ICCR provides an excellent opportunity for budding scholars to familiarise themselves with the role of soft power in foreign policy formulation in the Government of India. These Interns would be expected to supplement the process of analysis in various fields (creative writing, cultural mapping, etc).
Internship Policy Of Indian Council For Cultural Relations (ICCR) - Introduction
Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) is an autonomous body under the Ministry of External Affairs.
The Internship Policy of the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) provides an excellent opportunity for budding scholars to familiarise themselves with the role of soft power in foreign policy formulation in the Government of India. These ‘Interns’ shall be given exposure to various Sections with ICCR and would be expected to supplement the process of analysis in various fields including creative writing, cultural mapping, technology upgradation in EGIT, creating a module for performing and visual art, historical cultural linkages of India with other countries and the use of social media in cultural diplomacy. It aims at active participation in the learning process through experimentation and putting into practice the knowledge acquired in the classrooms.
Intake
A maximum of 15 interns will be engaged by ICCR during the course of a year.
Location
The interns will be placed at ICCR, New Delhi and its Regional Offices in Mumbai, Pune, Kolkata, Guwahati, Ahmedabad and Hyderabad.
Duration
Each intern will be engaged for a maximum period of four months.
Duties & Responsibilities
Interns will be assigned specific topics of work by the concerned Sectional Head and may be required to conduct research, write reports, analyse evolving developments or carry out any other task entrusted to them by the Sectional Heads.
Benefits
Honorarium
An honorarium of ₹10,000/- per month will be paid to each intern.
Air Fare
The cost of one-time to-and-fro air travel is subject to a ceiling of the prevailing economy class airfare between the state capital and Delhi, from the domicile state or from the college/university of the selected candidates will be provided.
NOTE: The interns will be responsible for their board and lodging in Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Kolkata.
Logistics Support
Necessary logistical support will be provided to the intern taking into account the functional requirements.
Certificate
Certificates will be issued to the interns on satisfactory completion of their internships and on submission of their report/paper and its evaluation by the head of the concerned division.
Eligibility
- The applicant should be a citizen of India.
- The applicant should be a graduate in Humanities, Mass Communication, Journalism, Design, Anthropology, History, Art, Archaeology, Science, Languages, Museology, or Fine Arts.
- The age of the applicant should be less than or equal to 25 years as of 31st December of the year of the Internship.
- Postgraduate, Research Students, and Foreign Language Students are also eligible.
- The applicant should have an excellent academic track record.
- The applicant should preferably be from any recognized university in India.
Reservation / Preference / Priority
Research scholars with formal backgrounds in International Relations and Soft Power Projection will be given preference depending upon the requirement of ICCR.
The candidates with the highest marks are most likely to be called for a personal interview.
Exclusions
The individuals who had earlier opted out of the internship program are barred from applying again.
Application Process
Interested students can email their applications in the prescribed format to: [email protected] with a copy to [email protected] (Dy. Director General, Administration, Azad Bhavan, IP Estate, New Delhi)