The Government of India has written to IIMs and prominent knowledge partners across the country, asking for MBA interns to help the government in its efforts to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic. The interns will work in collaboration with 11 Special Empowered Groups which have been set up by the government to handle the Coronavirus crisis. The interns will work under the assigned Empowered Groups for eight weeks and provide a comprehensive and integrated response to the Covid-19 crisis, the letter issued by the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions said.
The Central Government in a communique has asked for interns from the Indian Institute of Management and other institutions to help with the groups of offices responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Personnel Minister has asked the institutions to provide MBA interns to support the groups set up by the government for data analysis and evidence-based policy inputs as part of the COVID-19 response team.
11 groups have been set up by the government to make sure that a comprehensive and integrated response is built for the Coronavirus pandemic across the country. The communique issued also states that with the approval from the competent authority it has been decided that the interns will be provided for a period of eight weeks from the date of joining to the said groups.
Internship to students from the government knowledge partners may be provided for eight weeks from the date of joining. The interns will support the Empowered groups with data analysis and evidence-based policy inputs, the letter written to the IIM directors said.
fter the IIMs propose the name of the interested candidates, the government will convene an online interview process to pick a select group of interns. Apart from performance in the interview, the candidate selection will also be determined based on their previous work experience and other educational qualifications mentioned in their bio-data, the letter said.
In view of the nationwide lockdown and movement restrictions, the internship is purely work from home opportunity. All interns will work on the select tasks provided by the Empowered groups and send their inputs online using SLACK app. Upon the completion of the internship period, all interns will be provided with a certificate issued by the Secretary, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions.
However, unlike the highly enumerated internships provided by big Multi-national companies, the Covid-19 government internship will be pro bono and no stipend will be provided to the students. All the institutes have been asked to send the list of interested candidates at the earliest on the email-id: manoj.gupta74@nic.in and soigot-dopt@gov.in.
Institutions providing Interns
The interns for the government COVID-19 help groups will be provided from IIMs including Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Indore, Lucknow, Shillong, Kozhikode, Raipur, Ranchi, and Bodh Gaya.
The other institutions providing interns for the government include Indian School of Business, Hyderabad, Mohali, Energy, and Resource Institute, Delhi, Management Development Institute, Gurgaon, Indian Institute of Public Administration, Delhi, and Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Foundation, Delhi.
Selection of Interns
The interns from IIMs will be interviewed and selected based on their bio-data and experience and interview.
Tasks assigned
The groups will assign the interns with tasks and also get the required output by the group who will also be working on the work assigned to them. With the completion of the internship will be confirmed by the relevant groups or departments concerned into which the interns were assigned. After receiving confirmation from the groups, the interns will be issued with certificates by the Secretary of the Department of Personnel and Training.
It must, however, be noted that the interns will not be paid stipends during the assignments.
source; financialexpress, jagranjosh
