External Student Internship

Internship Start Date Announcement: The Internship Program will commence from 1st January 2026.

1. INTERNSHIP SCHEME

Eligibility Conditions & Duration:

Internship opportunity shall be extended for UG/ PG/ PhD students (a Citizen of India) pursuing from a recognized University/ Institution (India/Abroad) in the disciplines of Science/Technology or have completed within six months of the application.
The duration of the Internship work will be a minimum period of 45 days.
The student should possess an aggregate of a minimum of 60% or a CGPA of 6.32 on a scale of 10.

Eligibility Conditions & Duration:

Opportunity shall be extended for the following category of students, in offline mode, with prescribed educational eligibility as stated below:

Degree	Eligibility Criteria	Duration
Engineering (BE/ BTech)	Should have completed 6th semester	Minimum 45 days
ME/ MTech	Should have completed 1st semester	Minimum 120 days
BSc/ Diploma	Only final-year students	Minimum 45 days
MSc	The student should have completed 1st semester	Minimum 120 days
PhD	Scholars should have completed coursework	Minimum 30 months
All the students wanting to pursue academic project work in DoS/ISRO shall possess an aggregate of Min. 60% or CGPA 6.32 on a scale of 10.

GENERAL INFORMATION

Only Indian nationals are eligible for Internship/ Summer Training/ Project/ Research Work.
Students will be allowed depending on the available seats as well as willingness/ consent of IIRS faculty to guide/ supervise the student, based upon educational qualifications, subjects, academic record & duration of project and current involvement of IIRS Faculty.
The student should possess an aggregate of a minimum of 60% or a CGPA of 6.32 on a scale of 10 in the disciplines of Science/Technology.
Extension of the Internship period will not be entertained.
Confirmation letter/ Selection intimation will be sent through email and also will be available online under login of the students in IIRS admission portal.
No Objection Certificate (NOC)/ Recommendation from college/Institute and academic documents needs to be uploaded along with online application.
Students not selected will not be informed.
The minimum duration of Internship/ Summer Training/ Project/ Research Work at IIRS is 45 days and the maximum duration is one year.
Student should bring 03 passport size colour photograph, original copies of documents, valid photo ID proof issued by Govt. of India and ID card issued by Univ./Inst./College.
Application may be submitted twice in a year. Last dates for application submission are 31st Oct & 31st March of every calendar year.
Only online applications will be accepted. No application through email or by post will be accepted.

OTHER INFORMATION

The internship/ project work will be allotted based on the availability of expertise, projects, facilities, and suitability of the student’s course to the work carried out at the respective Centre/Unit.
All applications received will be scrutinized by the respective Centre/ Unit as per the norms.
The Project Trainees/ Interns shall not be eligible for any stipend/ remuneration/ financial assistance.
The Project Trainees/ Interns shall not be eligible for accommodation facilities during their internship in DoS/ISRO Centres/Units.
Certificate will be awarded to Project Trainees/ Interns upon satisfactory completion of their project/ internship and on submission of their assignment report and its evaluation by the concerned division heads or concern Scientist.
The Project Trainees/ Interns shall be permitted only to UNCLASSIFIED areas of DoS/ISRO labs/ establishments.
The Project Trainees/ Interns shall take clearance from Centres/Units for publishing papers/reports through external agents with regard to work done in DoS/ISRO Centres/Units.