Applications are invited for Young Interns Program 2023-24 by Govt of Rajasthan. The last date of application is June 5.
About YIP
The Young Interns program (YIP) is an internship program envisaged by state government for providing opportunities to the talented and progressive youth to upgrade their skills by gaining practical experience of working in the programs, schemes and projects of the government departments. The program is mutually beneficial to the government as well as the interns.
The government is benefitted by infusing novelty and innovation in the project implementation and service delivery system through the youthful and courageous ideas & techniques of the young interns and the interns are benefitted by attaining the knowledge of project implementation and the ecosystem of the government functionalities.
Objective
The objectives of the program are as follows:-
- To empower the young brains to attain awareness and knowledge about various government programs and services and about various interventions between government, service providers, recipients and peripheral agencies such as media, civil society etc.
- To strengthen their research and evaluation skills in the field of public administration and development services.
- To generate interest amongst youth towards entire service delivery ecosystem of the public services.
- To get independent critical analysis of government programs and for seeking suggestions for corrective measures.
- To augment innovations from the young minds to enhance the outreach and impact of government schemes & programs.
Eligibility
General Eligibility Criteria-
- Age-Age between 21 yrs. to 30 yrs.
- Excellent communication/presentation/intra–personal skills/ soft skills.
- Good Knowledge of English as well as Hindi language (Reading, Speaking, Writing and Understanding)
- Well versed in ICT skills and knowledge of MS Office and other similar programs on alternative platforms.
Specific Educational Eligibility Criteria for Application-
- The applicant should have a post-graduate qualification with minimum 60% marks or a CGPA of 6 on a scale of 10 in any stream from a recognized university.
- The graduate applicant of Engineering/Medical/Law/CA/CS Streams form a recognized University with minimum 60% marks or a CGPA of 6 on a scale of 10 shall also be eligible for this internship.
- The applicant with working experience in the field of his/her choice of department shall be given priority.
- Any other additional educational and/or technical qualifications and experience shall be as per the special requirements submitted by the concerned department/district collector/divisional HQ, if any.
- It is mandatory for all the interns to have their own Laptop and data card/internet facility.
- In case of any dispute, the decision of the Secretary-in-charge, Statistics Department will be binding and final.
Application
- Applications will be invited from the eligible candidates through the online application platform.
- The applicant shall have to submit an “intent write-up” of not less than 300 words to justify his/her selection for a scheme/project/program of a department for his/her chosen sector of internship.
Duration
- Internship is of one year duration and the intern, after internal assessment, will be provided certificate after completion of the internship.
- After end of the first year, if the mentor/nodal officer feels and recommends the extension in the internship duration on the basis of the performance of the intern, the duration of internship may be increased by one more year with six months at a time.
- In no circumstances, the duration of internship shall be more than two years.
Stipend
The selected interns will be paid Rs. 30,000/- per month as stipend. Rs. 2500/- shall be paid to each intern per month as laptop connectivity and mobility support.
Selection Process
- Applications for 73 interns (2 for each District HQ and 3 for each Divisional HQ) will be invited from the eligible candidates by the concerned District Collectors.
- Scrutiny of applications will be done by the selection committee constituted for the purpose including one chairman (Collector or CEO of ZP or ADM) and two members not below the rank of SDO.
- Group Discussion and Personal Interview (Any one or both) shall be conducted by the selection committee mentioned above.
- The guidelines, application form etc. has been sent to all the districts with directions to complete the process of selection of interns at the earliest.
