BRICS Bharat Innovates Exposition 2026
The Union Ministry of Education, in coordination with the Ministry of External Affairs, is organizing the BRICS Bharat Innovates Exposition on September 11-12, 2026 at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi. The event serves as a showcase of India's Deep-Tech innovations and is being held as a lead-up to and alongside the 18th BRICS Summit on September 12-13, 2026 under India's BRICS Chairship.
The exposition features 37 Indian Deep-Tech startups and ventures selected from the original cohort of 120 that participated in the maiden Bharat Innovates edition held in Nice, France from June 14-16, 2026. The event aligns with India's BRICS Chairship theme of "Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability" and advances the BRICS Education Track priority of "Enhancing Research, Innovation and Start-up Ecosystems."
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Education Minister Pralhad Joshi, and BRICS leaders are expected to visit the exposition. The event provides participating innovators with networking opportunities with CEOs, investors, business leaders, and industry representatives from BRICS member countries through the BRICS Business Forum on September 11, 2026. This facilitates B2B engagements, technology partnerships, investment discussions, business linkages, and international market access, with structured matchmaking coordinated with FICCI, CII, and ASSOCHAM.
The previous edition in France demonstrated significant outcomes, with over 2,000 participants from 29 countries, resulting in over 30 collaboration MoUs and partnerships. Indian startups secured funding commitments totaling $254.5 million following 1,350 B2B meetings. The Ministry of Education has been actively engaged in BRICS education initiatives, having hosted the 13th BRICS Education Ministers' Meeting on August 7, 2026, and the 3rd BRICS Senior Officials' Meeting on Education on August 5, 2026 in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, which adopted a declaration outlining cooperation across five priority areas including research, innovation and startup ecosystems.