Do's and Don'ts for your internship application
After receiving tons of group/mass emails requesting internship, many of which did not even get my name correctly, I decided to put this up. I consider these emails as a SPAM. I am not sure if this webpage will help me in reducing such spam email. However, I request all the internship seeking students to kindly follow these etiquettes while applying.
Do's- Decide your broad area of interest
- Study the webpage of the faculty you are seeking internship with
- Be personal in your internship application
- Be prepared to work hard
- Make best utilization of your time with your guide and his research team
- Be in touch with your guide, once you accept the internship
- After accepting internship, if you later decide to not join, inform at the earliest.
- Do not send out mass email, with salutations such as: Dear Prof./Dear Sir
- Do not bother those whose area of interest is not matching with your broad interest
- Do not expect to get a project in some area, because some work was done in the past. They might have moved on.
- Do not lie about your credentials
- Do not treat your internship as a paid vacation
I do not offer internship to 2nd year students. Please do not bother sending your applications.
If I do not see the following line in your internship application email, your application will be rejected. "I have read your page on internship application Do's and Don'ts. This is not a mass email and I am really interested in working with your research team in the _______________ area."