Doctors at AIIMS Delhi have developed a nanotech-based kit that can detect cervical cancer with 100% accuracy in just 2 hours. Its cost will be less than 100 rupees. This innovation secured the first position among 3100 applications nationwide in the NBEC 2025 competition and is being promoted as a startup.
Accurate Cancer Test in 2 Hours: Dr. Subhash Chandra Yadav from the Anatomy Department at AIIMS Delhi, along with his team, has created a new nanotech-based kit for screening cervical cancer in women. This kit is an alternative to expensive machines and lengthy procedures, as it provides highly accurate results in just 2 hours and costs less than 100 rupees. Recently, this kit was declared the top innovation among 3100 innovations at the National Bio-Entrepreneurship Competition (NBEC) 2025, and the team received an award and funding.
Hard Work of the Doctors' Team
This special kit was developed by Dr. Subhash Chandra Yadav from the Anatomy Department at AIIMS, along with his team. The team also includes former HOD of Gynecology Dr. Neerja Bhatla, Jyoti Meena, Shikha Choudhary, and Pranay Tanwar. It is a nanotech-based visual diagnostic kit specifically designed to rapidly detect cervical cancer caused by high-risk HPV in women.
First Place in the Competition
This kit recently secured the first position among 3100 innovations from across the country at the National Bio-Entrepreneurship Competition (NBEC) 2025. It was recognized as the most useful and practical discovery in this competition. The team was awarded six lakh rupees and also received funding to further develop this technology as a startup.
Results in Two Hours, 100 Percent Accuracy
According to Dr. Subhash, approximately 400 patients have been tested with this kit so far, and the reports have been 100 percent accurate every time. While tests using large machines take several days, this kit delivers results in just two hours. This will eliminate the need for patients to make repeated hospital visits.
Extremely Easy and Affordable
The usage of this kit is so straightforward that it can be used not only by doctors but also by nurses and ASHA workers. If women are taught how to use it, they will even be able to conduct their own tests. This means that women in rural areas will also have easy access to screening facilities.
Currently, the machines used for cervical cancer screening cost up to approximately 30 lakh rupees. In the private sector, this test can cost patients around 6000 rupees. In government hospitals, this screening costs between 2000 to 3000 rupees. In comparison, this new kit is extremely affordable, making screening possible for less than 100 rupees.
Ahead of 3100 Applications
In the NBEC 2025 competition, this kit outperformed 3100 applications from 34 states across the country. It was not only deemed scientifically superior but its social utility was also considered highly significant. If funding continues to be provided on time, this kit could be made available to the public in the market within the next four years.
A Major Achievement in Medical Science
This discovery by AIIMS doctors is considered a major achievement in medical science. Making such an affordable and rapid diagnostic tool possible using nanotechnology is a significant step forward in the fight against cancer. It will benefit millions of women and enable timely treatment.
