IIT -How to Apply for an Internship

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INTERNSHIP SEMINAR

SOPHOMORE YEAR

CEPSTRUM


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INTERNSHIPS- WHAT THEY SHOULD MEAN TOYOU

An opportunity to apply what youve learnt and

to realize the true value of what youve been

taught.

Youll get to learn new things, be asked to apply

them and to prove your worth as a

researcher/professional.


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THE TWO TYPES OF INTERNS:

Academic:

Primary Focus: Research

Research-

Academic internships mostly involve students

working on projects which are aimed at exploring

something new, something different. This involves a

lot of background study, a lot of understanding,experimentation, archiving of results and

understanding what the results mean.


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WHAT YOU TAKE AWAY?

Learning- tons and tons of learning

You strengthen your credentials as aresearcher

When you apply for an MS, universitiesscrutinise your projects thoroughly.

And you may even end up authoring/co-

authoring research papers :DYou also get a chance to improve your ability to

work in a team.


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INDUSTRIAL INTERNSHIPS

Working in a company/organization.

The company may give you a project that it is

currently working on.

Here you primarily get to know about new

applications of the theories youve learnt.

A real life problem is given to you and you are

asked to come up with a solution.


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TAKE AWAYS

Learning how to think analytically as an

engineer.

Coming up with practical efficient solutions

quickly.

Team work- Huge amount of exposure.

Again here too if the project youre working on

is very innovative, then this helps during

Placements and for an MS.


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SO APPING?

APPING, for want of a better word, is sending

applications- mostly to professors in

universities- for an opportunity to work under

them.


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PRELIMINARY WORK

1) Identify some of your interests.Youre in your

second year, youve done little or no research,

so how do you know your research interests?

2) Get your CV made. (Well come to this later)

3) Get a good Cover letter made

4) Have a few copies of your transcripts at

hand-always.


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TRANSCRIPTS:

Each copy costs Rs. 20, to be paid to the

Finance and Accounts Section who will hand

you a receipt.

Take the receipt to Academic Affairs and ask for

the required number of transcripts.

Collect your Transcripts from Academic Affairs

after 2-3 days.


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CURRICULUM VITAE (CV)

Your most vital document.

A reflection of your scholarly aptitude

All the information must be absolutely true. NEVER EVER MENTION SOMETHING THAT IS

NOT CORRECT. THIS HAS SEVERE

REPERCUSSIONS.

Keep updating your CVs over time.


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FORMAT:

1) General Information:

Name

DOB

Nationality (Optional)

Correspondence Address (IITG), Permanent Address

Phone Number (Cell Phone)

Email ID: IITG + Personal.


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2) ACADEMIC INFORMATION

Make a table:

Institute, Course, Semester, CPI, Recent SPI (If

recent SPI is really good.)Information about your Board Results (Schools,

Boards, Percentages)


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3) OBJECTIVE (OPTIONAL):

Sample: To refine my skills by working in an

environment which is conducive to active

research and which lays emphasis on the

development of novel technologies.


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4) RESEARCH INTERESTS:

Eg: 1)Communication Systems

Digital Signal Processing

Embedded SystemsControl Systems

Power Systems (EEE)


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TECHNICAL SKILLS

Programming Languages: C/C++, Java, PHP etc.

Softwares/ Software Packages: (For ECE eg: MATLAB, VHDL,

Mentor Tools, Multisim, Simulink)

Operating Systems: Windows, GNU/Linux (Ubuntu, Fedora, Red

Hat)

Advice: Dont mention stuff you dont know (Mention C/C++

irrespective of whether you actually know these languages well.

If you dont know these languages well: LEARN THEM BY THE

END OF THIS YEAR)


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RELEVANT COURSES:

DO NOT MENTION ALL YOUR COURSES

Mention: Departmental Courses, MathematicsCourses (Optional), CS based Courses, Lab

courses (Only Departmental)

Mention the courses youre doing right now

but flag them with an asterisk.

*to be completed by Nov 11


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PROJECTS:

Do not mention trivial lab experiments.

Only mention lab experiments if they areactually worth mentioning.

Mention projects you may have done (MentionProject Status as: Completed)

For projects you are currently doing (Mention

Project Status as : Ongoing)Mention your Project Guides: Dr. ABC, Dept of

___


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PROJECTS (CONTD.):

If you have done projects outside IITG, mention

them while explicitly mentioning the institute

youve done the project in and your name/s of

your guide/s there.

