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Heidelberg Laureate Forum Foundation
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Closes in 89 days
An annual week-long forum bringing selected young researchers in mathematics and computer science together with laureates of the field's major prizes.
Hindustan Unilever Limited
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Aug 2027 · Sep 2027
Closes in 320 days
Programme details vary by annual edition; verify dates and eligibility on the official page.
LF Decentralized Trust
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Mar 2027 · May 2027
Closes in 198 days
The Hyperledger mentorship programme has moved under LF Decentralized Trust. It provides structured learning opportunities for new contributors to blockchain and distributed ledger open-source projects.
IAESTE
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Intake-dependent / rolling · Cutoff not published; check the current call
An international exchange network arranging technical internships abroad for science, engineering and applied-arts students through member country committees.
IBM Research
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Intake-dependent / rolling · Cutoff not published; check the current call
IBM's India research lab hosts student interns on projects spanning artificial intelligence, systems and adjacent research areas.
Institute of Banking Personnel Selection
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Aug 2027 · Aug 2027
Closes in 290 days
Programme details vary by annual edition; verify dates and eligibility on the official page.
Institute of Banking Personnel Selection
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Jul 2027 · Jul 2027
Closes in 259 days
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ICPC Foundation
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Aug 2027 · Sep 2027
Closes in 320 days
The International Collegiate Programming Contest is a team-based algorithmic programming contest for college students. University teams progress through regional contests toward global finals.
IISc Bengaluru
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Lab-dependent / rolling · Until lab positions filled
Programme details vary by annual edition; verify dates and eligibility on the official page.
IISc Bangalore
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Opening date not published · Mar 2027
Closes in 137 days
IISc hosts undergraduate and master's students for two- to three-month research projects with institute faculty, reached through the department and lab openings listed by the institute's outreach office.
Indian Air Force
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Jan 2027 · Feb 2027
Closes in 106 days
Programme details vary by annual edition; verify dates and eligibility on the official page.
Indian Army
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Feb 2027 · Apr 2027
Closes in 167 days
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Indian Navy
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Mar 2027 · Cutoff not published; check the current call
Closes in 137 days
Programme details vary by annual edition; verify dates and eligibility on the official page.
Infosys
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Year-round applications · Subject to project availability
Programme details vary by annual edition; verify dates and eligibility on the official page.
Inlaks Shivdasani Foundation
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Feb 2027 · Mar 2027
Closes in 137 days
Supports Indian students pursuing postgraduate study at selected universities abroad across a broad range of disciplines.
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Department of Science and Technology
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Closes in 23 days
The Scholarship for Higher Education component of the INSPIRE programme supports students pursuing basic and natural sciences at the undergraduate and postgraduate level.
IIT Bombay
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Opening date not published · Sep 2027
Closes in 320 days
The Industrial Research and Consultancy Centre at IIT Bombay awards research internships that place students with IIT Bombay faculty on funded research projects.
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Opening date not published · Oct 2027
Closes in 351 days
Programme details vary by annual edition; verify dates and eligibility on the official page.
J. N. Tata Endowment
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Jan 2027 · Mar 2027
Closes in 137 days
A long-running loan scholarship for Indian graduates pursuing higher studies abroad, awarded across disciplines.
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
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Intake-dependent / rolling · Cutoff not published; check the current call
Places pre- and postdoctoral researchers from participating countries in Japanese host laboratories for a summer of research, alongside an orientation in Japanese language and culture.
KOSS, IIT Kharagpur
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Nov 2026 · Dec 2026
Closes in 412 days
Programme details vary by annual edition; verify dates and eligibility on the official page.
L’Oréal
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Nov 2026 · Feb 2027
Closes in 106 days
Programme details vary by annual edition; verify dates and eligibility on the official page.
PRS Legislative Research
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Opens 28 Nov
Closes in 16 days
Legislative Assistants to Members of Parliament places young graduates with a Member of Parliament for a parliamentary year to support legislative and policy research.
