Course

Internship Credit Framework as Per NEP

As Per NEP, a minimum of 2-4 credits, out of the required minimum 120/160 credits, of a 3-year UG degree/4-year UG degree (Honours)/4-year UG degree (Honours with A Research) can be assigned for Internship as per the National Higher Education Qualifications Framework (NHEQF) and Curriculum and Credit Framework for Undergraduate Programme (CCFUP). An internship of 60 to 120 hours duration after the 4th semester will, be mandatory for the students enrolled in UG degree programmes. For an internship, one credit of Internship means two-hour engagement per week. Accordingly, in a semester of 15 weeks’ duration, one credit in this course is equivalent to 30 hours of engagement in a semester.

Academic Credentials (UGC Guidelines)

An internship of 60 to 120 hours duration after the 4th semester will be mandatory for the students enrolled in UG degree programmes. For an internship, one credit of Internship means two-hour engagement per week. Accordingly, in a semester of 15 weeks’ duration, one credit in this course is equivalent to 30 hours of engagement in a semester.

INTERNSHIP REPORT

After completion of Internship, the student should prepare a comprehensive report to indicate what they have observed and learnt in the training period. Daily diary will also help to a great extent in writing the industrial report since much of the information has already been incorporated by the student into the daily diary. The training report should be signed by the Internship Supervisor, HOD and Faculty Mentor. The Internship report will be evaluated on the basis of following criteria:

1. Adequacy and purposeful write-

• Organization, formats, images, style, language

1. Variety and relevance of learning
2. Practical applications, relationships with basic theory and concepts taught in the course

MONITORING & EVALUATION OF INTERNSHIP

The industrial training of the students will be evaluated in three stages:

1. Evaluation by
2. Evaluation by faculty
3. Evaluation through seminar presentation/viva-voce at the

EVALUATION BY INDUSTRY

The industry will evaluate the students based on the Punctuality, eagerness to learn, Maintenance of Daily Diary and skill test in addition to any remarks.

EVALUATION THROUGH SEMINAR PRESENTATION/VIVA-VOCE AT THE INSTITUTE

The student will give a seminar based on his training report, before an expert committee constituted by the concerned department as per norms of the institute. The evaluation will be based on the following criteria:

• Quality of content
• Proper planning for
• Effectiveness of
• Depth of knowledge and
• Attendance record, daily diary, departmental reports shall also be analyzed along with the Internship

Objective

Internships are educational and career development opportunities, providing practical experience in a field or discipline. They are structured, short-term, supervised placements often focused on particular tasks or projects with defined timescales. An internship may be compensated, non-compensated or some time may be paid. The internship has to be meaningful and mutually beneficial to the intern and the organization.