Project Descriptions: One Line


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SCHOLASTIC ACHIEVEMENTS:

JEE (Rank Optional but do mention impressivestatistics like you were in the top 0.5% and that0.4 million people wrote the exam)

AIEEE, BITS, STATE JEEs OLYMPIADS: Mention your rank/medals/other

awards.

SCHOOL LEVEL: Mention if you were the schooltopper, or you won any academic competitions.(Do not elaborate on this a lot)


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POSITIONS OF RESPONSIBILTY:

Posts: Secretary or some other position in - XYZ

Club, Hostel Post

Positions in Techniche, Alcher, etc

Other positions

Refrain from mentioning trivial details like

being a prefect in school etc. (Your Call)


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EXTRA CURRICULARS

Mention one or more of your passions

Mention a few significant awards youve

received (Leave out trivial ones from back when

you were really young)

Part of NSO or NSS (Optional)


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SOME POINTS YOU SHOULD BE AWARE OF:

Max Length: 3 Pages

Max Size: 20 40 KB (Use PDF Compressors

available online)

Do not explicitly use the word internship

anywhere. (Well tell you why a little later)


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NOW COMING TO THE COVER LETTER

THIS IS YOUR STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

START WITH INTRODUCING YOURSELF:

Name, Branch, Year (Mention Undergraduate)

Next mention that you are interested in doing

research under that particular professor.

Mention Time Period (May-July 2012).Do not use the word internship


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EXAMPLE:

My name is ______and I am a second year Under

Graduate student in the Department of Electronics and

Electrical Engineering at the Indian Institute of

Technology (IIT) Guwahati, India.The purpose of my contacting you thus is to obtain an

undergraduate research position under your able

guidance for a period of 8-11 weeks during the months

of May through July 2012


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NEXT WHAT DO YOU ACTUALLY WANT TO DO

Mention your interests. Mention how you developed those

interests.

Propose some project youve thought of and which is

related to the professors field of work.

If not mention one or two specific projects that the

Professor is working on, and which interest you. Try and

mention something innovative, youd like to introduce.

Do not over flatter. Dont mention stuff like Ive read allyour papers and all your books.

Cut to cut. To the point.


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REMEMBER:

Cover letters are never long, Max- 4 Paras

Mention your intentions clearly.

Do not SPAM- DO NOT MAIL MORE THAN ONE PROFESSOR AT A

PARTICULAR INSTITUTE AT ONE TIME. SPAMMING WOULD RESULT IN

THE INSTITUTE IN QUESTION COMPLAINING TO IITG AND YOU MAYLAND YOURSELF IN TROUBLE.

If youve not got a reply for more than a week then send a reminder

mail- MAX- 2 Reminders.

Attachments should be as compressed as possible Do not mention Internship anywhere (Professors use filters to filter

out mails for internships and directly transfer them to spam)

Subject: UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH OPENING


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REMEMBER (CONTD.)

For foreign universities, you may use inline CVs.

And not use any attachments.


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ONCE A PROFESSOR REPLIES:

If he or she says no because of lack of funding

then you may choose to reply and say that you

can fund your internship yourself (Your call)

If he or she replies in the affirmative- then reply

quickly thanking them for showing interest and

have constant correspondence with him or her.


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ADVICE:

Start getting your passports prepared (The

procedure may take quite some time)

If youve got confirmations from more than one

prof- take a call quickly. Dont let him or her

wait for you till the end. Be clear.

Your Depts will not give you more than one NOC

(Generally).


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THINGS YOU CAN DO

Start discussing about prospective places to apply, amongst yourselves.

Our Advice: Do not apply to the same prof together. Discuss before youapply.

People with high CPIs stand a better chance in some universities thantheir batchmates. It is advisable for others to refrain from applying to

these universities (Dont spam).

Do not hold onto more than one internship at one time.

Be realistic. Choose your universities wisely. Even the best studentsrarely get through to the best universities. Dont waste time applying toplaces youre sure of not getting through.

A BATCH THAT STICKS TOGETHER, GETS PLACED TOGETHER.

START NOW IF YOU WANT A FOREIGN INTERN (DONT BE DESPERATEFOR IT THOUGH)


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AT YOUR INTERN:

Be in constant touch with your lab-mates anddiscuss your work

Attend different workshops and talks that regularly

take place in the department This is eally enlightening and you get to know recent

technological advancements

Dont be worked up for a paper right from the

beginning If your work is good the prof himself will tell you to write

one


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PLACES YOU CAN APPLY TO:


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THANKS A LOT!!!

Q & A PLEASE:

Contact Numbers:

Srijan Maulick : 7896172532

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