Institutional Tier Category	Notable Eligible Universities & Institutes	Primary Hub Locations	Core Qualifying MATES Sectors
Tier 1: Technology & Engineering	Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), National Institutes of Technology (NITs), BITS Pilani	Mumbai, Delhi, Madras, Kharagpur, Roorkee, Pilani	Artificial Intelligence, FinTech, Engineering, ICT, Renewable Energy
Tier 2: Comprehensive Sciences	Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Jadavpur University, Banaras Hindu University (BHU)	Bengaluru, Kolkata, Varanasi	Renewable Energy, Mining, Agricultural Technology, ICT
Tier 3: Multi-Disciplinary Central	Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), Jamia Millia Islamia, University of Delhi	New Delhi	FinTech, Information and Communication Technology
Tier 4: High-Tech Private	Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, VIT, SRM Institute	Manipal, Coimbatore, Vellore, Chennai	Artificial Intelligence, FinTech, ICT, Engineering

Institutional Tier Category	Notable Eligible Universities & Institutes	Primary Hub Locations	Core Qualifying MATES Sectors
Tier 1: Technology & Engineering	Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), National Institutes of Technology (NITs), BITS Pilani	Mumbai, Delhi, Madras, Kharagpur, Roorkee, Pilani	Artificial Intelligence, FinTech, Engineering, ICT, Renewable Energy
Tier 2: Comprehensive Sciences	Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Jadavpur University, Banaras Hindu University (BHU)	Bengaluru, Kolkata, Varanasi	Renewable Energy, Mining, Agricultural Technology, ICT
Tier 3: Multi-Disciplinary Central	Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), Jamia Millia Islamia, University of Delhi	New Delhi	FinTech, Information and Communication Technology
Tier 4: High-Tech Private	Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, VIT, SRM Institute	Manipal, Coimbatore, Vellore, Chennai	Artificial Intelligence, FinTech, ICT, Engineering

Institutional Tier Category	Notable Eligible Universities & Institutes	Primary Hub Locations	Core Qualifying MATES Sectors
Tier 1: Technology & Engineering	Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), National Institutes of Technology (NITs), BITS Pilani	Mumbai, Delhi, Madras, Kharagpur, Roorkee, Pilani	Artificial Intelligence, FinTech, Engineering, ICT, Renewable Energy
Tier 2: Comprehensive Sciences	Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Jadavpur University, Banaras Hindu University (BHU)	Bengaluru, Kolkata, Varanasi	Renewable Energy, Mining, Agricultural Technology, ICT
Tier 3: Multi-Disciplinary Central	Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), Jamia Millia Islamia, University of Delhi	New Delhi	FinTech, Information and Communication Technology
Tier 4: High-Tech Private	Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, VIT, SRM Institute	Manipal, Coimbatore, Vellore, Chennai	Artificial Intelligence, FinTech, ICT, Engineering

Institutional Tier Category	Notable Eligible Universities & Institutes	Primary Hub Locations	Core Qualifying MATES Sectors
Tier 1: Technology & Engineering	Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), National Institutes of Technology (NITs), BITS Pilani	Mumbai, Delhi, Madras, Kharagpur, Roorkee, Pilani	Artificial Intelligence, FinTech, Engineering, ICT, Renewable Energy
Tier 2: Comprehensive Sciences	Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Jadavpur University, Banaras Hindu University (BHU)	Bengaluru, Kolkata, Varanasi	Renewable Energy, Mining, Agricultural Technology, ICT
Tier 3: Multi-Disciplinary Central	Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), Jamia Millia Islamia, University of Delhi	New Delhi	FinTech, Information and Communication Technology
Tier 4: High-Tech Private	Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, VIT, SRM Institute	Manipal, Coimbatore, Vellore, Chennai	Artificial Intelligence, FinTech, ICT, Engineering