Paid Internship Opportunity at the National Centre for Good Governance [Stipend Rs 10,000]: Apply by Mar 10

About National Centre for Good Governance

The National Centre for Good Governance (NCGG) is an apex-level autonomous institution registered as a Society under the Societies Registration Act 1860, under the aegis of the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG), Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions. NCGG serves as a think tank for governance and policy reforms & its core principles revolve around good governance, emphasizing the rule of law, transparency, and citizen centric governance.

About the Internship

The NCGG Internship Programme is a short-term engagement (minimum 8 weeks to maximum 6 months) of ‘selected students’ with various verticals and units of the National Centre for Good Governance, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Government of India.

The engagement is purely temporary to enable Indian youth by providing them exposure to a gamut of governance and public policy-related issues and involving them in possible ways ahead to overcome challenges in the way of citizen-centric governance. Admission to the internship program does not give any right to interns to seek regular employment with the Centre. Interns may be assigned a specific domain/ area to work on.

To advance academic research and functioning of NCGG by engaging with young talents of the country and honing their knowledge, skills, and theoretical education with practical approaches. This program intends to provide exposure to the public policy and governance-related issues to students for mutual benefit.

Eligibility

• The internship program is open to all Indian students studying in India or abroad.
• The internship is open to students with graduation degrees and/ or are pursuing their post-graduation/ PG Diploma and advanced academic degrees and are interested in interning as part of their dissertation/ capstone project in their curriculum or awaiting their degree certificate after appearing in their final examination in the same academic year.
• Students enrolled in 4 5–year courses in law and engineering may also apply for the Internship during their final year of graduation.
• The age of the candidate shall not exceed 30 years at the time of application.
• The applicant has to upload a letter of recommendation from the university/ institution, where he/ she is enrolled.

Areas of Internship

• Public policy & governance
• Education
• Decentralized planning
• E-governance
• Public service delivery
• Laws & regulations
• Rural development & poverty elimination
• Water, sanitation, hygiene & public health
• Governance in Healthcare
• Sustainability
• Disaster resilience infrastructure and disaster mitigation
• Sustainable urban management and urban governance
• Infrastructure Development
• Innovation & entrepreneurship
• Water resource management & river rejuvenation
• Climate change, environment & clean energy
• Tribal affairs
• Monitoring, data analytics & evaluation
• Project planning, designing, management & monitoring
• Natural resources, environment, and Forests
• Mass communication and social media
• Any other subject relevant to public policy, good governance, public service delivery, etc.

Duration of Internship

Ordinarily, the period of internship will not be less than 8 (eight) weeks or exceed 6 (six) months for successful completion of the internship and to become eligible for an experience certificate.

Logistics and Support

Interns will be required to make their own arrangements for their travel, boarding, lodging, etc., and should have their own laptops. NCGG will provide working space, an internet facility, and other necessities as deemed fit by the concerned supervisor.

Honorarium

A consolidated stipend/honorarium @ INR 10,000 per month on a pro-rata basis will be paid to each intern during their approved period of internship based on progress in the assignment. No other expenses shall be payable.

Obligations and attendance

The interns shall be integrated with the daily workings of the Centre with an induction program. Every intern shall be assigned a supervisor from their vertical for assignments, monitoring, and evaluation of work. The work may include conducting secondary research, writing reports, analyzing evolving developments, data analytics, communication, and event management, or carrying out any other task entrusted to interns by their supervisors.

Each intern should have a minimum of 80% attendance for the entire duration of the internship, failing which experience certificate will not be issued. The attendance record and the details of work supervision shall be maintained regularly and their approval is pertinent for eligibility to receive honorarium. Only in exceptional cases and on cogent grounds, an extension in internship duration be considered by the Centre. Each intern shall maintain good conduct at all times during the internship period and shall not disclose any confidential information of the Centre in his/her possession to an outsider.

At the end of the internship, each intern has to submit a report and also make a presentation to the evaluation committee to certify that the candidate has successfully completed the internship and based on the recommendations of the committee, the ‘certification of successful completion of internship’ will be issued. NCGG will have the right to utilize the report and it will also be shared with the sponsoring institution.

Experience Certificate

A certificate regarding the successful completion of the internship shall be issued by the Centre on the recommendation of the evaluation committee and supervisor of the intern.

Termination of Internship

The selection to the internship program at NCGG is strictly within the domain of the Centre and only upon meeting the necessary eligibility criteria mentioned in this document. The Centre may terminate the internship of any intern at any point as it deems fit, without assigning any reason and the decision of the Centre in this regard shall be final. Any intern may choose to terminate the internship by giving a prior notice of one week to the respective supervisor.

Selection process

• The application for internship will be invited by the Centre through its website www.ncgg.org.in
• An application can be made any time during the year preferably not later than 1 month before the intended start of the internship, clearly indicating the starting date;
• Applicants must furnish all required information to enable the Centre to make a decision. The Centre will verify such information as original mark sheets, letters of approval/ recommendation, personal ID at the time of joining, failing to which the applicant’s joining shall be canceled. Submission of false information will be viewed very seriously;
• The applications with incomplete information or not meeting eligibility conditions shall be disqualified by the system automatically;
• The selection process shall consist of two stages; preliminary screening of applications for shortlisting of candidates and personal interview (online or offline) of shortlisted candidates. NCGG will constitute a committee for screening of applications and/ or holding personal interviews;
• Based on the number of applications, required intake of the Centre for the respective month, and domains/areas selected by the candidates, the personal interview shall be conducted with prior information communicated to the candidate via email;
• After the screening process and personal interview, a list of selected candidates shall be declared and successful candidates will be informed via email along with the notification on the joining date;
• The total number of internships offered shall not exceed 20 (twenty) at any given point in time; and
• The internship applications may be reviewed based on NCGG’s requirement periodically by a screening committee.

Application Procedure

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• Apply by clicking the button below to submit your internship application form.
• Application for the NCGG internship will be open for submission from 1st to the 10th of each month.
• Please clearly mention you intended date of joining as well as the duration of your availability for the internship in the form.
• Please check your eligibility for the internship programme mentioned in the guidelines before applying.