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Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Expands WaveX with Seven New Incubation Centres.

Summit Conference | Dated: 26 Sep 2025

In September 2025, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) recently expanded its startup accelerator WaveX under the WAVES (World Audio Visual & Entertainment Summit) initiative, launching seven new incubation centres across India to support startups in the AVGC (Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming, Comics) and XR (Extended Reality) sectors.

🎯 Key Highlights:

  • - The seven centres will be established at the Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC) – Delhi, Jammu (Jammu & Kashmir, J&K), Dhenkanal (Odisha), Kottayam (Kerala), Amravati (Maharashtra), Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune (Maharashtra), and Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute (SRFTI), Kolkata (West Bengal, WB).
  • - Startups will access advanced production, post-production, game development, editing, and testing infrastructure shared across partner incubators like Indian Institute of Cartoonists and Technologists (IICT), FTII, and SRFTI.
  • - Facilities include an 8K Red Raptor Vista Vision camera, 4K High Dynamic Range (HDR) preview theatre with Dolby Atmos, virtual production stages with LED walls, and high-performance workstations.

💡 Other Important Facts:

  • (i) Startups will have co-working spaces, high-speed internet, cloud credits from Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Google Cloud, and access to the IndiaAl Compute Portal.
  • (ii) Structured mentorship, masterclasses, investor connect sessions, and international exposure opportunities at events like VivaTech (Paris, France) and Game Developers Conference (United States of America, USA) will support startup growth.
  • (iii) Fifteen startups per centre will be selected for the first batch. Eligible startups in the Media-Entertainment and AVGC-XR sectors pay a monthly fee of Rs. 8,500 plus Goods and Services Tax (GST). Applications are open on wavesbazaar.com.

📚 Test Your Knowledge:

Under which initiative were the seven new WaveX incubation centres recently launched?

Correct Answer: WAVES

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