CCI online internship programme to continue till June 2021

The regular CCI internship programme has been suspended for the time being because of the COVID-19 pandemic but for the benefit of students, CCI online internship has been extended and will continue beyond March 2021 up to June 2021.

What is CCI? 

CCI (Competition Commission of India) is a government body through which the objectives of The Competition Act, 2002 are achieved. The duty of the Commission is to eliminate practices having an adverse effect on competition, promote and sustain competition, protect the interests of consumers and ensure freedom of trade in the markets of India. It is also required to give an opinion on competition issues on a reference received from a statutory authority established under any law and to undertake competition advocacy, create public awareness and impart training on competition issues.

Eligibility criteria

1. The CCI online internship 2021 is applicable to Indian Nationals only.
2. It is open to students from recognized Institutions and Universities with exposure to the competition
3. Students with a placement in hand are not eligible.

Students pursuing the following courses are eligible to apply for the CCI internship 2021:

1. Economics and Management: MA/MSc. (Economics), 4th and final year students of 5-year integrated degree Programme in Economics, MBA
2. Law: 2nd and 3rd year of the Bachelor's degree in Law (3-year course after graduation) or fourth and final year of the five-year integrated course in Law and students who have taken the 3rd year exam and are entering the 4th year, LLM
3. Regulatory governance: MA/MSc. (Regulatory Governance)
4. Professional courses
5. Students of the final group of Chartered Accountancy or Cost Accountancy or Company Secretary

Important points of CCI online internship 2021

These are some important points regarding the internship that interested candidates are advised to go through before filling out the application form:

1. For April 2021 to June 2021 online Internships, eligible applicants, whose applications are received by 1st of the preceding month shall only be considered. 
2. Applications mandatorily should be in the prescribed format available on CCI website. Applications in other formats shall be rejected summarily.
3. Statement of Purpose should be accompanied by the application. 
4.  Applicants shall submit their applications duly signed/ endorsed by their colleges/institutions in the space specifically provided in the application form with the heading ‘CERTIFICATION AND RECOMMENDATION BY INSTITUTION’.
5. In the alternative, applications must be accompanied by a scanned copy of an email/letter from the respective institution certifying that the student is a bonafide student of the institution and pursuing the course (with the year) mentioned in the application for internship. Such email/letter must be issued by Dean/Registrar/HoD/Director/ Authorized Officials. 
6. Applications shall be sent online only. Hard copies of applications shall not be accepted. 
7. The emails carrying such requests shall indicate “Online Internship during the month of (mention intended month) 2021” as the subject of the email. All such requests for online internships must be sent at internships@cci.gov.in. 
8. Applications sent at/addressed to any other email ID shall not be considered. 
9. The shortlisted candidates shall be allocated guides/mentors from amongst the Officers of CCI. The interns will be provided contact details of their mentors/guides for being in regular touch with them to complete the assigned work. 
10. The duration of the online internship (a week/two weeks/three weeks/a month) shall be decided by the mentor/guide depending on the work assigned. 
11. In the first week of every month, an online orientation programme will be organized for selected students by the Advocacy Division of CCI. 
12. No request for an internship beyond one month shall be accepted. 

Certification 

On certification by the concerned mentor/guide that the assigned intern has worked/completed the internship to his satisfaction, a certificate for the period of internship shall be awarded to the interns. Shortlisted candidates shall be intimated through contact details (email id) provided by them in their requests/applications.

Where to apply?

Interested candidates can apply at this link

For more information regarding the details of the CCI internship (online) candidates can visit this link.

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