Government requests for interns from IIMs to help with COVID-19 work

The Central Government in a communique has asked for interns from the Indian Institute of Management and other institutions to help with the groups of offices responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Personnel Minister has asked the institutions to provide MBA interns to support the groups set up by the government for data analysis and evidence-based policy inputs as part of the COVID-19 response team. 

11 groups have been set up by the government to make sure that a comprehensive and integrated response is built for the Coronavirus pandemic across the country. The communique issued also states that with the approval from the competent authority it has been decided that the interns will be provided for a period of eight weeks from the date of joining to the said groups. 

Institutions providing Interns

The interns for the government COVID-19 help groups will be provided from IIMs including Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Indore, Lucknow, Shillong, Kozhikode, Raipur, Ranchi, and Bodh Gaya. 

The other institutions providing interns for the government include Indian School of Business, Hyderabad, Mohali, Energy, and Resource Institute, Delhi, Management Development Institute, Gurgaon, Indian Institute of Public Administration, Delhi, and Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Foundation, Delhi. 

Selection of Interns

The interns from IIMs will be interviewed and selected based on their bio-data and experience and interview. 

Tasks assigned

The groups will assign the interns with tasks and also get the required output by the group who will also be working on the work assigned to them. With the completion of the internship will be confirmed by the relevant groups or departments concerned into which the interns were assigned. After receiving confirmation from the groups, the interns will be issued with certificates by the Secretary of the Department of Personnel and Training. 

It must, however, be noted that the interns will not be paid stipends during the assignments. 

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