Internships aim to provide students with first-hand work experience, enhancing skills, employability, and research capabilities while benefiting both interns and host organizations. Following are the intended objectives of engaging undergraduate students in internship for employability and research internship programmes:

• Integration of learning and workplace: To align classroom/lab knowledge with real-world applications across industries, NGOs, start-ups, R&D organizations, HEIs, etc.
• Understanding the world of work: To familiarize students with workplace culture, expectations, and challenges.
• Hybrid model learning: To blend physical and digital modes under expert mentorship.
• Research aptitude: To develop analytical, methodological, and ethical research skills, including exposure to tools, data analysis, and IPR.
• Exposure to emerging technologies: To learn applications of automation, digital tools, and traditional skills.
• Entrepreneurship: To encourage start-ups and innovation, promoting students as job creators.
• Decision-making & teamwork: To build problem-solving, collaboration, and leadership skills.
• Social responsibility: To cultivate citizenship values, philanthropy, and social awareness.
• Collaboration: To strengthen industry and academia partnerships for internships and research opportunities.
• Professional competency: To instill ethics, integrity, and values alongside employability and research readiness.