Linux Foundation
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Jan–Feb 2027 / Apr–May 2027 / Jul–Aug 2027 · Project-specific within each term's application window
Closes in 290 days
The Linux Foundation Mentorship Program connects new contributors with mentors across Linux Foundation open-source projects. Mentees learn, experiment, and contribute to project communities.
Lok Sabha Secretariat
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Oct 2026 · Nov 2026
Closes in 16 days
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Mahindra Group
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Opening date not published · Aug 2027
Closes in 290 days
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Ministry of External Affairs
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Feb 2027 · Mar 2027
Closes in 137 days
The Ministry of External Affairs hosts students for short internships exposing them to India's foreign policy work and the functioning of the ministry.
Embassy of Japan in India / MEXT
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Opening date not published · May 2027
Closes in 198 days
Programme details vary by annual edition; verify dates and eligibility on the official page.
Microsoft
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Aug–Nov 2027 (role dependent) · Rolling / role dependent
Closes in 381 days
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Microsoft
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Closes in 106 days
A global student technology competition in which teams build and pitch a software project through successive judging rounds.
Microsoft Research
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Intake-dependent / rolling · Cutoff not published; check the current call
Microsoft Research posts research internship roles across its global research labs. Interns work with Microsoft researchers on projects in computing and related disciplines.
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Aug–Nov 2027 · Rolling / position-specific
Closes in 381 days
Programme details vary by annual edition; verify dates and eligibility on the official page.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Closes in 66 days
A summer programme placing undergraduate students in MIT research groups with faculty and graduate-student mentorship.
Major League Hacking
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Aug 2027 · Aug–Sep 2027
Closes in 320 days
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Major League Hacking
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Nov 2026 · Jan 2027
Closes in 78 days
The MLH Fellowship is a remote internship alternative for aspiring software engineers. Its open-source track places fellows in pods to contribute to real-world open-source projects with mentorship.
Major League Hacking
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Mar 2027 · Apr–May 2027
Closes in 198 days
Programme details vary by annual edition; verify dates and eligibility on the official page.
Morgan Stanley
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Opening date not published · Feb 2027
Closes in 106 days
Programme details vary by annual edition; verify dates and eligibility on the official page.
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Opening date not published · Sep 2027
Closes in 320 days
Programme details vary by annual edition; verify dates and eligibility on the official page.
Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation
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Jan 2027 · Mar 2027
Closes in 137 days
An interest-free loan scholarship for Indian students pursuing postgraduate study in India or abroad across a wide set of disciplines.
National Centre for Biological Sciences
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Intake-dependent / rolling · Cutoff not published; check the current call
Programme details vary by annual edition; verify dates and eligibility on the official page.
National Human Rights Commission
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Apr 2027 · Apr 2027
Closes in 167 days
Programme details vary by annual edition; verify dates and eligibility on the official page.
National Human Rights Commission
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Oct 2027 · Nov 2027
Closes in 381 days
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National Informatics Centre
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Apr 2027 · Apr 2027
Closes in 167 days
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National Informatics Centre
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2 Nov 2026 · 13 Nov 2026 (official)
Closes in 381 days
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Closes in 198 days
Programme details vary by annual edition; verify dates and eligibility on the official page.
NITI Aayog
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Opens 31 Dec
Closes in 391 days
The NITI Aayog Internship Scheme allows selected students and research scholars to work with NITI Aayog verticals, divisions, and cells. The work is policy-oriented and spans multiple development sectors.
HBCSE-TIFR
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Opening date not published · Mar 2027
Closes in 137 days
The National Initiative on Undergraduate Science in Physics and Astronomy is run by HBCSE-TIFR. It selects undergraduate students for a structured association involving camps and academic mentoring.
National University of Singapore
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Intake-dependent / rolling · Cutoff not published; check the current call
NUS hosts visiting students on research attachments with its faculty across science and engineering disciplines.
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Rolling; no confirmed national cycle · Vacancy-specific
Programme details vary by annual edition; verify dates and eligibility on the official page.
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Intake-dependent / rolling · Cutoff not published; check the current call
NVIDIA Research hosts graduate and undergraduate interns on projects in areas such as graphics, machine learning and computer architecture.
