India Mobile Congress has unveiled Viksit Tech 47, a new platform and awards programme intended to spotlight India’s most promising technology brands, leaders and enablers in devices, components and deep tech. Announced ahead of the 10th edition of the event, which runs from October 7 to October 10 at Yashobhoomi in New Delhi, the initiative is pitched as a sustained effort to help Indian companies move from domestic success to durable global presence. The Viksit Tech 47 programme will evaluate firms across categories that include consumer devices, wearables, audio and video, connected mobility, smart home and IoT, components and manufacturing, AI and deep tech, and software as a service. The platform will produce a flagship report profiling India’s place in the global gadgets and components value chain, and will present the Dr Zarabi Indigenisation Award to startups innovating in design and local manufacturing of previously import dependent products. H2: Why a new platform for devices matters now India’s technology narrative has in recent years been dominated by software, services and large internet platforms. Policy makers and industry, however, have prioritized building a stronger hardware and components base through initiatives such as the Semicon 2.0 programme and production-linked incentives. Viksit Tech 47 explicitly frames itself as an effort to accelerate that shift, by identifying companies that contribute to localisation of supply chains and by creating visibility for firms that might otherwise struggle to reach global buyers and partners. Organisers say the programme will be backed by research that reviews more than 200 Indian technology companies and consultations with founders and industry experts to map capability gaps and opportunities. The awards and the associated report are positioned to influence investor, policy and purchaser attention at a time when India is seeking to attract manufacturing and R and D investment in chips, power electronics and connected devices. H2: What Viksit Tech 47 will do, and who is involved Viksit Tech 47 will nominate and select winners across several award categories including Brand of the Year, Leader of the Year and Enabler of the Year. The initiative is run by India Mobile Congress in partnership with Techarc, a technology research and consulting firm, and lists industry veterans and media figures among its jury. The platform will culminate in presentations and announcements at IMC 2026, accompanied by the release of the flagship benchmarking report. Viksit Tech 47 also promises ongoing engagement beyond the conference, positioning itself as a multi year effort to raise the international visibility of Indian device makers and hardware enablers. H2: How this links to broader policy and market shifts The timing of the announcement follows a broader push by government and industry to expand India’s electronics manufacturing footprint and to build sovereign capability in semiconductors, power devices and advanced packaging. The federal Semicon 2.0 initiative, large scale incentives for electronic manufacturing, and growing private investment in GaN, power electronics and precision components have all created a context in which a curated, high visibility programme could move procurement and investment decisions. Beyond manufacturing, organisers have signalled an interest in deep tech areas such as AI and quantum that are increasingly integral to advanced devices. India Mobile Congress continues to host technical summits on quantum, satellite communications and 6G research, creating a forum where device makers can meet researchers and potential customers. H2: Potential wins and limits For Indian startups and mid sized manufacturers, Viksit Tech 47 could deliver practical benefits. The platform promises a structured process to surface companies for buyers, distributors and overseas partners. Its flagship report may also produce benchmarking data that funders and policy makers can use when designing incentives or export promotion strategies. There are limits to what an awards programme can accomplish. Structural barriers remain, including access to specialized capital for hardware scaling, import dependencies for certain critical inputs, and long cycle times for product certification and global distribution deals. Experts following India’s hardware push caution that visibility must be matched by coordinated policy support, investment in skills and faster access to capital for scaling production and exports. H2: What to watch at IMC 2026 Viksit Tech 47 will announce winners during IMC 2026 and will publish its first flagship report at the event. Observers will watch whether the award winners include firms that are already exporting components or devices, and whether the initiative attracts institutional buyers and overseas delegations to follow up on procurement and partnership leads. A successful first year could make Viksit Tech 47 a recurring mechanism to monitor progress in India’s device and components ecosystem. If the programme secures follow up commitments from investors, global channel partners or government procurement agencies, it may become a practical accelerant for building commercially viable, export oriented hardware companies in India. For a sector that is central to India’s wider ambitions in manufacturing and strategic technology, the Viksit Tech 47 platform will be an initiative to watch during the October conference and in the months that follow.