NITI Aayog offering internship opportunity: All you need to know
NITI Internship Scheme is an opportunity for all students enrolled in undergraduate, graduate and post graduate courses in any recognized institute or university. Offered by NITI Aayog since 2015, it allows students to get hands-on experience at how the government agency works, and to get involved in the analysis process through empirical collection of information or collation of in-house data.
Internship aims to familiarize with functioning of Indian government
NITI Aayog or the National Institution for Transforming India is a policy think-tank, which was formed by the Union Cabinet on January 1, 2015. It provides both directional and policy inputs, designs strategic and long term policies, along with giving technical advice to both the Central and State governments. The idea behind the internship is to make students understand working of the government.
NITI Internship Scheme would be available throughout the year
The interns will be assigned to 25 different departments or verticals including agriculture, data management and analysis, economics, governance, foreign trade, energy sector and tourism and culture. The internship would be unpaid and available throughout the year. A student can work as an intern for a period ranging from minimum six weeks to 6-months. An experience certificate will be provided after the course completion.
Who can apply for this internship
The following students can apply for the internship: Undergraduate candidates with a minimum 85% in Class XII, after college second year. Post-graduate/PhD/research students with a minimum of 70% in graduation after first year. Students who have completed their graduation and are waiting for admissions to higher degree can also apply. The applications are directed to the concerned vertical heads for further consideration.
75% attendance mandatory during the internship, else no experience certificate
All the candidates will be needed to submit a No Objection Certificate (format available on official website) from their college signed by their respective HoDs/principals. The applications that do not fulfill the minimum requirement will be rejected. Candidates are expected to have a minimum attendance of 75% during the course of internship. If one fails to do that, no certificate will be issued.
Here is how you can apply for the internship
The internship applications are available online and one can apply from first to tenth of every month. Candidate can apply six months in advance but no later than two months. Here's the process: Go to NITI Aayog's official website- http://niti.gov.in/ Go to 'Schemes' and click on 'Internship'. Apply for the internship through the link provided. Applicants must specify their area of interest.
