Academia - Industry Partnership
The Industry Internship Programme extends the Academy's Summer Research Fellowship model by connecting bright students and motivated teachers with Fellows of the Academy and selected industry partners for research-oriented projects.
Summer Fellowships are awarded to bright students and motivated teachers to work with Fellows of the Academy on research-oriented projects. Starting in 1995, this program has grown enormously in size and reputation.
Announcements inviting applications appear on the websites of all the three major Science Academies of India, namely IASc, INSA and NASI, as well as in popular science journals and other media around October.
Candidates are shortlisted by the three-Academies' Science Education Panel Selection Committee comprising senior scientists, industry experts and educators from around the country.
Selected applicants are notified by February-March, and undergo the internship during May-July.
Applications are announced through Academy websites, journals, and other media.
Selected candidates are notified after the Science Education Panel selection process.
Internships are undertaken with Fellows, laboratories, and partner settings.
Advisory Board members from industry listed in the activity report.
The TCS team select a few candidates from a longlist sent by tAcT, who then undergo the program at TCS Pune.
Starting from 2023, the IISc-Axis Bank Centre for Maths & Computing is partnering with The Academy Trust to sponsor around 20 candidates who would undergo the SRF program at the Indian Institute of Science at labs of all disciplines.
April 2023-March 2024
The MoU between tAcT and TCS was renewed during 2023-24, extending it up to 2026. During 2023 no candidates were able to take up the internship for various reasons.
During 2023, nineteen B.Tech candidates from different institutes across India were selected for this prestigious initiative and worked on various projects in different IISc labs.
April 2024-March 2025
During 2024 no candidates were able to take up the internship for various reasons.
During 2024, twenty B.Tech candidates from different institutes across India were selected for this prestigious initiative and worked on various projects in different IISc labs.
This page uses the Academia - Industry Partnership, Industry Internship Programme, and year-wise internship material from the tAcT Activity Report April 2022-March 2025.