Programme Details | Academic Internship Programme | IEDC

Description

Kerala Startup Mission announces the Academic Internship Programme for Students / Innovators of the state. The Programme seeks to engage students pursuing or completed Undergraduate/ Graduate/ Post Graduate Degrees or are Research Scholars enrolled in recognized University/ Institution within Kerala or residents of Kerala pursuing academics in other universities, as Interns. These ‘interns’ shall be given exposure to various Verticals within Kerala Startup Mission and would be expected to supplement the process of analysis within Kerala Startup Mission through empirical collection and collation of in-house and other information. For the "Interns'' the exposure to the functioning of the Kerala Startup Ecosystem may be an add-on in furthering their future interests.

Objectives of the programme

The Programme has the following stated objectives:

To allow young academic talent to be associated with the Kerala Startup Mission's work for mutual benefit.
The "Interns" shall have an opportunity to know about the Kerala Startups functioning and Developmental Policy in Kerala Startup Mission, Government of Kerala and contribute to the Policy formulation by generating policy inputs such as empirical analysis, briefing reports, policy papers, etc.

Internship

Application for Internship shall be open throughout the year, but offer for internship shall be extended once and only if need arises in the vertical. Internship offer and processing shall be done only through the Human Resource Department of Kerala Startup Mission.
Remuneration & Payment

Academic internship will be on an unpaid basis.
Eligibility

Bonafide students pursuing / completed courses from any recognized University/ Institution within India or abroad, fulfilling following conditions are eligible to apply for the internsh
- Undergraduate/ Graduate/ Post Graduate Degrees or are Research Scholars enrolled in recognized University/ Institution within Kerala or residents of Kerala pursuing academics in other universities.
- The students who have appeared in the final exam or just completed Graduation/ PG and are waiting for admission for higher studies may also be considered for internship.
- Just completed graduation will be for a period of one year from the date of course completion.
Internship Period

The period of Internship shall be at least Four weeks but not exceeding six months. Interns not completing the requisite period as per the joining details will not be issued any certificate.
Locations & Travel

Kerala Startup Mission will be providing only physical internship in its offices in the state. The location allotted will be based on the selected vertical and the candidates should relocate to the offered location for the internship period (Accommodation facility will not be provided). The district locations are
- Thiruvananthapuram
- Ernakulam
- Palakkad
- Kozhikode
- Kasargod
The interns should be available completely during office hours during all working days and should be available on holidays as well if any need arises during the internship
The interns should be willing to travel within the allotted location as well as to other locations as part of their duties & responsibilities, if the need arises.
Logistics & Support

Interns will be required to have their own laptops. Kerala Startup Mission shall provide them working space, internet facility and other necessities as deemed fit by the concerned Heads.
Attendance

A certificate regarding successful completion of Internship shall be issued by the Human Resource Department of Kerala Startup Mission on submission of report of activities undertaken and submitting internship completion letter from the Head of the concerned Division/ Vertical in the prescribed format.
Experience Certificate

While doing internship in Kerala Startup Mission, the candidate should have a minimum of 80% attendance and they have to mark In and Out time on daily basis. In case of less than 75% attendance no extension of internship period is allowed and no experience certificate will be issued. The attendance record and the details of work supervision shall be maintained by the Heads of the Verticals.

Procedure and conditions for Applicant

Interested applicants may apply online only in the online application form to be indicated in the website of Innovation & Entrepreneurship Development Centre Kerala Startup Mission.

Applicants must clearly indicate the area of interest. Application can only be made six months in advance but not later than 1 month before the month in which internship is desired.
A candidate can apply for an internship only once during a year.
The applicants who do not fulfil the eligibility conditions, their applications shall be rejected.
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.

Procedure for Selection and Other Modalities of the Programme

All the applications received online will be made available online to the Human Resource Department, Kerala Startup Mission for further scrutiny and selection of eligible candidates.
Submission of application of internship does not guarantee selection or onboarding for the internship programme
Preference will be given to active members of respective IEDC (subject to verification in the students portal of IEDC)(https://students.startupmission.in/)
The Heads of Verticals can take a maximum of 3 (three) interns for Internship at a time. This number may be relaxed beyond 3(three) with the permission of CEO / Secretary, Kerala Startup Mission. The decision of the Heads of Verticals regarding the suitability of a candidate as intern shall be final and binding.
The selected candidates may be asked by the vertical/division to submit the soft copy of their NOC from their Principal by giving sufficient time before issuance of the offer letter by the HR Department. It also has to be indicated in the NOC that the student would not be registered for any course requiring his/her attendance in the class during the period of internship.The HR Department has to obtain the original NOC issued by the college/ institution at the time of joining of the candidate and also verify his/her eligibility from the original documents. If any discrepancy is found, the candidature of the candidate will be cancelled by the HR Department.
Depending upon the number of applications received against a particular domain/area, Kerala Startup Mission reserves the right to fix up the eligibility criteria, limit the number of applicants to be called for a particular period and to decide about the mode of screening thereof.
The concerned Heads of Verticals shall be personally responsible for ensuring that the work programme and output mutually agreed upon with the Intern is satisfactorily completed. Interns shall be required to submit a brief report/ paper at the end of their assignment to the Heads of the concerned Verticals/ Divisions/ Units and OSDs/Senior Consultants/ Consultants about their learning experience.
Seminars/ presentations can be conducted by the concerned Heads of particular Verticals for their interns.

Programme Details & Guidelines

Description

Objectives of the programme

Internship

Remuneration & Payment

Eligibility

Internship Period

Locations & Travel

Logistics & Support

Attendance

Experience Certificate

Procedure and conditions for Applicant

Procedure for Selection and Other Modalities of the Programme

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