Dr.
Ambedkar Institute of Technology, Bengaluru-56
(An Autonomous Institution affiliated to VTU, Belagavt, Accredited by
NAAC with A* Grade)
OFFICE OF THE DEAN (ACADEMICS)
Dr. AIT/Dean (A)/6g8 /2024-25 Date: 28 - 05 - 2024
Guidelines for Research Internship /Industry Internship for the
students admitted under 2021 Scheme
Scheduled during IV year of B.E. Programmes, Duration: 24 weeks)
1) Introduction: Research Internship /Industry Internship of sufficient
duration encourages students early on in their career. Its main goal is to give
an opportunity to improve their analytical and technical skills in an
international environment. Internship can be in an industry or at an
appropriate work place. Research internships and industrial internships have
different purposes and come with their set of benefits. A prior experience in any
field is always preferred over a fresh start. Therefore, one of them can be
selected depending on the interest the students have. Internships pose
unexpected challenges and make students to think appropriately, tackle
difficulties with ease and act in a scholarly way to get past the hurdles and
practical constraints. An internship is always beneficial however good or bad it
is. Internships not only enhance one's learning but also identifies him/her as
someone who has the commitment to approaching a project and completing it
with or without the guidance. The internship learning is an impetus to
professional development. While research internship is a step stone to higher
studies, an industry internship is a pathway for a placement. Those who are
self-motivated and interested in search of new things that are original and
unique can choose a research internship. Those who are interested in the real
industry-experience and aspire to get a job soon after graduation can choose
an industry internship.
2. Research Internships (Also known as dissertation internship): Research
internships are focused research projects that push student's intellectual
abilities beyond those driven by the classroom. Often, research internship
typically help solve problems which are usually part of major research projects.
It involves a short theoretical or experimental research project supervised by a
researcher. The research internships, under the advice of a faculty
supervisor, can be a one's own selected project or a project on which a
Researcher is researching or a new project/real - world project offered by
an organization. The research area may be pertaining to single or
multidisciplinary fields such as science, technology, engineering,
mathematics, management, and business studies. Research internships can
be carried out either individually or in teams (not exceeding 3 or 4
students).
Research internship opportunities, before graduation, may be in a laboratory
of college, a research institute, or a company's R and D
department. Apart
from fixed working hours of the day of an organization, the researcher can
devote sufficient time for other research related activities for an early and
successful completion of the Research Internship.
2.1 Voluntary Selection of Research Internship: Topic Often, students may
have opportunity to select a topicfor research internship. Those whoare opting
for a research internship of their choice, should have a clear description of the
proposed project and must be prepared to take up coursework (if necessary)
and work in laboratories. In such cases, the proposal should have
contents as
to what is going to be done instead of what has already done by others. The
proposer should also demonstrate the scientific insight to the guide.
2.2 Necessary Skills for Research Internship and Industrial Internship: For
the internships to progress without hurdles and for successful completion, the
Researchers should maintain a harmonious relationship with the guide/s,
administrators, co - workers and others, and strictly adhere to the rules and
regulations of the workplace. The other skills required or acquirable during the
Internship are, 1. Good Comnmunication skills. 2. Attention to detail. 3.
Planning and scheduling. 4. Documentation. 5. Critical thinking. 6. Data
collection. 7. Data analysis. 8. Ability to maintain quality, safety and/or
infection control standards. 9. Appreciating and practicing the ethical issues.
2.3 Responsibilities of an Intern/ Internees:
a) If working with a researcher, shall assist the researcher in an
ongoing
research project or work collaboratively in designing a new project of
måtual interest.
b) Shall engage in literature survey and getting an insight of the research
work at the initial stages.
c) Shall compile data, sort, file, implement ideas with minimal guidance
and assist write papers.
d) Shall become familiar with a number of tools
[meters (Electrical and
Electronics, mnechanical, computer, etc.)] used in data collection,
software's, graphic software, Statistical Package for the Social Sciences
(SPSS) software [BM's statistical software platform], etc.
e) Shall attain skills with Microsoft Word Office, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook
etc.
i) Shall give mnid - term oral presentation to a committee for review and
feedback.
8) Shall attend discussions, meetings, symposiums, classroom lecturers,
etc., to learn new scientific techniques, design experiments, analyse
results, and formulate the different hypotheses.
h) Shall learn writing reports and be able to correspond independently.
i) Shall manage time effectively.
i) Shall keep a track of the progress of the project.
k) Shall develop integrative thinking.
2.4 Research internship Outcomes:
a) Generating technical paper/s and publish in refereed journal/s.
b) Possibility of acquiring an intellectual ownership and patent.
c) Build a prototype for an idea on which the research was carried out.
d) File patent/s.
e) Add academic knowledge to the field.
f) Enhanced ability in arranging meetings, presentations, seminars,
trainings, etc.
g) Improved conscientiou sness and ethics
2.5 Research internships Benefits:
a) Are great way to pursue an academic career in teaching and research, as
a Research Scientist at an Research Organization, Company, Industry
sector, etc.
b) Establish professional networks for future career.
c) Pave way to join a research team and work alongside leading experts in
the field.
d) Introduces to new ideas through interaction with like-minded students
and others.
e) Develop research skills and knowledge in a specific area of interest.
f) Provide opportunities for growth, achievement, and personal
development.
8) Offer an opportunity to publish a research paper that will boost the
resume whileapplying for Post Graduate Studies.
