer to market readiness.

After this course you will have

- participated in two fully funded weeks in India and in Switzerland.

- explored the potential of your innovation in the Indian and Swiss markets.

- attended coaching and input sessions by experts from the Indian and Swiss startup ecosystem.

- pitched at Asia’s largest tech conference, the Bengaluru Tech Summit.

- competed for CHF 10,000 to take your next step toward international success.

- joint a vibrant community of sciencepreneurs.

- built your international network.

Course Programme

The AIT India 2026/27 edition will consist of thefollowing:‍

- Jury Selection Day: September 16, 2026

- Kick-off Day: October 29, 2026‍

- Week in India: November 15 to 21, 2026‍

- Week in Switzerland: May 23 to 29, 2027

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Requirements

The program is open to Swiss-based researchers (this includes professors, senior scientists, postdocs, and PhD students) or master’s students

- of a Swiss federal or cantonal university, university of appliedsciences, university of teacher education, or public research institute acrossall scientific disciplines and fields of research (please checkthe eligible institutions in our overview),

- with a startup idea, or

- who have founded or co-founded an early-stage, science-based startup orspin-off.

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