IIT ISM Dhanbad Summer Research Internship Scheme (SRIS) 2025

2 April, 2025

Dhanbad, Jharkhand

Internship

IIT ISM Dhanbad

IIT

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Full details for IIT ISM Dhanbad Summer Research Internship Scheme (SRIS) 2025.

Applications are invited for the Summer Research Internship Scheme (SRIS) for Undergraduate (Category-1) and Postgraduate (Category-II) Students. Applications are also invited for Long Term Research Internship Scheme (Category-III) (for B.Tech/ M.Tech/M.Sc /M.Sc-Tech/MBA Students) at IIT ISM Dhanbad.

Category-I: B.Tech Summer Research Internship Scheme 2025

  • Types of Funding
    • A. Institute funded (3 in each Department)
    • B. Project funded (As per availability)
    • C. Self-funded (As per requirement of the Department)
  • Application Timeline
    • 1 March 2025 to 15th April 2025
  • Duration
    • Maximum 2 months (or minimum one month)
  • Application fee
    • Rs. 500/- (Demand draft will not be acceptable.)
  • Assessment and Certificate
    • Interns must give an end-term presentation after completing the internship in front of the review committee. The recommendation of the review committee and the student attendance need to be sent to the Office of the Dean (R&D) by the internship guide through e-office for issuing the internship certificate.
  • Review Committee
    • Head of the Department/Centre, Internship Guide, DUGC Convener.
  • Accommodation
    • Hostel accommodation may be provided, subject to availability (on payment basis as per hostel rule).
  • Institute funded Interns
    • Will be paid a scholarship of Rs. 5,000/- per month for a maximum period of 2 months.
  • Project-funded Interns
    • Will be paid a scholarship (if available) as per the terms & conditions of the funding agency.

Category-II: PG Students Summer Research Internship Scheme 2025

  • Types of Funding
    • A. Institute funded (3 in each Department)
    • B. Project funded (As per availability)
    • C. Self-funded (As per requirement of the Department)
    • However, the PG students getting fellowship will not be entitled to separate monetary support under the Research Internship Scheme.
  • Application timeline
    • 1 March 2025 to 15th April 2025.
  • Duration
    • Maximum two months (or minimum one month)
  • Application fee
    • Rs. 500/- (Demand draft will not be acceptable.)
  • Assessment and Certificate
    • Interns must give an end-term presentation after completing the internship in front of the review committee. The recommendation of the review committee and the student attendance need to be sent to the Office of the Dean (R&D) by the internship/project guide through e-office for issuing the internship certificate.
  • Review Committee
    • Head of the Department/Centre, Internship Guide, DPGC Convener.
  • Accommodation
    • Hostel accommodation may be provided, subject to availability (on payment basis as per hostel rule).
  • Institute funded Interns
    • Will be paid a scholarship of Rs. 5,000/- per month for a maximum period of 2 months.
  • Project-funded Interns
    • Will be paid a scholarship (if available) as per the terms & conditions of the funding agency.

Category-III: Long Term Research Internship Scheme (For B.Tech/M.Tech/M.Sc/MBA)

  • Types of funding
    • B. Project funded
    • C. Self-funded (maximum 5 interns in each Department)
  • Application timeline
    • 1 March 2025 to 30th April 2025.
  • Duration
    • 6-12 months
  • Application fee
    • Rs. 500/- (Demand draft will not be acceptable.)
  • Onetime Internship Fee
    • Tuition fee (on actual) per semester will have to be paid on joining.
  • Assessment and certificates
    • Long term interns are required to give a mid-term presentation preferably after 2 months of joining to a review committee. The review committee will give feedback and suggest possible improvements in the work. At the end of the scheme, all the interns must make a presentation of the work carried out to the review committee. The recommendation of the review committee, copy of internship report and the student attendance need to be sent to the Dean (R&D) office by the internship guide through e-office for issuing the internship certificate.
  • Review Committee
    • Head of the Department, Internship Guide, DUGC/DPGC Convener.
  • Accommodation
    • Hostel accommodation may be provided, subject to availability (on payment basis as per hostel rule).
  • NOC from the parent institute is needed for the Long-term Research Internship.

Terms and conditions

The applications received by the Office of The Dean (R&D) will be forwarded to the Research Internship Scheme (RIS) Committee of the Department to recommend the applications. The RIS Committee of the Department is a three-member committee: Head of the Department as Chairperson, Convener DPGC/DUGC as applicable and one more faculty member from the Department. Applications other than RIS need to be shortlisted by the Department with a three-member committee: Head of the Department as Chairperson, Convener DUGC/DPGC and One more faculty member/guide from the Department.

Guidelines for Selecting the Interns under Short Term/Long Term RIS

  • The RIS committee may give preference to pre-final year students.
  • The candidate selection is based on the CGPA, publications, awards, research proposal, and letters of recommendation.
  • Following minimum CGPA criterion will apply for Institute/Project funded interns:
    1. CGPA 7.5 for IITs/IISC/IIMS/NITS/IISERS/NISERS/IHEST/CUs/GFTIs
    2. CGPA 8.0 for students of other institutes
  • Students with backlog and/or disciplinary action are not eligible.
  • Maximum one student per faculty can be funded from Institute funded category. The maximum number of Institute funded interns per Department is three each in category-1 & II, out of which one intern would be from IIT (ISM) Dhanbad.
  • The intern must bear the living expense. Interns are not entitled to the hostel facility. However, the hostel facility (on payment basis) may be provided to a few students based on availability.
  • All Non-IIT (ISM) interns will be issued a temporary institute ID to avail the library, sports, medical, computer center, internet and other institute and Departmental research and recreation facilities. She/he will be required to abide by the conduct of rules of the institute, failing which internship will be terminated and the intern will be asked to leave the campus.
  • Applications (Annexure-II) need to be submitted through an email (srip@iitism.ac.in). The applications are to be forwarded by the Head of the Department stating that there is no backlog and/or disciplinary action against the said student.
  • Interns will be provided free OPD facility and medicine available in the Health Centre of the Institute. Indoor hospitalization facility will also be provided in the Health Centre if necessary.

Important Dates

The Application shall be sent to srip@iitism.ac.in on or before 15th April 2025 for Category-I & II and on or before 30th April 2025 for Category-III.

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