3) Industrial Internships: The gap between the theoretical knowledge
obtained in the classrooms and the practical skills required in the actual
workplace scenarios is fast growing. This has put forth varied challenges to
graduating students when it comes to job placements. As institutes cannot
have relevant facilities to expose students to real time industrial environment,
industrial internship is an appropriate solution. The main objective of the
industry internship is to ensure that the intern is exposed to a real job world
environment and gain practical experience. Often, it may be a practical
exposure to the theory that has been learnt during the academic period. The
industry internship helps student's understanding of the analytical concepts
and tools, hone their skills in the real-life situations and build confidence in
applying the skills learnt.
3.1 Industry Internship Benefits":
a) Offers knowledge and experience.
b) Have ample of opportunities to attend seminars, symposiums, workshops
etc. This in turn provides opportunity to establish rapports with
professionals and pioneers in their respective fields for further growth.
c) Havewide scope to publish paper/s in journals.
d) Good recommendation letter/s that increase prospectus for further
internships, higher studies and placements.
e) Helps to acquire team spirit, motivated acts, techniques to resolve
conflicts, etc.
f) Helps to develop a lot of leadership skills.
g Increases the prospect of placement in the same concern, provided the
intern has exhibited clear understarnding of basics and successfully
completed the internship.
h) Fosters to substantiate the issues with facts and figures. For AICTE
Internship opportunities refer to [Link]
4.0 Evaluation Procedure of 21XXI802 Research Internship and Industry
Internship: The students pursuing the course 21XXI802 shall submit the diary
recordings of day to day activities and monthly report to the concerned guide,
reporting progress achieved in the course and seeking guidance to proceed with
the internship. The interns should provide all the details to the guide, SO that
he/ she can discuss with the employer to make the internship successful. The
intern should constantly update the guide about the progress of the internship.
The guide should know the interns internship tasks, duties, responsibilities,
and potential projects. The evaluation of interns and theirs internship progress
should be 16 honest and constructive. The hardcopy or softcopy of the diary
maintained by the internes must be signed at least once in a month by the
guide. With reference to intern's feedback, the guides should propose changes
in campus activities so that they are helpful to the internship. Illustrations,
drawings, photos, forms, samples, classified materials, etc., are to be included
in the report only after obtaining the consent of the concerned authorities and
should indicate the source all such material. The final report, should be also be
submitted to the place where internship was carried out. The report should
avoid a tone that is predominantly cynical or unduly critical of the employer or
of those with whom the student intern worked. The
content of the report must
be of interns Own work.
4.1 Continuous Internal Evaluation:The guides should evaluate the
internes
using the following as well as any other appropriate methods; (i) Punctuality of
intern. (ii) Conduct and character. (iii) Tactfulness and politerness with
colleagues and the public. (iv) Attitude regarding professionalism. (v)
Inquisitiveness and eagerness to learn. (vi) Research attitude. (vii) Problem
solving techniques. (vii) Innovation mind-set. (ix) Time management and
meeting the deadline. (x) Receptiveness to feedback and critiques. (xi) Ability to
work in a team as a member. (xii) Ability to work without
supervision. (xiii)
Supervisory skills and leadership skills. (xiv) Judgment and decision-making
skills. (xv) Writing skills, oral communication skills, technical communication
skills,computer skills, analysis skills and business writing skills. (xvi)
Appropriateness of technical skills. (xvi) Familiarization to writing technical
papers, standards, codes, etc. (xvii) Reading Behavioral attitude. (xix)
Outcomnes. (xx) Successes and failures experienced.
4.2 Recommendation letter: The guide must state whether the intern, (i)
Exceeded the expectations of the internship. (ii) Met the expectations of the
internship. (iii) Did not meet the expectations of the internship. (iv) Did work to
a satisfactory level. (v) Did an unsatisfactory internship. At the end, the
should issue a recommendation letter.
guide
4.3 Assessment of CIE marks:
(i) Single discipline: The CIE marks shall be awarded by a
committee
consisting of the Head of the concerned Department and two faculty
of the Department, one of whom shall be the Guide. The CIE members
marks awarded
for .the internship, shall be based on the
evaluation of the diary, report,
presentation skill and question and answer session in the ratio [Link].The
marks awarded for the internship report shall be the same for all the
mates.
batch
(ii) Interdisciplinary: The CIE marks awarded for the internship, shall be
group wise at the institution level with the participation of all guides of the
internship. Participation of external guide/s, if any, is desirable. The CIE
marks awarded for the internship, shall be based on the evaluation of the
diary, report, presentation skill and question and answer session in the ratio
[Link].The marks awarded for the internship report shall be the samne for all
the batch mates.
4.4 Assessment of SEE marks:
(4) Single discipline: Contribution to the internship and the performance of
each group member shall be assessed individually in semester end examination
(SEE) conducted at the department. Marks shall be awarded based on the
evaluation of the diary, report, presentation skill and question and answer
session in the ratio [Link].
(ii) Interdisciplinary: Contribution to the internship and the performance of
each group member shall be assessed individually in semester end examination
(SEE) conducted separately at the departments to which the student/s belong
to. Marks shall be awarded based on the evaluation of the diary, report,
presentation skill and question and answer session in the ratio [Link].
Dean (Academic). Dr. Ambedkar
Dr. A nemic)) Institute of
Be?09u-tu Technology
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To: The HoDs (UG) & Placement officer
Copy to: 1) The Principal for the information.
2) The Vice Principal for the information.
3) The Dean (E) for the information
