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Engineering students in Karnataka prefer govt organisations for internship

Engineering students in Karnataka prefer govt organisations for internship

Students pursuing undergraduate engineering courses in the Karnataka state seem more fascinated about government organisations to do their compulsory internship programmes, than private companies and corporate ones. Under the compulsory programme, students have to find internship for one month in their sixth and seventh semester. This year, most students preferred government institutions like Public Works Department (PWD), HAL, BHEL, e-governance department and BEL. Though some private/corporate companies offer stipend along with certificate during the internship, students are attracted towards government organisations.

According to faculty in engineering colleges who are mentoring students, this is mainly because of the exposure they get for a variety of projects and the heavy equipment available with government institutions and also considering job opportunities in future. During the one-month compulsory internship programme, students get attendance from the college. Soon after the completion of the project, they must submit reports to the institution where they did the internship and also to the college, along with the certificate provided by the institution.

As there were allegations that students are not going for internships and are buying project reports from the market, colleges made it mandatory for students to submit the internship offer letter from the companies/departments they select. A weekly review is also done to track their attendance for internship. However, students in IT and Computer Science streams have not much options in government bodies and are forced to go for private companies.

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