Applications are invited for the Semester Long Fossee Internship 2025 by IIT Bombay. The screening task submission deadline is January 27, 2025!

About FOSSEE

The FOSSEE (Free/Libre and Open Source Software for Education) project is dedicated to promoting the adoption of FLOSS (Free/Libre and Open Source Software) tools to enhance the quality of education in India. Its primary objective is to reduce reliance on proprietary software within educational institutions. Through a range of initiatives, FOSSEE encourages the use of FLOSS tools and aims to replace commercial software with open-source alternatives. The project also focuses on the development and enhancement of FLOSS tools to meet the specific needs of academia and research. FOSSEE is an initiative under the National Mission on Education through Information and Communication Technology (ICT), supported by the Ministry of Education (MoE), Government of India.

Semester Long FOSSEE Internship 2025 by IIT Bombay

Semester Long Internship 2025

FOSSEE invites applications for the Semester-long Internship 2025. The students get an opportunity to work with the FOSSEE team for one semester. This is a remote internship with continuous support and mentoring. To get shortlisted for the internship, Select a project and choose a screening task from the table given below. Then you need to complete at least one of the screening tasks. The selection will be purely based on the evaluation criteria of each screening task.

Selection Process

  • To register Please select one of the projects from the table given below and fill out this form to register.
  • The submitted task will be reviewed by experts/ mentors from the FOSSEE team.
  • After the review, the top submissions will be selected. The results of the selected interns will be displayed on the website.
  • The interns will get the flexibility to work full-time (8 hrs a day) or part-time (4 hrs a day) during the internship.
  • The selected interns have to submit a duly signed scanned copy of the NOC from the institution head. The format of the NOC shall be sent to the selected interns on their registered email ID.
  • Only after submission of the NOC, the selection of the intern will be finalized. If any intern fails to submit the NOC, the chance will be given to the next intern on the waitlist.

Screening Task Details

Project NameBrief description of the screening taskWeblinkContact Email ID
OsdagAny one of the following:

1. Python program with unit tests for the design of a steel connection (Civil Engineering or any other field)
2. Python program for developing a 3D Model of a Portal Frame Structure using PythonOCC/FreeCAD (Any stream)
3. Make an executable (.exe/.deb) for the Osdag Conda package (Any stream)
4. Create the UI of the Osdag web app using React and develop endpoints using Django/REST (Any stream)
5. Steel vs. Concrete Bridge Cost Comparison Software with SQLite and PyQt5 (Any stream)
6. Animation Development for Steel Connections in Osdag Using Blender or Other FLOSS Tools (Any stream)
7. Design a simple beam bridge, performing structural analysis, component design, and documentation using engineering tools, Python, and LaTeX. (Civil/Structural Engineering)		Linkcontact-osdag@fossee.in
Scilab Control System toolbox developmentThe screening task involves implementing Scilab functions for the Control System Toolbox, similar to how they are implemented in Octave.Linkcontact@scilab.in
Scilab Image Processing toolbox developmentThe screening task involves implementing Scilab functions for the Image Processing Toolbox, similar to how they are implemented in Octave.Linkcontact@scilab.in
Open Source Hardware (Arduino)SvelteKit Blockly Application for Python Code Generation
Electron App for Compiling and Running Python Code on an Arduino / ESP32		Linkfloss-arduino@fossee.in
OpenFOAMTemperature Variation and Pressure drop in a 180° bent heated pipeLinkcontact-cfd@fossee.in
eSimAny one of the following:

1: eSim Research Migration(Electronics and related fields)
2: eSim Upgradation(CSE and related fields)
3: Tool manager in eSim(CSE and related fields)		Linkcontact-esim@fossee.in
OpenFOAM GUIThere are 3 sets of screening tasks,
each set focusing on a particular skill set. The candidate may
complete and submit two of the 3 sets of tasks.		Linkcontact-cfd@fossee.in
OpenModelica GUIPython Desktop App for OpenModelica
As the screening task to get selected, you need to create a Desktop App using Python (PyQt library) which has the features listed below. Please ensure that you use the technologies mentioned. Please follow the submission procedure and go through the evaluation criteria carefully while submitting the task.		Linkcontact-esim@fossee.in
Scope 3 Emissions Database Development in Python/RAny two of the following:
1: Scope 3 Emissions Data Collection and Analysis
2: Scope 3 Emissions Database Design Using Python/R
3: Theoretical Research and Data Visualization		Linkcontact-esim@fossee.in

If you need any help while submitting the screening task please feel free to contact the mentors at the email id’s mentioned.

How to Apply?

Interested and eligible candidates can apply via this link.

Terms of Engagement

Remote Full time / Part-time

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work with faculty from IIT Bombay
  • Certificate of Internship
  • Recognition on the FOSSEE website

Note : At the end of the internship, you may receive an honorarium depending on the quality of work.

Rules and Regulations

  • Once the, Internship starts, every intern will be assessed every week based on the quality and quantity of the work.
  • At any point, if the work is found unsatisfactory, the internship offer will be withdrawn.
  • The content submitted for the screening task as well as the work done during the internship shall be released in open source.
  • The decision of the FOSSEE team in declaring the results will be final. No queries in this regard will be entertained.

Deadline

The screening task submission deadline is January 27, 2025!

Click here to view the official notifcation for the Semester Long FOSSEE Internship 2025.

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