Research Opportunities in India

Sai Prasath and Jatin Khare

Why research internship?
● Realize whether you are interested in research
● Helps you develop a few skills
● Not easy to get a development based intern (for 2nd
years)
● Better way to spend your summer
○ Help build a profile
How to get one?

● Applying through internship portals

● Personally mailing the professors
Nature of the internships:
● Application oriented, not theoretical
● Some development component
● Flexible timings (weekly review)
● Basic stipend/facilities
● Final Report (may result in publications too)
Selection Criteria
(Ranked by importance)

1. CGPA (8.5+)/ Class Rank (Top 5%)

○ Get your transcript
2. SOP/ LOR
3. Previous projects/ research experience/ CV
4. PORs/Extracurriculars (Mostly not considered)
How to write an SOP?
-Be specific
● Why are you interested in this field?
● Highlight your previous research/project works
● Mention courses (maybe online)
● Describe your future goals
● Specifics about department/institute you find compelling
Applying through internship portals:
Time frame: Nov-March
● Summer Research Fellowship Programme (SRFP), IAS
● JNCASR
● SPARK, IIT Roorkee
● SRIP, IIT Gandhinagar
● SURGE, IIT Kanpur
● Eklavya Summer Internship, IIT Bombay
● IIT Hyderabad Summer Internship
● Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR)
● Narendra, IISc
Additional Specific Internships:
● GERMI
● CSIR
● IIT KGP
● INAE
● Other Institutes: NITs, IISER, CMI, ISI etc.
 Personally mailing the Professors:
steps(){

● Select your University/Institute

● Analyze the professor’s profile
● Read his publications and research work
● Write an email (content of the email, next slide)
● Wait for the response
● Wait for the response
● Put a Gentle Reminder
● if (positive) {good to go;exit();}
● else steps();}
Personally Mailing the Professors*
Dear Prof. QQQ/Sir/Ma’am,

...about yourself..., ...research interests..., ...publications you read...

...your projects…

...courses you have taken (institute/online)...

...why you want to pursue research? and how will it help you?...

Thank You

Full credentials
*Will be discussed elaborately by Saif.
Personally Mailing the Professors*
Things to keep in mind -
● Don’t mail professors already associated with any
internship programmes
● Can concentrate on IITs with no such internship
programmes
● Timeline: start mailing by December end.
Feel free to contact!
Sai Prasath

Mob. +91 73959 63990

Jatin Khare

Mob. +91 9406618301

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THANK YOU!