No.
RU/1/2022 [E-97944]
Government of India
Ministry of Women and Child Development
Statistics Bureau
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Ground Floor, Jeevan Tara Building
Parliament Street, New Delhi-01
Dated: 01.04.2024
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Internship Programme for Women Students / Scholars / Social Activists /
Teachers
Applications are invited from women students/scholars/social activists/teachers
from Non-Tier I cities and rural parts of India for Internship Programme for two months’
duration [01.05.2024-28.06.2024]. The aspiring candidates for the Internship
Programme need to be enrolled in/associated with any university/academic/non-
academic institution.
2. This programme is meant to help in orientating the women
students/scholars/social activists/teachers (hereinafter termed as 'interns') with the
policies and programmes of the Ministry by offering short-term association. The interns
may be required to undertake pilot projects/micro-studies focusing on the ongoing
activities of the Ministry. The Ministry endeavours from this activity, a qualitative
exposure of the interns to its mandate, specific programmes and policy analysis so as to
make them proactive to raise the issues of women and children on various platforms in
future.
3. Candidates from the age group 21-40 years may send their application through
Internship Portal - http://wcd.intern.nic.in/ between 01.04.2024 to 10.04.2024.
4. Selection of the interns would be made on the basis of recommendations of the
Selection Committee duly constituted for this purpose. The list of recommended
candidates shall be available on the Ministry’s website under ‘What’s New’. A candidate
once selected for the Internship Programme, shall not be eligible for applying again.
5. Selected interns would be granted a lump sum stipend of Rs. 20,000/- per month
and reimbursement of travel cost (by deluxe / AC bus / 3 Tier AC train) of the journey for
joining the programme in the Ministry and return at the end of the programme. Willing
interns would be provided hostel facility on sharing basis for the duration of their
Programme in Delhi. The hostel facility will only include basic amenities like triple
sharing accommodation in each room with attached bathroom (mattress is not included),
table, chair and cupboard. Mess charges are not included as part of the accommodation
and are to be borne by the intern availing the hostel facility. The hostel facility would be
available from 2 days prior to the start of Programme and upto 2 days after the end of the
Programme (e.g., for the internship batch starting 01.05.2024 and ending 28.06.2024,
the hostel facility will be available from the forenoon of 29.04.2024 till the afternoon of
30.06.2024). Interns would be awarded with certificate on successful completion of the
Internship Programme.
6. Detailed guidelines of the Internship Programme may be seen at the Ministry’s
website https://wcd.nic.in/schemes/internship-scheme.
7. For any further details/queries, candidates may contact to the Statistics Bureau
through email at the ID <[email protected]> on all working days between 10:00 AM
and 5:00 PM.
(Manisha Kumari)
Assistant Director
