GAINS
About GAINS 2025
In pursuance of 'Make in India' and 'Start-up India' initiatives of the Government of India, GRSE, has taken on an initiative of identifying and encouraging development of innovative solutions as part of the shipyard's technology development efforts leveraging the vast Start-up ecosystem created and being nurtured in India. The GRSE Accelerated Innovation Nurturing Scheme (GAINS) is envisaged as a means to leverage this eco system for addressing present and emerging challenges in the ship design and construction industry, while also achieving the objectives of Atmanirbharta. Open innovation is a well-established and effective way to gather ideas from outside the organisation to create innovative solutions in a relatively short time. GAINS, which is an Open Challenge Scheme, is designed to provide new and emergent innovators,engineers and designers, the opportunity to understand the shipyard's core business interests and its established or bespoke practices and thereby motivating them to think and innovate in this niche technology area. The unprecedented success of GAINS 2023 and GAINS 2024, has been a revelation and has catalysed the launch of the 3rd edition -GAINS 2025. The Open Challenge Scheme, would be open to Indian firms/ entities, with a wide scope, that could bring about significant efficiency enhancement as well as development of equipment/ systems which would add value to the products being delivered by the shipyard. Post launch of GAINS 2025, applications/ proposals will be invited from interested/ eligible firms/ entities to provide innovative technological & business solutions to address challenges in the ship design and construction sector (including equipment).
Process
GAINS Challenge is envisaged as a two-stage selection process to help generate a large number of ideas from which a few promising ones may be selected and nurtured.
Stage - I:
An initiation/ familiarization phase is
envisaged, post hosting of the Challenge, as some of the Indian entities/ firms/ individuals / having
expertise in the thematic areas may not have exposure to the shipbuilding / maritime industry and more
so with the shipyard's processes and procedures. During this phase, a detailed webinar will be hosted
to provide information on GRSE's business interests, expertise and general processes and procedures.
Entities/ firms/ individuals would also be encouraged to visit the shipyard for a first-hand
appreciation besides brainstorming with the GAINS team, to gain clarity on the objectives and
potential areas of work.
GRSE prescribed format (click
here).
This should also be accompanied by a rough order of cost, development time and justification of
professional qualification/ competence of participant to successfully implement the proposal.
Proposals which are implementable within a reasonable time frame and have the potential to add value
to the shipyard's business interests would be considered for selection to advance to Stage - II. In
case of individuals (other than firms), proof of creation of a firm/ entity to be submitted for
advancing to Stage - II.
Stage - II:
Shortlisted parties who have cleared Stage-I are required to
submit Stage-II proposal (Project Report) with detailed technical description of their proposals,
bringing out clearly the implementation strategy, the advantages of implementation, market potential,
time lines, detailed costing and estimate of Return on Investment (ROI). The Stage-II submission will
be followed by interviews/presentations by the entity/ firm. GRSE thereafter decides the winner (s)
who will then be invited for further negotiations and potential award of contract for implementation.
Timeline
STAGE - I
STAGE - II
Thematic Areas
- Artificial Intelligence in shipbuilding (AI)
- Renewable/Green Energy and Energy Efficiency
- Efficiency Enhancement in Shipyard
Funding
A sum of up to a maximum of INR 5 Lakh each, may be paid to firms/ entities against delivery of the Project Report (Stage-II submission) based on evaluation by GRSE.
Based on the evaluation of Stage-II submissions, winner(s) may be invited for negotiations for potential award of contract(s). In the event of the product being sold to other customers after successful development, a suitable revenue sharing model would be mutually worked out.
Familiarization Webinar Schedule:
| Sl No. | Webinar Topic | Date & Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GRSE & GAINS (PPT | 18.07 MB) | 22 Aug 2025 |
Familiarization Shipyard Visit Schedule:
| Sl No. | Slot | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slot 1 | 28 & 29 Aug 2025 | 1000 HRS to 1600 HRS |
| 2 | Slot 2 | 03 & 04 Sep 2025 | 1000 HRS to 1600 HRS |
| 3 | Slot 3 | 11 & 12 Sep 2025 | 1000 HRS to 1600 HRS |
Terms & Conditions
Eligibility
The GAINS - 2025 Challenge is open to all Indian firms/ entities/ individuals having expertise in the thematic areas. In the case of individuals (other than firms), proof of creation of a firm/ entity would have to be submitted prior consideration for Stage-II.
IPR
All participating entities/ firms/ individuals would have to confirm, that they lawfully own all Intellectual Property Rights ("IPRs") subsisting in their proposals and that their participation does not infringe on any third party's IPRs.
The entities/ firms/ individuals will be responsible for obtaining any and all necessary permissions from third parties to use their IPRs for any application that would form part of the proposal.
GRSE will reserve the right to ask for additional evidence or documents to validate that all information supplied by the entities/ firms/ individuals is true and complete.
General
- GRSE may cancel the Challenge or vary these terms and conditions at any time at our sole discretion.
- GRSE reserves the right to suspend the Challenge at any time and to change the form and substance, dates for deadlines, and events, locations, and/or specification of the Challenge.
- Any changes to the terms and conditions will be posted only on the GRSE website.
- GRSE reserves the right not to make any payment for Stage-II submission / deliverable (Project Report) if the same is incomplete of does not provide the requisite level of information that would facilitate the shipyard to progress to a commercial process for implementation.
- GRSE reserves the right to not select any firm/ entity as winner(s) of the GAINS Challenge.
FAQ
What are the key offerings for participants?
Payment of up to a maximum Rs 5 Lakh envisaged against Stage-II deliverables (upto Rs 5 Lakhs). Winner(s) may be awarded contract(s). If the product is sold to other customers, a revenue sharing model will be worked out.
How will I know about the result of each round?
Result will be published on GRSE Website as well as social GRSE media platforms.
What will be the qualifying criteria for getting selected?
- Innovative technological & business solutions to address
challenges in the ship design and construction sector
(including equipment).
- Value to the shipyard.
- Cost & potential Return on Investment (ROI).
- Timelines for implementation.
- Market potential.
- Implementation strategy.
Who is the Point of Contact (PoC)?
The designated PoC of GAINS Challenge is Shri Anandarup Bhattacharjee Email: gains[at]grse[dot]co[dot]in
How do I know shipyard's processes and procedures?
An initiation/familiarisation phase is envisaged, post hosting of the Challenge. During this phase, a detailed webinar will be hosted to provide information on GRSE's business interests, expertise and general processes and procedures. Entities/firms/individuals would be encouraged to visit the shipyard for a first-hand appreciation and brainstorming with the GAINS team, during this familiarisation phase, to gain clarity on the objectives and potential areas of work.
Apply for GAINS 2025
If you believe you can be part of GRSE's innovation journey, submit your proposal in the requisite format to gains[at]grse[dot]co[dot]in
Contact Us
- Shri Anandarup Bhattacharjee
- Senior Manager (Indigenization Department)
- GRSE Bhavan, 61, Garden Reach Road, Kolkata - 700 024, India
- Email: gains[at]grse[dot]co[dot]in
- Mob: 7596094146