Ministry of External Affairs is inviting applications for its Term-I internship opportunity for the year 2024. Here is everything that you need to know about this Ministry of External Affairs Internship!
About the Internship
The MEA Internship Policy 2023 intends to continuing the aim of the Ministry to bring in more focus on MEA; to provide value to the interns; to ensure better gender inclusivity and to increase diversity in terms of qualifications, domicile and socio-economic status amongst the cohort of interns engaged by the Ministry.
Eligibility Criteria
- Minimum educational qualification of a graduate degree from a recognized university.
- Also open to students who are presently in the final year of their graduation, where an internship is a mandatory part of their final year curriculum.
- A maximum age of 25 years as on 31st December of the year of internship.
Intake and duration
Every year, internships will be offered in two terms of six months each viz. April to September and October to March. A maximum of 30 interns will be engaged by the Ministry during each term. Each intern will be engaged for a minimum period of one month and a maximum period of three months.
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Selection Procedure
The selection process will consist of two stages viz. Preliminary Screening and Personal Interview. The process will follow a quota cum weightage’ system whereby applicants belonging to 14 States and 4 Union Territories will be considered in each term as per the table below. There may be 26 interns from the 14 States; 02 interns from the 4 Union Territories and 02 more interns with maximum marks from TADP districts / underprivileged sections of the society. A minimum of 30% may be filled by women candidates. Weightage will be based on academic performance assessed by percentage of marks obtained in +2 and graduation exams.
Candidates should apply online only. State-wise merit lists will be prepared – separately for male and female candidates by elimination based on academic performance in +2 and graduation exams. Priority will be given to applicants from TADP districts during the Preliminary Screening stage and to applicants belonging to SC/ST/OBC/EWS categories in the Personal Interview stage.
The total number of candidates called for interview will be three times the interns to be engaged in each term. Candidates selected in the merit lists will be called for personal interview to be conducted by videoconferencing. A maximum of 30 candidates will be selected from the interview process and offered internships. If any selected candidate opts out, the next candidate in the merit list from the individual state will be offered opportunity.
During the course of the internship, the selected candidates would be introduced to various aspects of the functioning of the Ministry, its attached offices, the public interface of the Ministry and its role in helping the Indian citizens.
| Term | States | Union Territories |
| Term I (April–September) | Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra | Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Chandigarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Delhi |
| Term II (October-March) | Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal | Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Lakshadweep, Puducherry |
Timeline of the Internship
| MEA Internship Program – Term – I, 2024 | |
|---|---|
| 01 January 2024 | Call for applications for Term – I, 2024 |
| 14 January 2024 | Deadline for receiving applications |
| 19 January 2024 | Announcement of shortlisted candidates and calls for interview |
| 3 February 2024 | Interviews (DVC) |
| 9 February 2024 | Announcement of selected candidates |
| 1 April 2024 | Start of internships 2024 (Term I) |
Perks & Remuneration
Each intern will be paid an honorarium of INR 10,000 per month to help with living expenses. The cost of one-time to and fro air travel between the State capital and Delhi, subject to a ceiling of the current economy class air ticket, from the domicile State or from the college / university of the shortlisted applicants would be supplied. During their internship, the interns will be responsible for their own board and housing in Delhi.
How to Apply for this internship?
To apply for this Ministry Of External Affairs internship, click here. You’ll be redirected to the official internship application.
If you wish to get latest updates regarding such opportunities, join Opportunity Track on WhatsApp or Telegram here.
