About NITI Aayog

The NITI Aayog serves as the apex public policy think tank of the Government of India, and the nodal agency tasked with catalyzing economic development and fostering cooperative federalism through the involvement of State Governments of India in the economic policy-making process using a bottom-up approach.

About the Internship Opportunity with NITI Aayog

NITI Aayog (National Institution for Transforming India), Government of India had initiated an Internship Scheme in 2015. This Scheme seeks to engage students pursuing UG/Graduate/PG Degrees or Research Scholars enrolled in recognized universities/Institutions within India or abroad.

The Internship Scheme

The interns shall be given exposure to various Verticals/Divisions/Units within NITI Aayog and would be expected to supplement the process of analysis within NITI Aayog through empirical collection and collation of in-house and other information.

Duration

At least 6 (Six) weeks but not exceeding 6 (Six) months.

Interns not completing the requisite period will not be issued any certificate.

Eligibility

Bonafide students of any recognized University/ Institution within India or abroad, fulfilling the following conditions are eligible to apply for the internship:

• UG students, having completed/appeared in the term-end exams of 2nd year/4th semester of the bachelor degree course and secured not less than 85% or equivalent marks in 12th class.
• Graduate students having completed/appeared in the term-end exams of first-year/2nd semester of their post-graduate program or persuing research/PhD and secured not less than 70% or equivalent marks in Graduation.
• The students who have appeared in the final exam or just completed Graduation/PG and waiting for admission for higher studies may also be considered for internship provided that they have secured 70% or more cumulative marks in all the years/semesters of their graduation/ post-graduation till the date of application.
• The period between the month of declaration of result of the final exam and the desired month of the internship should not exceed 6 (Six) months e.g. if the result is declared in the month of June then he/she can apply for the internship beginning till the month of December.

Application Procedure

The application procedure for the Internship Opportunity with NITI Aayog is:

• The interested applicants may apply online only on the website of NITI Aayog by the 10th of January, 2022.
• The application can only be made six months in advance but not later than 2 months before the month in which the internship is desired.
• Applicants must also clearly indicate the area of interest.
• Please Note: A candidate can apply for an internship only once during a financial year.
• The selected applicant has to produce original mark sheets and NOC from the college/institution at the time of joining, failing which his/her candidature shall be cancelled. (Format given in Annexure ‘C’ of the official notification).

Contact

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

Official Notification

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