Internship Opportunity at PRS India: Applications Closed!

PRS India is looking for interns. PRS offers rolling internships throughout the year. 

About PRS India

PRS Legislative Research, commonly referred to as PRS, is an Indian non-profit organisation that was established in September 2005 as an independent research institute to make the Indian legislative process better informed, more transparent and participatory. PRS is based in New Delhi. PRS tracks the functioning of the Indian Parliament and works with MPs from the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha across political parties and MLAs from various states. PRS provides a comprehensive and credible resource base to access Parliament-specific data, background information on Parliamentary and governance processes and analysis of key legislative and policy issues.

It is in this context that PRS provides MPs analysis on legislation and policy to help them prepare for parliamentary debates.

Internships at PRS

PRS offers rolling internships throughout the year.  The PRS staff consists of a team of dedicated professionals with different areas of expertise, and is broadly divided into the research and outreach departments.  While the research team analyses legislative and policy issues of topical interest, the outreach team tracks the working of the legislatures and legislators, manages citizen engagement and is PRS’s interface with the MPs and MLAs.  A prospective intern can apply for an internship in either/ both departments.  

Structure of the internship

The internship varies from session to non-session time.  During a Parliament session, PRS’s work is guided by the issues taken up in Parliament and interns are expected to work with the analysts on any and all projects.  During non-session periods, the interests of the individual intern are taken into consideration, and he/she is matched with an analyst(s) doing related work.  

The successful completion of a PRS internship requires the intern to pursue and complete an internship project.  The intern will be assisting analysts in their research, as well as undertaking an internship project.

Duration

The duration of the internship is flexible, but is normally between four and eight weeks.  Interns can work from their home.   

Stipend and Accomodation

Please note that no accommodation or remuneration is provided.  This is strictly an unpaid internship.   

Expectations from interns

In addition to a deep interest in the working of Parliament and the legislative process in India, an intern should have:  

• strong writing skills
• strong analytical skills

Skills Required

1. write a short statement of purpose (not more than 500 words)
2. upload an up-to-date resume in PDF format
3. upload a writing sample on any policy issue. (not more than 1000 words) in PDF format

Contact

For any queries, please email us at [email protected]. 

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