MEA Government Internship [Stipend Upto Rs. 10 K]: Apply Now!

Applications are invited for the MEA Government Internship for 2024. Online applications are open on the official website.

About MEA

Ministry of External Affairs is launching the second edition of the MEA Internships Programme for the year 2023-24. The second edition of the programme is aimed towards continuing the aim of the Ministry to bring in more focus on MEA to provide value to the interns; to ensure better gender inclusivity and to increase diversity in terms of qualifications, domicile and socio-economic status amongst the cohort of interns engaged by the Ministry.

Eligibility Criteria

• Internships at MEA headquarters shall generally be open to Indian citizens with a minimum educational qualification of a graduate degree from a recognized university at the time of applying.
• Internships shall also be open to students who are presently in the final year of their graduation, where an internship is a mandatory part of their final-year curriculum.
• The age of the candidates should not exceed 25 years as of 31 December of the year of internship.

Benefits

• An honorarium of INR 10,000 per month will be paid to each intern to defray basic costs.
• Cost of one-time to and fro air travel subject to a ceiling of the prevailing economy class airfare between the State capital and Delhi, from the domicile State or the college/university of the selected candidates will be provided.
• The interns would be responsible for their boarding and lodging in Delhi during the period of their internship.

Guidelines

• Intake and Duration
  • Every year, internships will be offered in two terms of six months each viz. April to September and October to March. A maximum of 30 interns will be engaged by the Ministry during each term. Each intern will be engaged for a minimum period of one month and a maximum period of three months.
• Obligations of the intern
  • The internship programme provides an introduction to the process of formulation of foreign policy and its implementation by the Government of India.
  • Interns will be assigned specific topics of work by the concerned Head of Division (HOD) and may be required to conduct research, write reports, analyze evolving developments or carry out any other task entrusted to them by the HOD.
  • At the end of the internship, each intern shall submit a detailed report on the work carried out and, if required, make a presentation on it.
  • The outcome of study during the internship will remain as intellectual property of the Ministry of External Affairs and interns shall not use it without prior approval of the Ministry.
  • The intern shall maintain full confidentiality of any information relating to the Ministry of External Affairs

Timeline

How to Apply?

• The selection process will be fully online at www.internship.mea.gov.in with applications, scrutiny, selection, allocation of Division, notification, extension and certification to be managed on a dedicated internship portal of the Ministry. Each candidate needs to register on the internship portal and obtain access credentials to participate in the process.
• The selection process will consist of two stages viz. Preliminary Screening and Personal Interview. The process will follow a quota cum weightage system whereby applicants belonging to 14 States and 4 Union Territories will be considered in each term as per the table below. There may be 26 interns from the 14 States; 02 interns from the 4 Union Territories and 02 more interns with maximum marks from TADP districts / underprivileged sections of the society.
• A minimum of 30% may be filled by women candidates. Weightage will be based on academic performance assessed by the percentage of marks obtained in +2 and graduation exams.
• Candidates should apply online only. State-wise merit lists will be prepared – separately for male and female candidates by elimination based on academic performance in +2 and graduation exams.
• Priority will be given to applicants from TADP districts during the Preliminary Screening stage and to applicants belonging to SC/ST/OBC/EWS categories in the Personal Interview stage.

Regions

Salary

₹10,000 per month

Location

India

Click here to view the official notification MEA Government Internship.

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