In the recent updates in the UGC Guidelines, Internships and Industrial exposure has been given special attention. The UGC has asked all the institutes offering undergraduate and postgraduate courses to provide students with industrial exposure through an internship in the last semesters.
A good internship opportunity is a plus to the enhancement of your skills and adds a badge of honour to your resume, grabbing the employer's attention for your future job prospects. In this article, Amar Ujala's 'My result plus' will inform you about five government Internship opportunities that will surely increase your employability.
1. NITI Aayog Internship program
This Internship program aims to provide an opportunity for academicians to understand the Government's functioning and other developmental policy issues. During the tenure of the internship, the student will learn about empirical analysis, briefing reports, policy papers, etc.
Eligibility: Anyone pursuing their undergraduate/Postgraduate course can apply for this internship
Duration: This internship scheme is 6 weeks which can be extended to upto 3 months.
How To Apply: The application process commences on the first 10 days of every month.
Direct Link: NITI Aayog Internship program
2. External Affairs Ministry Internship program
This internship opportunity is best suited for academicians pursuing international studies in UG and PG courses. Through this internship, the student will learn about the departmental working process associated with maintaining the diplomatic relation between India and Foreign countries.
Eligibility: Anyone pursuing their undergraduate/Postgraduate course can apply for this internship.
Duration: The internship duration is between 1 month, extendable up to 6 months.
How To Apply: The candidate aspiring to jion this internship oppurtunity must apply visit the officail website for application.
Direct Link: External Affairs Ministry Internship program
3. Law and Justice Ministry Internship program
This is the best internship opportunity for LLB and LLM students. This internship aims to provide young law students with the working of the Department of Legal Affairs by giving training in the field of research & referencing work, tendering legal advice in various specialized areas of law
Eligibility: Students in the 2nd and 3rd year in the three-year degree course and students from the 3rd year to the 5th year in a five-year degree course can apply for this internship.
Duration: The duration of the internship is 1 month.
How to Apply: Candidates aspiring to join this internship opportunity can apply every month before the date mentioned on the official website.
Direct Link: Law and Justice Ministry Internship program
4. Directorate General of Foreign Trade Internship program
This Internship opportunity is best suited for commerce students pursuing their UG and PG course. This internship aims to familiarize interns with the overall process of formulation of foreign trade policy of the Government at the macro level and its implementation by DGFT at the micro-level.
Eligibility: The Candidate applying for this internship must have a graduation degree in public policy/Economics/Finance/Management/Law with at least 60% marks.
Duration: The duration of the summer Internship programme will be of 1 month.
How to Apply: Candidates applying for this internship opportunity will have to use the official website of the Directorate General of Foreign Trade.
Direct Link: Directorate General of Foreign Trade Internship program
5. Women and Child Development Ministry Internship program
This Internship opportunity is best suited for students pursuing their graduation or post-graduation course in social welfare studies. The core objective of this internship opportunity is to develop an understanding of the working process of the women and child development ministry in terms of policy implementation about execution.
Eligibility: Anyone pursuing an undergraduate or post graduate course can apply for this internship oppurtunity.
Duration: The duration of this short-term internship will be 1 month.
How to Apply: Candidates applying for this internship opportunity will have to apply through the official website of the Women and Child Development Ministry.
Direct Link: Women and Child Development Ministry Internship program
