Internships

CSIR-NIScPR Internship Programme 2026

About:

A comprehensive national hands-on training program designed to provide selected students with practical experience at the dynamic interface of science, society, and governance. Interns work on active projects covering science communication, science policy formulation, research documentation, and the development of advanced data-driven knowledge dissemination networks. Certificate is awarded upon successful evaluation of the internship deliverables.

Area: Science Policy Research, Science Communication, Research Documentation and Knowledge Management, Library and Information Science Management, Information Technology, Data Science, Data Analytics, and Artificial Intelligence-Enabled Knowledge Systems

Eligibility:

Must be a regular student pursuing an Undergraduate (UG), Postgraduate (PG), or Doctoral (Ph.D.) degree in a relevant discipline from a recognized Indian university or institution. Selection is based on academic merit and alignment with the specific technical or analytical requirements of the chosen project area. Submission of an official institutional recommendation or No Objection Certificate (NOC) is typically mandatory.

Area:

Multidisciplinary

Target Group:

Under-Graduates, Post-Graduation, PhD

Duration:

Not Specified in Short Announcement (Typically ranges from 1 to 3 months depending on institutional guidelines)

Stipend:

Not Specified in Announcement (Typically unpaid or subject to internal CSIR project provisions)

Institute:

Application TImeline:

Annual (Offered in structured regular cycles by the institute every calendar year)