VSSC offers opportunity for project work (Main Project) to final year students undergoing the following courses, in limited numbers. M Tech/ME and MSc & MPhil (Physics/Chemistry) B Tech

Guidelines

1. For M Tech/ME and M Sc & M Phil (Physics/Chemistry) Studentshttp://www.vssc.gov.in/VSSC_V4/index.php/academic-project-work

• Maximum duration allowed for the project is 6 months for MSc & MPhil, and 12 months for MTech

• Pre-requisite for MSc project work is 65% marks (minimum) in BSc and for MPhil project work is 65%   marks(minimum) in MSc

• Students who intend to do the project work, starting any time in January to June should submit the application   and declaration in prescribed forms duly filled in all respects along with biodata on or before 15th November   of the previous year. Decision on the acceptance/rejection of the application will be communicated to the   college during December.

•Students who intend to do the project work, starting any time in July to December should submit the   application and declaration forms duly filled in all respects along with biodata on or before 15th May of the   same year. Decision on the acceptance/rejection of the application will be communicated to the college   during June.

•The applications should be forwarded to Head, HRDD, VSSC, ISRO P.O, Thiruvananthapuram 695 022

2. For B Tech Students

•Students studying in colleges within Kerala alone will be considered.

•The duration of the project work will be for a block period consisting of 6 weeks

  VSSC offers 8 block periods annually viz

i) 1st Jan - 15th Feb	v) 1st Jul - 15th Aug
ii) 16th Feb - 31st Mar	vi) 16th Aug - 30th Sep
iii) 1st Apr - 15th May	vii) 1st Oct - 15th Nov
iv) 16th May - 30th Jun	viii) 16th Nov - 31st Dec

The student can choose one out of the eight block periods as given above.

•Applicants (a group of maximum 4) must be from the same branch, semester and college.

•Each general category applicant should have a minimum of 75% marks for the first five semesters.

•The application, in the prescribed form, completed in all respects by the applicants and duly approved by the   Principal, should be forwarded to Head, HRDD, VSSC, ISRO P.O, Thiruvananthapuram 695 022 to reach two   months before the block period (eg. apply before 15th Dec 2014 for the block period 16th Feb - 31st Mar   2015).

•Decision on the acceptance/rejection of the application will be communicated to the college or first applicant or the   contact person in VSSC.

General Note:

1.The number of students admitted for projects may vary due to facility constraints. It is the prerogative of VSSC to accept/reject the application for Project Work.

2.On account of the large number of applications normally received for project work, it may not be possible to accommodate all the applicants. Therefore the students are advised to identify other organisations also as an alternative, in the event of their application not getting through in the selection process.

3.Dual degree, Integrated PG, Internship, Industrial Training, Summer Training etc are not entertained.

4.Priority will be given to the wards of ISRO employees.

VISITING STUDENTS INTERNSHIP PROGRAMME

The Internship Programme is conducted by the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) with the aim of promoting interest in Scientific Research among other Institutions/University/College students. Candidates selected for this programme, will work on specific projects under the supervision the academic staff members of IIA. This programme runs throughout the academic year, except during May – July when IIA conducts Summer School Programmes.

Updates :

1) We are currently screening applications received during Jan-Feb 2016 ( VSP/2016/153 to VSP/2016/290).

2) Referees will be contacted if required.

3) Selected candidates will be informed by ~ 20 March 2016.

4) The next call for applications will be announced after May 2016.

Category of Students:

I. Course projects:

Students who are in the final year of B.E/B.Tech/M.Sc/M.Phil/M.Tech can undertake their final year project work towards partial fulfillment of their degree course in IIA. The duration of such projects can be from 6 to 9 months.

II. Short-term projects: Students who are in the pre-final year of B.E/B.Tech/M.Sc/M.Tech or final year B.Sc. or within 6 months after the completion of their B.E/B.Tech/B.Sc/M.Sc/M.Tech, can undertake a short-term project at IIA. The duration of such project is from 6 weeks to 6 months only.

III. PhD students from other institutions:

Students who are doing their PhD in other Institutions/Universities/Colleges can visit IIA for collaborative work with IIA faculty. The total duration of this collaborative visit must not exceed 3 months in an academic year.

IV. INSPIRE/KVPY fellows:

Students with INSPIRE/KVPY fellowship can undertake short-term projects with IIA faculty. The duration of the project is from 6 weeks to 3 months only.

V. Post-PhD:

Students who have submitted their PhD within the last 6 months can visit IIA for a period not exceeding 6 months. They will be given stipend from IIA only if they are not getting funding from any other sources.

