Position: National Water Mission Internship Scheme - 2021

Organization: The National Action Plan on Climate Change

Location: Not Disclosed

Apply: http://nwm.gov.in/node/661

Five goals identified for the NWM are: -

Comprehensive water database in public domain and assessment of the impact of climate change on water resources;

• Promotion of citizen and State action for water conservation, augmentation and preservation;
• Focused attention to vulnerable areas including over-exploited areas
• Increasing water use efficiency by 20% and
• Promotion of basin level integrated water resources management.
• Attaining the goals of NWM requires the active participation of multiple stakeholders, especially youth.
• Accordingly, National Water Mission, Department of Water Resources, RD & GR, Ministry of Jal Shakti

Eligibility Criteria:

Persons fulfilling the following criteria are eligible to apply for internship under the scheme: 

The applicant should be citizen of India.

The applicant should be a Graduate or a Post Graduate from a reputed University/ Institution within India or abroad.  Persons pursuing specialization in Water Resources and allied sectors would be preferred.

In the case of Graduates:

The applicant should have obtained at least 60% marks at Graduation level, and

The applicant should not be above 24 years as on date of application

In the case of Post Graduates:

The applicant should have obtained at least 50% marks in Post Graduation level, and

The applicant should not be above 28 years of age as on date of application

Duration of Internship:- The period of internship shall be for a minimum period of two months but shall not exceed six months in individual cases.

Number of Interns: A maximum of ten Interns may be engaged at any given time by NWM Secretariat on remuneration basis.

Remuneration for the Interns: Interns engaged will be entitled to a consolidated remuneration of Rs.15,000/- per month per intern for post graduates and Rs.10,000/- per month per intern for graduates payable on submission and acceptance of internship reports by the Competent Authority in NWM. No other expenses like travel costs, etc. will be reimbursed.

Certificate of Internship: Certificates will be issued to the interns on satisfactory completion of their internship and on submission of their Report/Paper and its evaluation by NWM officers. Interns not completing the minimum period will not be issued any certificate.

Declaration of Secrecy:- Interns will be required to furnish a declaration of secrecy in prescribed format before reporting for internship.

Stay/accommodation: Interns have to make their own arrangements for their stay/accommodation at their own expense.

Certificate from Institution: At the time joining on selection, applicants shall be required to produce a letter from their Supervisor/Head of Department/Principal, indicating their status in the Institution and “No Objection Certificate” for allowing their student to undergo Internship programme for the period for which he/she is selected.

For more info click the link below:

http://nwm.gov.in/?q=internship-scheme-2021