Objective
To help the interns to think of a social problem and formulate a plan to explore it
To give the interns a ground-level exposure to various problems and also help them understand
how the ground reality differs from what we read in the text
To provide an opportunity to the interns to think about simple technical solutions to these
problems and also suggest improvements in the present solutions
To help the NSS team to explore new domains for its activities in the future
Phase - I
Read newspaper articles, govt reports, UN reports, magazine articles
Watch movies, documentaries
Talk to relevant people, drop them mails, read book reviews
Phase - II
To see if what you read and watched is different on ground
For every trip, prepare a proper plan based on what you learnt from the literature survey
Prepare the questions you will ask from various people, things you will observe, readings that you
will take
Phase - III
Now analyze the data you got from the literature survey and the field trips
Make proper conclusions
Analyze the solution mechanisms and see their efficacy; suggest improvements and new solutions
Suggest how technology can be helpful and how we as students can contribute to the alleviation of
the problem
The Presentation
10-minute presentation in front of students and HU and RD professors
5 minute Q/A session equivalent to interview
Creativity
This is your internship, do it the way you feel is the best. No standard way of doing this internship
Think of new ways; make videos, do surveys, talk to experts on the topic
Think of the various stakeholders of the issue for the field trips
A single field trip can span over various days depending on the field status
Deadlines
Literature Survey to be submitted by 9th December
Field trips:
14th December
19th December
24th December
The plan for each field trip should be sent 2 days in advance to the executive mentor. The plan shall
be approved/improvements suggested within 36 hours
Final report submission: 28th December
Presentation submission: 1st January (to be presented in the first week of January)
Hours Policy
Not more than 70 hours for an internship, but no lower bound
Hours proportional to the effort you put in, creativity of ideas and the quality of analysis
If any group member seems to have worked less than the others ZERO hours
Disciplinary Action
Fake references in report, faking any field trip, faking results in analysis will lead to disciplinary
action
No negative hours to be provided; matter to reported directly to the dean and recommended for a
DisCo