Basic requirement: 
Consistently good academic record with more than 55% marks in Mathematics and Science from 10th standard onwards.

Financial support: 
(i) Students under this programme are selected under the following two categories:
(A) Without Stipend & (B) With Stipend.
(ii) Stipend of Rs. 10,000/ per month (pro-rated) 
given to students of category-B selected for internship at IIA Bangalore campus but no accommodation provided.
(iii) The student selected for IIA field stations with category-B are given Rs. 5,000/ per month (pro- rated) and accommodation may be provided depending upon the availability.
(iv) Return travel fare by second-class sleeper/bus from the place of residence/college to IIA 
at the time of joining given to students of both categories.
(v) Students of both categories are eligible for subsidized food in IIA canteens, access to library and computing facilities.
(vi) Local students, who are permanent residents of Bangalore City:
College students, who wish to pursue the projects related to their degree courses, are not given any financial assistance.
Students who have completed their degree courses in recent past (within 6 months) are given stipend of Rs. 5000/- per month if they are working at IIA regularly, and in some deserving cases full stipend may be given if staying in PGs/hostels.
(vii) Candidates who are INSPIRE/KVPY fellows/PhD students from other institutes and getting external funding/fellowship will not be given stipend and travel support. 


Terms and Conditions:
1. Towards the end of the tenure, the student must present a seminar and submit a project report signed by the mentor to BGS. This can be held in the last two weeks of the tenure. The mentor must arrange for the seminar and BGS must be informed about the date and time about ten days in advance. Representatives of BGS or a committee set up by the BGS will attend the talk 
and go through the report and evaluate the work. For candidates who fail to comply, the final payment of fellowship will be withheld, and the mentor may be restricted from taking new interns for next 6 months.
2. During the course of the project work, if the performance of the student is found to be not satisfactory, his/her fellowship will be terminated at any time.
3. Extension can be requested subject to satisfactory performance of the student. The total tenure, including the extension, should not exceed six months, except for the cases where the student is self funded or the project is part of a course extending more than six months. Such request for extension must be made at least three weeks prior to the completion of the current tenure.
4. The presence of the student in the institute is strictly needed on all working days except the cases of course related projects. They are encouraged not to take leave except under exceptional circumstances. They should inform the BGS and their guides about taking leave and the reason for it.

5. All queries related to projects at IIA (with or without support) be addressed to vsp@iiap.res.in. https://www.iiap.res.in/degree

Summer Internships

RCI conducts full time Summer Research Programme (SRP) for about 60 students every year during summer vacations from May to June end for a period of minimum 45 days to maximum 60 days. Training is given on some of the selected research areas relevant to ARCI's ongoing R&D programmes. Initially students are divided into 5-6 batches, comprising of about 6-8 students per batch, to undergo orientation for about one week. After completion of the orientation, each individual student is assigned to a scientist. Under the guidance of the scientist, each student is expected to carry out an independent mini project. Students are allotted projects depending on ARCI's requirement and availability of the projects in areas of relevance to ARCI. At the end of the programme, students have to submit a report detailing the research work carried out. All students whose performance is satisfactory are issued a participation certificate upon submission of the report. Students who have completed their first year of M.Tech./M.E./M.Sc. or 2nd/3rd year of B.Tech./B.E. or equivalent are eligible to apply. If the students are interested they may approach for their final year project work also. The main aim of such a programme is to inculcate interest in the young minds to opt research as their career.http://www.arci.res.in/summer-Internships

Notice for Summer Internship and Project Work of students

In supersession of all earlier communications issued in this regard, applications are invited from students
studying in 3
rd
year of B.E/B.Tech for Summer Internship and from those studying in 1
st year of
M.E/M.Tech, 1st year of M.Sc and 1st year of MCA courses for doing Project Work at the institute.
Objectives:
To offer opportunities to eligible and interested students to participate in our ongoing research activities
for obtaining practical research experience at CSIR–CMERI in the field of Mechanical Engineering and
allied areas.
Duration:
For summer internship : 4 to 8 weeks during summer vacation (May to July)
For Project Work : Two full semesters (3
rd and 4th of ME/M Tech, M Sc and MCA)
Selection process:
Selection of interns from the applications received will be done on first cum first serve basis subject to the
fulfillment of Eligibility Criteria given below.
Eligibility criteria:
B.E./B.Tech students are eligible for summer internship programme only after completion of their
6
th Semester.

http://www.cmeri.res.in/Summer_Internship_Notice.pdf 

Guidelines for Summer/ Vocational Training at IIP

The students of engineering colleges are required to carry out project work as a pre-requisite for completion of their B.E./ B Tech, M. Tech/ M.Sc degree for a period of 6 months duration. Projects of interest to CSIR-IIP are given to the students so that while students are exposed to the latest technological developments while working on real life sponsored projects. CSIR-IIP too benefits from the project work.

