INTERNSHIP: NITI Aayog Internship 2025, New Delhi [September; 6 Weeks] [Apply by September 10]
About NITI Aayog
• NITI Aayog is the apex public policy think tank of the Government of India.
• It is tasked with catalyzing economic development and fostering cooperative federalism.
• The Prime Minister is the Chairperson.
• Current members include:
• Vice Chairperson: Suman Bery
• Ex-Officio Members: Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, Nirmala Sitharaman, and Narendra Singh Tomar
About the internship
• The NITI Aayog Internship Scheme is open to undergraduate, postgraduate students, and research scholars enrolled in recognized universities/institutions in India and abroad.
• Interns will work closely with NITI’s verticals, divisions, and cells.
• Applications must be submitted online through the registration form.
Purpose
• To provide short-term exposure of selected candidates with different Verticals/Divisions/Units of NITI Aayog.
Objective
• To enable young academic talent to engage with NITI Aayog’s work for mutual benefit.
• Interns gain insight into government functioning and developmental policy issues.
• Contributions include generating policy inputs such as empirical analysis, briefing reports, and policy papers.
Mode of internship
• On-site (New Delhi)
Eligibility criteria
• Bonafide students of recognized universities/institutions in India or abroad.
• Undergraduate students: Completed/appeared in term-end exams of 2nd year (4th semester) and secured at least 85% in Class XII.
• Graduate students: Completed/appeared in term-end exams of 1st year (2nd semester) of postgraduate program or pursuing research/PhD with at least 70% marks in graduation.
• Students who have completed graduation/post-graduation and are awaiting admission to higher studies may also apply if they secured at least 70% marks overall.
• The period between declaration of final exam result and start of internship should not exceed six months.
Location
• New Delhi
Duration
• Minimum: 6 weeks
• Maximum: 6 months
• Interns not completing the requisite duration will not be issued a certificate.
Last date to apply
• 10th September 2025