INTERNSHIP & ITS IMPORTANCE

 INTRODUCTION: 

 The rise in global competition has prompted organizations to devise strategies to have a talented and innovative workforce to gain a competitive edge. Developing an internship policy is an impactful strategy for creating a future talent pool for the industry. The Internship program not only helps fresh pass-outs in gaining professional know-how but also benefits, corporate on fresh perspectives on business issues and even discovering future business leaders. The interaction of Technical Institutions with the industries has been restricted to the level of faculty communications and 2 to 4 hour industrial visits by the students generally. The institutions are under a great stress to renew education offered by them, to be as close as possible to the industrial requirement and expectations. Competition in the job sector is rising exponentially and securing entry-level jobs is getting very difficult, as the students passing out from technical institutions lack the experience and skills required by industry. AICTE has initiated various activities for promoting industrial internship at the graduate level in technical institutes. The main aim of these initiatives is enhancement of the employability skills of the students passing out from Technical Institutions. AICTE has prepared a model curriculum with the help of prominent academicians of the country so that the country may produce competent employable graduates as per the needs of the industries. The model curriculum includes the internship for students of six months’ duration at different stages of the programme. Keeping this in view, AICTE has developed this Model Internship Guidelines for organizing Internship at degree and diploma level. These guidelines comprise of Steps for Establishing, Maintaining & Fostering Internships. AICTE’s MoUs with various Ministries, Government/ Non-Government/ Private organizations to facilitate internship have also been included. The internship experience will augment outcome based learning process and inculcate various attributes in a student in line with the graduate attributes defined by the NBA.

https://aicte-india.org/sites/default/files/AICTE%20Internship%20Policy.pdf

https://www.aicte-india.org/sites/default/files/Establishment%20of%20ATAL%20Academy%20final.pdf