Online Internship Opportunity for Law Students with NITI Aayog 2022: Apply by Dec 10

In 2015, the Government of India’s NITI Aayog (National Institution for Transforming India) launched an Internship Scheme. Students studying UG/Graduate/Postgraduate degrees or Research Scholars enrolled in recognized universities/institutions in India or abroad are encouraged to apply.

The Internship Program

Interns will be exposed to NITI Aayog’s numerous Verticals/Divisions/Units and will be expected to enhance the organization’s analysis process through empirical gathering and collation of in-house and other data.

Internship Duration

• At least 6 (six) weeks but no longer than 6 (six) months
• Interns who do not complete the required period of time will not receive a certificate.

Eligibility

• Students from any recognized Indian or international university or institution who meet the following criteria are eligible to apply for the internship:
• UG students who completed/appeared in the term-end exams of the 2nd year/4th semester of a bachelor’s degree program and scored at least 85 percent or equivalent in 12th grade.
• Graduate students who have completed/appeared in the first-year/2nd semester term-end exams of their post-graduate program or are pursuing research/PhD and have received at least 70% or equivalent grades in graduation.
• Students who have taken the final exam or who have recently completed their graduation/post-graduation and are awaiting admission to higher education may be considered for internship if they have received a cumulative grade point average of 70% or higher in all years/semesters of their graduation/post-graduation up to the date of application.
• The time between the announcement of the final exam results and the chosen internship month should not exceed 6 (six) months. For example, if the results are announced in June, he or she can apply for internships starting in July and ending in December.

What is the procedure for applying?

• Interested applicants must apply online solely on the NITI Aayog website by December 10th, 2021.
• Only six months in advance, but no later than two months before the desired internship month, can an application be submitted.
• Applicants must additionally specify their field of interest.
• Please keep in mind that a candidate can only apply for an internship once each fiscal year.
• At the time of joining, the selected applicant must present original mark sheets and a letter of recommendation from the college/institution, failing which his/her candidature would be annulled. (Format specified in the official notification’s Annexure ‘C’.)

RELEVANT LINKS AND CONTACTS

Official Notification

Official Website

Further Contact Details

For technical issues relating to submissions online, contact NIC at nic-niti@gov.in