Summer Internship
- Internship Duration is at least 8-9 weeks at an institute campus (Summer Internship 2012 was held at IIT Kanpur and Summer Internship 2013 and 2014 were held at IIT Delhi).
- Rakshak Foundation’s internship program is very rigorous, serious and fast paced. It requires full dedication and attention of interns for the entire internship period.
- During the internship period, Rakshak intern will only pursue this internship, no other side projects or internship will be allowed.
- Students interested in pursuing internship opportunities must meet Foundation’s expectations all through the program. They should strive for and demonstrate high level of sincerity and honesty in their research work and interactions.
- Each intern will be assigned with individual project related to an issue of social or national importance. Projects are on various different and diverse topics.
- Projects will be assigned before the start of the internship and cannot be changed. Since projects are on diverse topics, it is likely that the topic may be entirely new to the intern.
- Each intern is required to give and attend weekly presentations, document submissions, field visits, guest lectures, documentary screening among other regular activities.
- Each intern needs to maintain a rough log-book in which he/she would note down any and all information directly so as to serve as a record of activities in a chronological sequence.
- Each intern shall be required to submit a Final Project Report as a soft copy by the completion of the project period to be eligible to get stipend and Certificate of Internship.
- Each intern shall communicate with the mentor/supervisor at least once every week.
- Each intern must adhere to internship requirements, rules and regulations. Internship of the students not observing the discipline and rules will be terminated.
- The contents of the Reports and the findings shall be the property of the foundation. They can be communicated to any journal/magazine or media only after obtaining the permission of the Foundation and shall be required to acknowledge the role of the Foundation in the work. The Foundation on its part shall acknowledge the contribution of the concerned intern(s) whenever their work is published or communicated.
- Intern must certify that the research report and it’s content work is original work, which is not published anywhere. Any of the content of the report if lifted from anywhere else, must contain the detailed reference to it’s original author and location
Internship during Regular Semester (In-sem)
- Internship Duration from December 1st for 9-12 months (work from your hostel/home) and carries no monetary renumeration
- Rakshak Foundation’s internship program is rigorous, serious and fast paced. It requires dedication and attention of interns for the entire internship period.
- During the internship period, Rakshak intern will only pursue this internship, no other side projects with other organizations or companies or internship will be allowed. Candidate needs to give this declaration.
- Each intern must adhere to internship requirements, rules and regulations. Internship of the students not observing the discipline and rules will be terminated.
- Expect to work around 6-8 hours per week during regular semester and 15-20 hours per week during holidays (December).
- The contents of the research reports / articles and the findings shall be the property of the foundation. They can be communicated to any journal/magazine or media only after obtaining the permission of the Foundation and shall be required to acknowledge the role of the Foundation in the work. The Foundation on its part shall acknowledge the contribution of the concerned intern(s) whenever their work is published or communicated.
- Intern must certify that the research report and it’s content work is original work, which is not published anywhere. Any of the content of the report if lifted from anywhere else, must contain the detailed reference to it’s original author and location
