GRG SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES GUIDELINES FOR SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAMME - MBA (2011-13) The primary objective of the
Summer Internship Programme (SIP) is to enable students gain an exposure to industry and understand current and contemporary management practices by spending a minimum of 45 days in a company during their summer break between the 3rd and 4th trimester. Students are required to indentify a company for their SIP, in consultation with and approval of their faculty guides. The choice of the company should be intimated to the Programme Administrator before commencement of the SIP. Simultaneously, students should also have identified a guide within the company (industry guide) under whose supervision and guidance they would carry out their SIP. During their stay with the company, students are required to gain an understanding of the companys history, details of its founders or shareholders, the nature of business, organisational structure, reporting relationships, working of the different management functions (such as finance, HR, and marketing), key issues and concerns, and nature and types of customers through observation, discussion, and interaction with the company personnel. This list is only indicative, and not exhaustive. Students should collect and gather as much as possible of written materials, published data, and related matter. In the process of carrying out their SIP, students are required to identify an issue or problem or an opportunity in the company that they can work on during the MIP course in the 4th trimester. This should be discussed with their faculty guide before completing the SIP. At the end of the SIP, students are expected to submit a report to the company a copy of which will be submitted to GRGSMS. The report should clearly indicate the sources from which information was obtained. Evaluation will be based on three factors (i) assessment and feedback from the industry guide (ii) assessment by the faculty guide, and (iii) quality of report and presentation (to be evaluated by two faculty members, one of whom will be the faculty guide). The presentation should be specific, clear and well analysed, and indicate the specific sources of information. Each of the three factors would carry equal weight.