Applications are invited from the final year students for the below programme. The CONDITION is that the internship has to be done at the same place as that of summer internship. You may send the application to me with all the details and relevant documents through email/ in person by 10th Aug. We shall decide on the application by 16th Aug.
Guidelines
for 6-Month Industrial Internship
for
B Tech 4th Year students
It
is being proposed that in order for the students to learn more beyond class
room and to enhance their employability, the final year students may opt for
industrial internship of 6-month
duration after 6th semester . It will be essential to carry out one project
during internship, which will be
assigned in consultation with the
concerned organization and shall carry
the same credits as the course work of the 7th semester.
Those
who do not opt for the same, shall be attending the regular courses of 7th
semester in the University. Following guidelines shall be followed for the
allotment and evaluation of the project:
1. Project Selection:
The
Department would seek the names of the students interested in attending 6 months
internship with industry. The department
shall try to place maximum number of students in the industry. Once the
industry has been finalised, the faculty would try to develop the project, in
consultation with the Project Manager(s) and in turn shall allot the same to
the students.
The
interested students would also be encouraged to discuss industrial options with
the Project Engineer or Project Manager during their 4-6 weeks of summer
training (after completion of 3rd year). The student will submit a brief
proposal consisting of proposed methodology and outcomes, along with a
timeline. This proposal will be reviewed by a panel of 3 faculty members,
selected and approved by HOD/ Dean, and will be verified from the concerned
organization as well. After the project has been vetted and verified, the same
shall be allotted to the students which (s)he shall be undertaking. After the
acceptance of the project by the Department, the same shall be communicated to
the concerned organization. The concerned organisation shall provide a
certified letter to this effect, including the duration, title and scope of the
project and the contact details of the supervisor.
2. Monitoring:
The
project of the student shall be monitored on a continuous basis by the
department. The department shall assign this work to two full time faculty members,
who would personally visit all the project sites, at least twice in the six
months period. During the visit, the faculty member shall interact with the
supervisor and other members on the site to get an honest assessment of the
work being done by the student. The faculty member shall also verify the
reports submitted by the student to the department. Based upon his assessment,
the faculty member shall award him grades, which shall be further converted
into marks after the two monitoring assessments
If
the faculty finds that the student is not adhering to the work plan/ not
reporting/ or otherwise not being sincere in his/ her efforts, the project may
be terminated with immediate effect and the student shall be sent back and
declared "fail" in the project and shall have to repeat the year.
Weightage
for the two on-site assessments shall be 20%
3. Continuous Assessment:
The
student will maintain a daily diary (similar to the one issued for summer
training), to be provided by the University, and will report weekly, with a
report of the work performed (report format to be designed separately) signed
by the concerned supervisor of the industry, to the concerned academic
department through email.
A
monthly progress report will also be submitted by concerned project supervisor
at the place of training (in a format to be designed). However, this shall be
very minimal form where the regularity/ punctuality/ work progress shall be
reported to the concerned department.
The
student will report to the university for 2 internal assessments, one each at
the end of 2nd and 4th month of the project. If the
student is placed far away, the same can be conducted over skype or
video-conferencing. Each of these two assessments shall be done by a panel of
three departmental faculty.
The
weightage of CA shall be 40%
If
the student misses any of the two or both the assessments due to any reason,
the same may be rescheduled, as per the convenience of both, but not later than
2 weeks from the earlier scheduled date. However, if the student fails to
appear in the rescheduled assessment, his project may be cancelled and be
declared failed and shall have to repeat the year.
4. Final Assessment:
The
student will need to undergo a final assessment at the university campus by a
panel of one external expert and departmental experts through presentation and
viva. A report on the work done shall also be submitted by the student in a
bound form, at least two weeks before the final assessment.
The
weightage of the final assessment shall be 40%
If
the student fails to appear in the final assessment for any reason, he may be given an option to appear for the
same at the end of summer term. However, if he fails to appear even in the
summer term, then the current rules applicable to those not appearing in the shall apply.
5. Dates:
·
The project shall
be finalised by the department not later than 30th June
·
If the project is
being developed by the student during the summer training, the same shall be
finalised by 30th July.
·
Each department
shall release the final list of students undergoing the industrial project,
latest by 31st August after the approval of the Dean
·
The first
monitoring visit shall be completed by 30th Sep
·
The first
assessment shall have to be done latest by 15th Oct.
·
The second
monitoring visit shall be completed by 15th Dec.
·
The second
assessment shall have to be completed by 15th Dec
·
Final assessment
shall be done alongwith the practical examination of the running term
6. Undertaking:
The
student opting for the programme shall write an undertaking, on a non-judicial
stamp paper stating that he/she has chosen to do 6-month industrial internship
on his/ her own, and that in case he/she is found not adhering to the rules and
regulations of the company and university (which may change with time, although
the rules once framed shall be the same for all the students of any particular
batch and shall not be changed mid-way), he/she may be asked to withdraw from
the programme and may have to repeat the year.
There
shall be no extra fees charged for the same. However, the travel, food and stay
cost shall be borne by the student and/ or concerned organisation/ industry.
The university shall not bear any of these costs. Any other charges of the
company shall also have to be borne by the student and shall have to be paid
directly to the company.
The
student shall also have to give an undertaking to the effect that by opting for
the industrial internship he/she may not
be able to attend any on-campus placement drives taking place during the semester,
although the University shall not prevent any eligible student from attending any
such drive.
7. Parent's Consent:
Parental
consent for this internship is mandatory. The department shall make sure that
the student submits an undertaking duly signed by the parents. The undertaking
shall also be verified by the department, by talking to the parents and their
consent is recorded on the form. The parents shall also be informed about the situation
in case the student does not adhere to the rules and regulations or creates any
problems for the industry in any way.
