Internship Opportunity @ Centre on the Death Penalty, NLU Delhi. Stipend of Rs 10,000/-

For your kind reference, short details of the program are as follows:

CENTRE ON THE DEATH PENALTY NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY, DELHI CALL FOR INTERNS

The Centre on the Death Penalty is keen to develop a robust and rewarding internship programme that will provide meaningful exposure to the complexities and nuances, in particular, of the administration of the death penalty and the criminal justice system in India more generally. Towards that aim, we are pleased to introduce our first comprehensive internship policy, under which we seek to accept interns on a rolling basis

Eligibility:

The internship is open to students in India and other countries, enrolled in a recognized undergraduate or post-graduate programme in the law, humanities, social sciences, management or media and communications. Those enrolled in other programmes may apply but preference will be given to those enrolled in programmes listed above.

Duration:

Internships are full-time and for a period of a minimum 4 weeks to a maximum of 12 weeks. Candidates must indicate the exact dates in their application. Interns shall be based out of our offices on the NLU Delhi campus in Sector 14. Dwarka, New Delhi 100078.

Remuneration:

Interns will be paid a stipend of Rs 10,000 (Rupees Ten Thousand Only) for every four week period of internship undergone.

Application Process:

Interested applicants must send the following information–

1. Curriculum Vitae

2. Cover Letter indicating the programme enrolled in, current year of study, name of the university and the exact dates of the internship

3. Statement of Purpose of not more than 500 words explaining their interest in interning with the Centre

All applications must be addressed to the Director, Centre on the Death Penalty and sent by email to nidhi.thakur@nludelhi.ac.in and deathpenalty@nludelhi.ac.in 

The subject of the email should be “Application for Internship”.

NOTE:

1. The Centre reserves the right not to fill the internship positions.

2. Applicants should apply at least 6 weeks but not more than 16 weeks in advance from the proposed date of their internship. Please allow for at least 4 weeks for processing the applications.

3. We shall endeavour to inform selected candidates at least 4 weeks before the commencement of the internship. Only successful applicants will be contacted and if you do not hear from us within 4 weeks of submitting your application, please assume that your application has not been successful.

4. National Law University, Delhi will not bear travel and accommodation expenses incurred by the interns during the period of the internship.

5. The Centre works on behalf of all prisoners sentenced to death, regardless of the offence involved.

6. This internship programme is supported by a grant from the Oak Foundation.

7. Students based in Delhi interested in a part-time internship while pursuing their undergraduate or post-graduate courses may follow the procedure outlined above. However, we cannot provide a stipend for such an internship. Even part-time internships will be based out of our offices on the NLU Delhi campus. For those interested in applying for such a position, the subject of the emails should be “Application for parttime Internship”.

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