National Bank for Agriculture & Rural Development (NABARD) internships are available for Post Graduate students. The application window for the same is open till 5 March 2021. The objective of the NABARD Student Internship Scheme (SIS) is to assign short-term tasks/projects/studies relevant to NABARD to talented students who have completed the first year of post-graduation in certain specific fields.
The total number of seats available for NABARD internship scheme 2021-22 is 75 which includes 65 seats for Regional Offices/TEs & 10 seats for Head Office.
Eligibility criteria
Students pursuing a post-graduate degree (having completed the first year) in Agriculture and allied disciplines (Veterinary, Fisheries, etc.), Agribusiness, Economics, Social Sciences and Management from Institutes/Universities of repute or students pursuing 5 years integrated courses including Law are eligible for SIS 2021-22
No TA/DA will be paid to the students appearing for the Interview.
Important dates
Opening of link for registration and submission of applications |
9 February 2021 |
Closing date for submission of applications |
5 March 2021 |
NABARD’s activities
The areas of activities identified for the NABARD internship scheme are as follows:
S. No. |
Broad Themes/Topics/Areas |
1. |
Rural Haats |
2. |
Rural Mart |
3. |
Homestays (Rural Tourism) |
4. |
Skill Development Programmes |
5. |
Micro ATMs & Financial Literary Programmes |
6. |
KWF Projects - Climate Change Projects |
7. |
Advanced Technologies on web-based monitoring of watershed management projects |
In addition, the study projects to be carried out under the NABARD internship may cover its intervention/supports under the following funds/schemes / programmes:
- Projects supported under Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF), Long Term Irrigation Fund (LTRF), Warehouse Infrastructure Fund, Food Processing Fund, Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna, Direct Refinance Assistance to cooperative Banks, Credit facility federations, Green Climate Fund, etc.
- Development Initiatives undertaken under Watershed Projects, Spring - shed Watershed Development Programmes, TDF projects, skill development programs such as LEDP, MEDP and others, UPNRM projects, Off-Farm Development projects and supports, and any other areas of NABARD’s reach.
Financial benefits
The financial benefits for the implementation of the NABARD scheme are as follows:
S. No. |
Item of Expenditure |
Amount (INR) |
1. |
Stipend/month (Minimum 2-3 months) |
18000 per month |
2. |
Field visit allowance (Maximum for 30 days) |
2000/day (For 8 NER states) 1500/day (Excluding 8 NER states) |
3. |
Travel allowance |
6000 per head (maximum) |
4. |
Miscellaneous expenses on a declaration basis |
2000 per head |
Interested candidates can apply at the official website: nabard.org
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