New Delhi, Jan. 15 -- New Delhi's startup ambitions are increasingly being shaped inside classrooms, labs, and ITIs. TheCampus to Market: Delhi Startup Yuva Festival 2026, hosted by the Government of NCT of Delhi, offered a closer look at how public institutions are attempting to convert student innovation into market-ready enterprises.

Conceived as a flagship initiative by the Department of Training & Technical Education, Government of NCT of Delhi, and delivered in collaboration with TiE Delhi-NCR, the festival brought student founders, investors, incubators, academia, and policymakers onto a single platform. The underlying objective was clear: shorten the distance between campus ideas and commercial outcomes.

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