Refund Policy
Last updated: September 2026
The ₹99 listing fee
Aarambh charges a one-time, non-recurring fee of ₹99 per listing (startup, job, internship or event). There are no subscriptions, no renewals and no hidden charges.
Every paid listing goes through human moderation before it is published. Nothing goes live automatically.
Full refund — guaranteed cases
If we reject your listing, you get a 100% refund of the ₹99 fee. Rejection is not a penalty; it simply means the listing did not meet our Community Guidelines.
If you cancel your submission before it is reviewed, you can request a full refund by emailing hello@aarambh.in with your payment reference.
If a technical fault on our side (duplicate charge, payment debited but listing never created, etc.) affects your payment, we refund immediately after verification.
When we don't refund
After a listing is approved and published, the fee is non-refundable — the ₹99 buys discovery and distribution, not permanence. You can always edit or unpublish your listing from the dashboard.
We do not refund listings removed for violating our Community Guidelines (spam, fraud, discrimination, illegal content, or fake job postings).
How refunds are processed
Approved refunds are returned to the original payment method (UPI/card/netbanking) within 5–7 working days, depending on your bank. You receive a confirmation email with the refund reference.
Contact
Refund requests: hello@aarambh.in — include your payment reference and listing title.
Aarambh is an independent discovery platform and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Startup India, DPIIT, StartupBlink, Bangalore Startup Map, Hyderabad Startup Map, World Startup Map, BLR Startup Arena or any other third-party platform unless explicitly stated.