PG Long Term Internship Policy Under JU FET and FISLM

Policy on the Modalities of introducing Internship in the Curriculum of PG
Programs for a Long-term Period

Under FET and FISLM of Jadavpur University
Framework:
The goal of higher education at large is to adequately prepare students to achieve success in
their future careers. Subsequently, to develop advanced knowledge for future research and
skills for industrial development, there is a necessity for long-term internship during the course
of PG program.
It is expected that through this long-term internship program, some of the bright students will get
an opportunity to work in premier industries/ institutions or R&D laboratories in our country or
abroad, thereby improving the quality of the PG programs of our University. While the Training
and Placement Officer would take initiatives and co-ordinate in arranging the internship
programs, the initiatives of the HODs, Directors of the Schools and Faculty Members are also
desirable. However, the internship program may not be arranged for all the students and is not
mandatory for the completion of the program. Further, the concerned
Departments/Schools/OPT cannot be held responsible in case internship cannot be arranged
for a student.
The guidelines for availing long term internship during four (4) semester / six (6) semester PG
program under Faculty of Engineering and Technology (FET), Faculty of Interdisciplinary
Studies, Law and Management (FISLAM) are as follows.
Duration:
 The duration of long-term internship in PG program should be minimum of 6 months and

maximum of 11 months. The said internship can be initiated after the completion ofsecond
semester examination (for four-semester PG program) / fourth semester examination (for
six-semester PG program) and must be completed one month before the submission of
dissertation work.
 Intimation of commencement of long-term internship should be communicated before
commencement of internship through supervisor(s), if assigned, to HOD/Director of the
School.
Modalities of Application:
 Students should submit their applications for long-term internship to HOD/Director of the
School and the HOD/Director of the School will issue a NOC (if required for the application
process).
 During the course of internship, if the student feels that the internship work is not of high
quality/not-related to their field of interest, then he/she can submit the application to the
respective Deans through HOD/Director of the School within three weeks of commencement
of internship and can re-join the university by terminating the internship with the approval of
the respective Deans. However, such termination is not generally encouraged.
 After commencement of internship, Departments/Schools are requested to submit a
comprehensive list of interns within two months to the respective Deans with a copy to the
OPT.
 University as well as the host (industry/institution) can terminate the internship of any intern
through mutual agreement.
Evaluation:
 Student should prepare a single PG dissertation during the final year and the works carried
out under the long-term internship will be an integral part of the dissertation.
 In the case of some time remaining available after the completion of internship work within
the PG dissertation period, the remaining period of time can be used to carry out further
work preferably in line with the works carried out during the internship period, subject to the
project requirements.
 Term paper leading to thesis should preferably be in line with the problem statements to be
carried out during internship.
 Specific requirement of evaluation, if any, carried out by host industries/institutions for an
intern, will not be part of Jadavpur University PG dissertation evaluation process.
 The proposed credit framework during the long-term internship for final year in PG program
is as follows assuming the full credit to be 16:
6 months: 8 credit
> 6 months and ≤9 months: 10 credit
> 9 months: full credit
The part credit will be integral part of the full credit of 16, as the works carried out under the
long-term internship will be an integral part of the dissertation.
Selection of Supervisors:
 Internship project work must be supervised by two set of supervisors – one set from the
departments of Jadavpur University (termed as internal supervisor) and the other set from
industry/institute (termed as external supervisor). The CV of external supervisor(s) should be
submitted to the HOD/Director of the School within one month from the commencement of
internship.
 An external supervisor should have either Master Degree or five years’ experience after the
graduation.
 After commencement of long-term internship program, the assigned supervisors will
continue throughout the dissertation work. For any extraordinary situation, necessary
permission needs to be taken from the respective Deans for a change of Supervisor with the
consent of the HOD/Director of the School.
 Number of internal supervisors may be more than one if required. However, one of them
must be from the parent Department/School of the student. Supervisors from other
Department/School may be included with the permission of Head of the parent
Department/Director of the parent School.
 External supervisors of an intern involved in the internship program cannot be nominated as
external evaluator of the final dissertation viva of the same intern under any circumstances.
Eligibility:
 Students, who are admitted through specific agreement with industry/institutions and
perform their research work jointly with Jadavpur University, will not be considered under the
purview of long-term internship.
 Sponsored candidates will not be considered under the purview of long-term internship.
Scholarship:
 Disbursement of AICTE/GATE scholarship during the long-term paid internship period
should be as per extant national norms.
Attendance and Progress Report:

 Industry/institutions must submit the month-wise attendance of the students to the
department.
 Student should regularly be in touch with the internal supervisor(s) during the internship and
bi-monthly progress report must be submitted to HOD/Director of the School by them
through respective external supervisors.
Publications/ IP/ Copyrights:
• In publications, arising out of the PG dissertation of which long-term internship is an

integral part, the affiliation of the intern should be properly mentioned as ‘Jadavpur University’
with the consent of host industry/ institution.
• IP/Copyright arising through long-term internship will be decided on a case-to-case basis
through mutual agreement.
• PG dissertation arising through long-term internship will be published by the university
through online medium as is the case for all other PG dissertations.
Dispute:
• In the case of any specific dispute regarding the long-term internship of a PG intern, the
matter will be taken up by a committee to be formed by respective Deans on a case-to-case
basis comprising
I. Respective Dean/Nominee
II. HoD/Director of School
III. Internal supervisor(s)
IV. External supervisor/ Nominee of the Host industry/institution
Allowances:
• For long-term internship, university will not have any responsibility towards TA/DA for
availing the internship.
Issues not covered in the above sections

Issues not covered in the above sections will be dealt with by the competent authority of the
university.

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Policy on the Modalities of introducing Internship in the Curriculum of PG

Programs for a Long-term Period

 The duration of long-term internship in PG program should be minimum of 6 months and

Attendance and Progress Report:

Publications/ IP/ Copyrights:

• In publications, arising out of the PG dissertation of which long-term internship is an

Issues not covered in the above sections

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