Since CSIR-IIP receives a very large number of requests from IITs, NITs, Universities, Colleges and individuals for imparting summer / vocational training to their students/wards from different disciplines/areas. This not only overburdens institute’s infrastructure but sometimes also adversely affects the R&D programmes. In order to streamline procedure for acceptance of such requests following guidelines are framed.

	IITs, NITs and other reputed Govt. Institutions will be preferred to completer their project work and they will not be charged any fees.
	Since IIP does have very limited hostel facilities, it will not be possible to provide hostel accommodation to trainees.
	Number of students from an institution at a time (per semester / year) must not exceed four.
	Request for less than 6 months of project work will not be entertained. No students will be allowed for 2 months summer training/ internship
	Students of B Tech after completing 3rd year will be allowed for 6 months project work. B Tech 2nd year students will not be allowed. Similarly M Sc 2nd year students will be entertained for project work.
	Students with excellent academic record having cumulative grade point 7.5 / 75% marks or more will be accepted for training / project work.
	Training request will be accepted only in the areas of chemical & mechanical engineering, biotechnology and chemistry. Computer science students will be accepted only in case if there is requirement of IIP.
	Continuance of training of a student at IIP will be subject to his / her satisfactory conduct and performance. IIP will have a right to discontinue / terminate the training programme of any student any stage.
	Trainee will not claim any intellectual property right, of work done at IIP and has to strictly maintain the confidentiality of Institute’s intellectual property. Any violation /infringement, will be viewed adversely against the student as well as the institution to which he/she belongs and may invite appropriate action.
	Trainee will not be allowed to use any IIP infrastructure, stationary, Xeroxing, binding etc.

Procedure for doing summer training /project work at CSIR-IIP

	Applications registered online through internet will be accepted. Students are requested to inform their colleges to submit request in advance 4 months before actual date of training.
	Applications duly completed in all respects along with bio data and xerox copies of all marks cards (from SSLC onwards) should be submitted to The Head, Training & HR, Indian Institute of Petroleum, Mohkampur, Dehradun 248005. Applications without a Sponsoring Letter from the college duly signed by the Principal / Head of Department will not be accepted.
	Download Format of Undertaking & Certificate from Head of Institute

Instructions for students selected for doing project work

	The students are completely governed by the rules and regulations of IIP.
	Every batch of students or individual student, as the case may be, will have a scientific/technical project guide from one of the Divisions at IIP. The college can however nominate one of its staff members to co-ordinate on academic matters and liaise with IIP.
	During vacation / college holidays (other than Saturdays/Sundays), till the project work is complete, students are required to be at IIP premises from 09.00 am to 05.30 pm. During training period, they should indicate the slots allotted for project work in the college time-table and must be present on all such days at IIP.
	The students will not be eligible for IIP transport facility, IIP hostel accommodation may be available depending upon availability. However preference will given to students who do not require hostel accommodation.
	Within the IIP premises and during working hours, the students should wear the IIP identity badge and also carry the college identity card.
	Library facility at IIP is limited to referencing only; borrowing of books / journals is not extended to the students. However xerox copies may be obtained from the Library on payment of necessary charges.
	The college should take the entire responsibility in case of loss or damage to IIP property caused by the students.
	IIP will not be responsible for any injury / loss / damage that may occur to the students during the tenure of their project work.
	If the progress is not satisfactory, the concerned student/s may be advised by IIP to discontinue the project work.
	Please note that the project report prepared for the college and for IIP are required to be identical in all respects. Two copies are required to be submitted to IIPL – one each to the project guide and Head Training & HR, before submitting the final copy to the college.
	The students must furnish a “No – Demand Certificate” to Training Division in the prescribed format after completion of project work along with a soft copy and hard copy of the project report.
	The Director, IIP may initiate disciplinary action against erring students and decision of the Director is final and binding on the students and colleges.
	The project students and their college/staff members shall have no claim whatsoever on the results of the project work. IIP retains all intellectual property rights in patents, designs, software copyright (source code) and publications if any that may be generated during the course of project work.
	The college certificate in the project report prescribed by the college / university, the cover page and all certificates in the project report should categorically reflect that the place of project work is iip. The acknowledgement sheet in the project report should mention the name of the scientist who has guided at iip and the director, iip prominently.http://www.iip.res.in/details.php?pgID=sb_59