Chips to Start-up (C2S) Programme

• Capacity-building umbrella programme of the Ministry of Electronics & IT (MeitY) to nurture India's indigenous chip design ecosystem by training manpower and incubating fabless start-ups in VLSI/embedded design.
• Anchors the design pillar of India's semiconductor strategy alongside the India Semiconductor Mission (ISM) and Design Linked Incentive (DLI) scheme.
• High UPSC salience: tests on schemes, S&T self-reliance, electronics manufacturing, and Aatmanirbhar Bharat (GS-III).