IIT Internship Program 2021: IIT Kanpur invites application for the Summer internship program – SURGE 2021 from the UG Students across India. The Students Undergraduate Research Graduate Excellence (SURGE) program will be conducted online from 14 June to 22 August 2021. The interested and eligible candidates apply before 22 February 2021.
IIT Kanpur Internship Program Overview:
Under the Students-Undergraduate Research Graduate Excellence (SURGE) program, students from IITK and other participating institutions undertake short duration, but focused research projects and push their intellectual abilities beyond those driven by the classroom.
The duration of the program is approximately 10 weeks and the starting date of SURGE program is 14th June, 2021 and last date 22nd August, 2021. An award plus a commendation certificate is given to those SURGE students who produce exceptional quality research during the period.
The internship program is open to students from IIT Kanpur as well as other institutes. The option for funding available in the SURGE program as per the official website is as follows:
- Funding from SURGE (Institute Funded): Students working under “Funding from SURGE” only at IIT Kanpur receive a stipend of Rs 12,500 for 8 weeks duration.
- Funding from IIT Kanpur Project (Project Funded): This program funded by faculty members of IIT Kanpur will provide an opportunity to the students, to work on projects.
- Self Funded: This will provide an opportunity to the students, to work on projects of faculty members of IIT Kanpur but would not be receiving any funding at all.
- Industry IIT Kanpur tie up: This program, wherein the stipend will be paid by the industry, is open to only IIT Kanpur students this year, and will provide an opportunity to participants, as individuals or in teams, to work on real-world projects proposed by the industry with mentors from both IIT Kanpur and the industry.
For the above-mentioned categories, students pursuing the following degrees can apply:
- BTech, BE, BArch or BS (3rd year completed).
- Five year degree program 3rd year completed, 4thyear completed.
- BSc or BA (second year completed).
- Dual Degree (2nd, 3rd, 4th year).
- MSc 2-Year (1st year).
How To Apply IIT Kanpur Intern 2021:
Interested and eligible candidates can apply on the official SURGE website before 22 February 2021, and non-IIT Kanpur students need to pay an online application fee of Rs 500.
SURGE Official Website Link: Click Here
SURGE 2021 Apply Link: Click Here