Applications are invited for the FOSSEE Winter Internship 2024. The last date for the application is October 31, 2024.
About FOSSEE
The FOSSEE (Free/Libre and Open Source Software for Education) project promotes using FLOSS tools in academia and research. It is part of the National Mission on Education through Information and Communication Technology (ICT), Ministry of Education (MoE), Government of India. Below is the list of projects promoted by FOSSEE.
FOSSEE Winter Internship 2024
The FOSSEE project invites applications for the Winter Internship 2024. The students will work with the FOSSEE team for 1.5 to 2 months. This is a remote (tentative) internship with support and mentoring from the FOSSEE team. To get shortlisted for the internship, select a project and choose a screening task from the table given below. Complete at least one of the screening tasks and submit. The selection will be purely based on the evaluation criteria of each screening task.
How to Participate?
Students desirous of being selected for this internship must learn Free/Libre and Open Source Software (FLOSS) and complete at least one screening task. These tasks can involve programming, scientific computing, or collecting data useful to the community. They are not very complicated and can be done in a week.
Important Dates
| Registration start date | 17 October 2024 |
| Last date of submission | 31 October 2024 |
| Declaration of Results | 4 November 2024 |
| Commencement of the Internship | 8 November 2024 |
| Internship duration | 8 Nov to 24 December 2024 |
Project Details
| Project Name | Brief description of the screening task | Weblink | Contact Details |
| Osdag | Any one of the following: 1. Python program for the design of laterally supported flexural members (Civil Engineering) 2. Creating the UI of the Osdag Desktop App (Any stream) 3. Package the provided prism viewer application using Conda (Any stream) | Click here | contact-osdag[at]fossee.in |
| Scilab | Create new custom blocks and a palette in Xcos/Scicos | Click here | contact[at]scilab.in |
| eSim | Any one of the following: eSim Research Migration(Electronics and related fields) eSim Upgradation(CSE and related fields) Tool manager in eSim(CSE and related fields) | Click here | contact-esim[at]fossee.in |
| System Administration | Email administration for Zimbra Collaboration Server (Open Source Edition) using BASH/Ansible scripts. | Click here | sysads[at]fossee.in |
If you need any help submitting the screening task, please feel free to contact the mentors at the email addresses mentioned.
How to Apply?
Interested candidates can register through this link.
Terms of Engagement
Remote (tentative) Full-time / Part-time. According to the hostel availability, it can be physical.
Deadline
The last date for the application is October 31, 2024.
