IITB RESEARCH INTERNSHIP AWARDS 2010

About The Awards:

IITB Research Internship Award is designed to be an educational and professional research experience.These awards are available for specific research projects. The details of these project are made available to the candidates so that they can apply for projects of their interest and can prepare themselves well for a rigorous selection procedure. The number of interns will be restricted to the number of projects available. The selected interns are required to work full time for six months on the project and will be given a fixed amount of stipend Rs 10000/- per month. Accomodation may be provided subject to availability.

Important Dates:

Timeline

Last Date for submittion of Application form : 31st October 2010

Tentative Dates for Interview : 1st to 15th December 2010

Duration of Internship : January to July 2011 or July to December 2011

Eligiibility:

The eligibilty criterion for this award includes the following:

* Interns should be among the top 10% in all the previous years in their respective departments in the parent institution. A certificate to this effect (in the prescribed format) will have to be submitted at the time of the interview.

* Interns should not have any course work requirements in their parent institute during the period of internship. A certificate to this effect (in the prescribed format) will have to be submitted at the time of the interview.

* The period of internship of candidates depends on the year in which they are studying. The departments to which they can apply for internship depend on their degree programme.

Year Of Study	Departments
	Engineering	Science	Management	Humanities
3rdyear BE/B.Tech	1st semester of 4th year	NA	1st semester of 4th year	NA
4th year BE/BTech	2nd semester of 4th year	NA	2nd semester of 4th year	NA
1st year MA	NA	NA	1st semester of 2nd year	1st semester of 2nd year
2nd year MA	NA	NA	2nd semester of 2nd year	2nd semester of 2nd year
1st year MSc	NA	1st semester of 2nd year	1st semester of 2nd year	NA
2nd year MSc	NA	2nd semester of 2nd year	2nd semester of 2nd year	NA

Students belonging to other degree programmes should check their eligibility with the departments they are interested in. Note that actual disciplines which are acceptable for internship in a department depend on the needs of the projects and will be specified in the project description.

For any queries pls mail to internship@ircc.iitb.ac.in

How To Apply:

The application process consists of an online application to be submitted through this webpage. A link to appropriate forms will be available here when the applicaton process begins. Please read the description and eligibility criteria carefully before filling the aplication form.

The online application requires:

* Uploading your statement of purpose (250 words) describing your interest in research and how diversity and this opportunity would advance your goals.

* Applications for internship must be accompanied by a statement of purpose answering questions such as: Why is an applicant interested in a particular project? What specific background, skills, and experience does an applicant have for the project? What is the applicant's long term career plan? What role does this project play in it? What role does an internship at IITB play in the career plan? This list is only illustrative and the applicants are encouraged to think beyond these questions while writing their statement of purpose. All the documents mentioned in the eligibility criteria are required to process the application for Internship programme.

Application form will be available 5th October 2010.

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Source:http://www.iitb.ac.in/fellowship.html