Page 11 - Guidelines for Internship/Research Internship for Under Graduate Students

Table 1: Activities, Suggested Duration along with a corresponding number of credits of
Internship Programme:

S. No. Courses Suggested Duration Suggested Activities Credits
Schedule
1 ● 3-year UG After (4 ) 60 -120 Hands-on Training/Short 02-04
th
degree Semester hours Research Project
● 4-year UG Seminar attendance
degree Read assigned journals to prepare
(Honours) for seminars
● 4-year UG Study certain entrepreneurs
Social projects
degree Study of the enterprises/ farmers
(Honours
with
Research)
2 4-year UG 8 Semester One (i) HEI may adopt Research 08
th
Degree Semester Methodology, Research Tools and
(Honours with Techniques, Research Ability
Research) Enhancement and Policy
Framework Courses 12
(ii)Dissertation/Thesis/Project
Work/Research project
Note: In a 4-year UG degree (Honours) students not undertaking research may do 3 courses for
12 credits in lieu of a research project/dissertation as specified in CCFUP Document.

6.0 ROLE OF INTERNSHIP PROVIDING ORGANISATION, NODAL OFFICER,
INTERNSHIP SUPERVISOR AND MENTOR
6.1 Role of Internship Providing Organisation

Internship Providing Organisation (IPO) is any organisation, HEI, philanthropy, farmer,
government organisation, R&D institutions, research labs, artisans, enterprises,
institution/person of eminence, cooperatives, corporates providing an opportunity to the
student for Internship during the programme

 Internship providing organisation will connect with a nodal officer to look into the
matter of facilitating the interns on arrival with registration, identity cards/ library
cards/ internet subscription/ any other specific requirements, accommodation, etc.
● The mentor from internship providing organisation needs to provide time-to- time
guidance to the candidate to have exposure to the research environment and
employability market.

6.2 Role of Nodal Officer
Nodal Officer is an individual, who will be nominated as a member for the organisation and
execution of internship opportunities in the institution. The person may be from the
Research & Development (R&D) cell of the HEI. He/she will ensure the organization and