The State government (Government of Rajasthan) has been running the Young Interns Program (YIP) for ten years.
In the budget announcement of FY 2023-24, Hon’ble Chief Minister has made a provision for 250 young interns out of which the provision of the following numbers of interns for Divisional HQs and other District HQs, is to be made-
- Interns to be deployed at each Divisional HQ- 3 each
- Interns to be deployed at each District HQ- 2 each
These interns are to be selected by the District Collectors for monitoring and innovation in the government schemes being implemented by the districts.
Following are the other eligibility conditions and the selection criteria for these young interns:-
Eligibility Criteria
- Age-Age between 21 yrs. to 30 yrs.
- Excellent communication/presentation/intra–personal skills/ soft skills.
- Good Knowledge of English as well as Hindi language (Reading, Speaking, Writing, and Understanding)
- Well-versed in ICT skills and knowledge of MS Office and other similar programs on alternative platforms.
Specific Educational Eligibility Criteria for Application-
- The applicant should have a post-graduate qualification with a minimum of 60% marks or a CGPA of 6 on a scale of 10 in any stream from a recognized university.
- The graduate applicant of Engineering/Medical/Law/CA/CS Streams from a recognized University with minimum 60% mark or a CGPA of 6 on a scale of 10 shall also be eligible for this internship.
- Any other additional educational and/or technical qualifications and experience shall be as per the special requirements submitted by the concerned District Collector/Divisional HQ, if any.
- All the interns must have their own Laptop and data card/internet facility.
- In case of any dispute, the decision of the Secretary-in-charge, Statistics Department will be binding and final.
Stipend
- The selected interns will be paid Rs. 30,000/- per month as a stipend. Rs. 2500/- shall be paid to each intern per month as laptop connectivity and data card/internet facility.
- The payment of the stipend for the last quarter of the internship shall be withheld if the final report of the internship complete in all respects is not submitted and reached to the DES during this quarter.
- After joining the internship, if the intern leaves the assignment/internship within one month, no stipend or any other remuneration will be paid.
- Every intern will be eligible for one casual leave every month on an accrual basis. Such leaves shall be provided in a cumulative manner i.e. 12 leaves for the entire year (From Jan. to Dec.).
- If the intern avails of leave without accrual, his payment for the leave day shall be deducted from the monthly payment of the stipend.
However, a few states’ last dates have passed. The Rajasthan government is still looking for interns. To know about the official notification Click here and know more Click here.
