Details of the Organization

PRS Legislative Research is a leading research group with the mission to strengthen India’s democracy by helping Parliament and state assemblies be more effective. 

These institutions make laws, hold the governments accountable and allocate public funds. It is important that they have information and analysis to perform their functions well, and that citizens have channels of engaging with their elected representatives.

Details of the Job/Internship

PRS offers rolling internships throughout the year. The PRS staff consists of a team of dedicated professionals with different areas of expertise and is broadly divided into the research and outreach departments. The research team analyses legislative and policy issues of topical interest.

Duration

The duration of the internship is flexible but is normally between four and eight weeks. Interns are expected to report to the office for the internship.

Accommodation

Please note that no accommodation or remuneration is provided. This is strictly an unpaid internship.

Skills

The Research Interns should have the following:

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; and
• Strong writing skills.

Role and Responsibilities

The internship varies from session to non-session time. During a Parliament session, PRS’s work is guided by the issues taken up in Parliament and interns are expected to work with the analysts on various research projects. 

They may also work with the outreach team to help with the media-related output. During non-session periods, the individual intern’s interests are considered, and he/she is matched with an analyst(s) or outreach team member doing related work.

The successful completion of a PRS internship requires the intern to pursue and complete an internship project. The intern will be assisting analysts/outreach team members in their work and undertaking an internship project.

Salary/Stipend

0

Type of Opportunity

Fulltime

Country

India

State

Delhi

City

New Delhi

Address

Gandharva Mahavidyalaya, 212, Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Marg, New Delhi

Dates to Remember

Interested persons can fill in the application form. The form has to be filled out in one session, and there is no option for saving responses. You are expected to:

• Write a short statement of purpose (not more than 500 words).
• Upload an up-to-date resume in PDF format.
• Upload a writing sample on any policy issue (not more than 1000 words) in PDF format, or a relevant design work sample (up to two pages) in PDF format.

Applications for the month of July will not be accepted after June 20, 2023.