HIGHLIGHTS:
- The internship opportunities have been announced in order to help students improve their employability skills.
- The AICTE internship opportunities would be open to technical students as well as higher education students studying under the University Grants Commission (UGC).
- Salesforce, CISCO, MGNCRE, and RSB Transmission India Limited all provide internships through the AICTE.
Through the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) internship portal, Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan has announced over 1 lakh internship opportunities.
Who is offering these internship opportunities?
These internships are offered by CISCO, Salesforce, RSB Transmission India Limited, and the Mahatma Gandhi National Council for Rural Education (MGNCRE).
Areas where internships are available
Internship opportunities are available through the AICTE in programming and networking, cybersecurity, engineering, and other sectors.
Mentoring, boot camps, and rural management will all be provided as part of this internship programme, with the goal of increasing employment prospects.
AICTE’s Background
The AICTE is a statutory entity as well as a national technical education council under the Department of Higher Education’s jurisdiction. This organisation was founded in 1945 as an advisory council, then given legislative standing in 1987. The AICTE’s responsibilities include the country’s management education and technical education system’s coordinated development and efficient planning. The headquarters of the AICTE are in New Delhi. The organization’s chairman is Anil Sahasrabudhe.