Off-Campus Internship Programs

Benefits to the Industry

• Availability of ready to contribute candidates for employment.
• Year round source of highly motivated pre-professionals.
• Students bring new perspectives to problem solving.
• Visibility of the organization is increased on campus.
• Quality candidate's availability for temporary or seasonal positions and projects.
• Freedom for industrial staff to pursue more creative projects.
• Availability of flexible, cost-effective work force not requiring a long-term employer commitment.
• Proven, cost-effective way to recruit and evaluate potential employees.
• Enhancement of employer's image in the community by contributing to the educational enterprise.

Benefits to Students

• An opportunity to get hired by the Industry/ organization.
• Practical experience in an organizational setting.
• Excellent opportunity to see how the theoretical aspects learned in classes are integrated into the practical world. On-floor experience provides much more professional experience which is often worth more than classroom teaching.
• Helps them decide if the industry and the profession is the best career option to pursue.
• Opportunity to learn new skills and supplement knowledge.
• Opportunity to practice communication and teamwork skills.
• Opportunity to learn strategies like time management, multi-tasking etc in an industrial setup.
• Opportunity to meet new people and learn networking skills.
• Makes a valuable addition to their resume.
• Enhances their candidacy for higher education.
• Creating network and social circle and developing relationships with industry people.
• Provides opportunity to evaluate the organization before committing to a full time position.

Benefits to the Institute

• Build industrial relations.
• Makes the placement process easier.
• Improve institutional credibility & branding.
• Helps in retention of the students.
• Curriculum revision can be made based on feedback from Industry/ students.
• Improvement in teaching learning process.

AICTE Guidelines for Organizing Internship

Internship Duration and Academic Credentials

The following framework is proposed to give academic credit for the internship undergone as part of the program.

• A minimum of 14-20 credits of Internship/ Entrepreneurial activities / Project work/ Seminar and Inter/ Intra Institutional Training may be counted toward B. Tech. degree program and 10-14 credits for three-year diploma program.
• Here, 1 credit is equivalent to minimum 40-45 hours of work. Therefore, a full-time intern is expected to spend 40 - 45 hours per week on Internship, Training, Project work, Seminar activities etc. This will result in about 600 to 700 hours of total internship duration for B. Tech and 450-500 hours for diploma.

Internships may be full-time or part-time; they are full-time in the summer vacation and part-time during the academic session. AICTE curriculum is flexible to adjust internship duration. Therefore, opportunities must be provided for experiences that cannot be anticipated when planning the course. The institutes have the flexibility to schedule internship, Project work, Seminar etc. according to the availability of the opportunities. However, minimum requirement regarding Internship duration and credits is as follows:

Why IRDO?

• The abbreviation of IRDO is single line answer (ISNEE Research and Development Organization). IRDO is not just a training center. It is the platform where you realize your abilities.
• We have well-maintained and easy to operate equipment.
• We have experienced trainer and officials.
• What are your immediate needs? What are your long-term goals? Do you want to gain experience in a certain field? Do you want to start making professional connections? Are you exploring whether or not you want to enter a certain line of work? Are you looking for a job you can return to during future breaks from college?

Frequently asked questions