The
Programs require that the students undergo the rigors of the
professional world in form as well as in substance, and
provide them with an opportunity to apply their classroom
knowledge to live situations. They differ from "Practical
Training" as well as "Sandwich Schemes" in that
the entire student education during the Internship Programs is
supervised by faculty and forms a part of the students' total
credit toward their degree.
There
are three Internship Programs: IP-I and IP-II, each of two
months' duration, implemented during the summers following the
first and second year of study, and IP-III, of five and a half
months' duration, implemented in either the VII Semester or
the VIII Semester during the final year.
The
Internship Programs offer all the three partners in the
conduct of the programs, viz., the students, the external
organization, and the institute, several benefits:
Benefits
to the Students
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Opportunity
to work on real-life problems in actual working conditions
-
Development
of useful work-related skills
-
Enhanced
placement opportunities
-
Opportunity
to earn while learning.
Benefits
to the External Organization
-
Value
addition through the participation of students and the
faculty in project work directly relevant to the
organization
-
Direct
contribution to industrial productivity
-
Direct
access to expertise available with the Institute
-
Access
to students who work as temporary employees of the
organization.
Benefits
to the Institute
-
Hands-on
training facilities to its students
-
Faculty
development through involvement with the students in
real-time projects
-
Curriculum
updation through feedback from industry
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Consultancy
opportunities.
