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    Internship Policy: WWW - Internship.mea - Gov.in

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    The document summarizes India's Ministry of External Affairs internship policy. Key points include: 1) The policy aims to increase focus on the MEA, provide more value to interns, and ensure better gender inclusivity and diversity. 2) Indian citizens under 25 with a graduate degree can apply. Internships are offered in 6-month terms with 30 interns per term. 3) Efforts are made to ensure diversity among interns in terms of gender, background, location, and more. Those from priority districts get preference.

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    The document summarizes India's Ministry of External Affairs internship policy. Key points include: 1) The policy aims to increase focus on the MEA, provide more value to interns, and ensure better gender inclusivity and diversity. 2) Indian citizens under 25 with a graduate degree can apply. Internships are offered in 6-month terms with 30 interns per term. 3) Efforts are made to ensure diversity among interns in terms of gender, background, location, and more. Those from priority districts get preference.

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    The document summarizes India's Ministry of External Affairs internship policy. Key points include: 1) The policy aims to increase focus on the MEA, provide more value to interns, and ensure better gender inclusivity and diversity. 2) Indian citizens under 25 with a graduate degree can apply. Internships are offered in 6-month terms with 30 interns per term. 3) Efforts are made to ensure diversity among interns in terms of gender, background, location, and more. Those from priority districts get preference.

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    Internship Policy: WWW - Internship.mea - Gov.in

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    The document summarizes India's Ministry of External Affairs internship policy. Key points include: 1) The policy aims to increase focus on the MEA, provide more value to interns, and ensure better gender inclusivity and diversity. 2) Indian citizens under 25 with a graduate degree can apply. Internships are offered in 6-month terms with 30 interns per term. 3) Efforts are made to ensure diversity among interns in terms of gender, background, location, and more. Those from priority districts get preference.

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    Internship Policy

    A comprehensive review of Ministry’s internship policy published in August


    2016 has been undertaken with an aim to bring in more focus on MEA; provide more
    value to the interns; ensure better gender inclusivity and increase diversity in terms of
    qualifications and domicile amongst the cohort of interns engaged by the Ministry. No
    change in existing policy for internships at Missions / Posts abroad is proposed under
    this review.

    Eligibility
    2. Internships at MEA headquarters shall be open to Indian citizens with a minimum
    educational qualification of a graduate degree from a recognized university and a
    maximum age of 25 years as on 31 December of the year of internship.

    Intake and duration


    3. Every year, internships will be offered in two terms of six months each viz. January –
    June and July – December. A maximum of thirty interns will be engaged by the Ministry
    during each term. Each intern will be engaged for a maximum period of three months.

    Diversity
    4. In line with the goal of taking the Ministry and foreign policy closer to the people from
    all parts of the country, all efforts will be made to ensure increased diversity amongst
    the group of interns in each term with respect to gender, underprivileged sections,
    geographical domicile and representation from both urban and rural areas. Youngsters
    from districts under the Transformation of Aspirational Districts Programme (TADP)
    shall be given priority in the selection process.

    Selection
    5. The selection process will be fully online at www.internship.mea.gov.in with
    applications, scrutiny, selection, allocation of Division, notification, extension and
    certification to be managed on a dedicated internship portal of the Ministry. Each
    candidate needs to register on the internship portal and obtain access credentials to
    participate in the process.

    6. The selection process will consist of two stages viz. Preliminary Screening and Personal
    Interview. The process will follow a ‘quota cum weightage’ system whereby applicants
    belonging to 14 States and 4 Union Territories will be considered in each term as per the
    table below:

    Term States Union Territories

    Term I Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Andaman & Nicobar


    (Jan-Jun) Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Islands, Chandigarh, Dadra
    Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, and Nagar Haveli and
    Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra Daman and Diu, Delhi

    Term II Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Jammu and Kashmir,


    (Jul-Dec) Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Ladakh, Lakshadweep,
    Telangana, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Puducherry
    Uttarakhand, West Bengal

    7. As per the above table, in each term, there may be 2 interns from each of the 14 States
    and 2 interns from the 4 Union Territories put together, with 30% - 50% being filled by
    women candidates. Weightage will be based on academic performance assessed by
    percentage of marks obtained in +2 and graduation exams.
    8. Candidates should apply online. State-wise merit lists will be prepared – separately for
    male and female candidates – by elimination based on academic performance in +2 and
    graduation exams. Priority will be given to applicants from TADP districts. The total
    number of candidates called for interview will be three times the interns to be engaged
    in each term.

    9. Candidates selected in the merit lists will be called for personal interview to be
    conducted by videoconferencing. A maximum of 30 candidates will be selected from the
    interview process and offered internships. If any selected candidates opt out, the next
    candidates in the merit list will be offered the opportunity.

    Honorarium and air fare


    10. An honorarium of INR 10,000 per month will be paid to each intern to defray basic costs.
    Cost of one-time to and fro air travel subject to a ceiling of the prevailing economy class
    air fare between the State capital and Delhi, from the domicile State or from the college /
    university of the selected candidates will be provided. The interns would be responsible
    for their board and lodging in Delhi during the period of their internship.

    Obligations of the intern


    11. The internship programme provides an introduction to the process of formulation of
    foreign policy and its implementation by the Government of India. Interns will be
    assigned specific topics of work by the concerned Head of Division (HOD) and may be
    required to conduct research, write reports, analyze evolving developments or carry out
    any other task entrusted to them by the HOD.

    12. At the end of the internship, each intern shall submit a detailed report on the work
    carried out and, if required, make a presentation on it. The outcome of study during the
    internship will remain as intellectual property of the Ministry of External Affairs and
    interns shall not use it without prior approval of the Ministry. The intern shall maintain
    full confidentiality and secrecy of any information relating to the Ministry of External
    Affairs.

    Termination of internship
    13. Selection to the internship programme at the Ministry of External Affairs is strictly
    subject to necessary security clearances. The Ministry may terminate the engagement of
    an intern at any point in time as it deems fit, without giving any reason. Decision of the
    Ministry shall be final in this regard. An intern can choose to terminate the internship
    giving prior notice of one week to the Ministry.

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