Name of the organising Institute/Organisation:
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India.
Description for Internship:
The FSSAI is a statutory organization within the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare of the Government of India, formed under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 has released a recent circular for internship for the month of may for which application has been started.
Regions for intership and domains available are:
- FSSAI (HQ) New Delhi– Standards, Regulation/Codex, Regulatory Compliance, SMS, Human Resource, Finance & Accounts, Imports, Quality Assurance, Legal, IT, Social & Behavioral Change
- Regional Offices(NR, Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai & Kolkata)– Food Imports Clearance and Licensing
- National Food Laboratory Ghaziabad & Kolkata– Food sampling and testing.
Duration of Internship:
The internship will be 3-6 months long. No internship for duration less than a month is being offered.
Eligibility Criteria:
Candidates pursuing a full time graduate, post graduate degree or higher from a recognized institute within India or abroad, in any of the following courses.
- Students pursuing their 3rd or 4th year of PG Degree/ B.Tech or BE from a recognized university or institute in chemistry, Biochemistry, Food technology, Food Science & Technology, Food & Nutrition, Edible Oil Technology, Microbiology, Dairy Technology, Agricultural, Horticulture Science, Industrial Microbiology, Toxicology, Public Health, Life sciences, Biotechnology, Fruit & Vegetable Technology, Food safety & Quality Assurance are eligible.
- Business Administration & Management including policy regulation and related fields – Only at FSSAI(HQ)
- PG Diploma/Degree in, Journalism, Mass Communication and Public Relations.
- B.E. / B. Tech (Only 3rd and 4th Year students not for 2nd or 1st Year) in Computer Science/ Information Technology Software Engineering or related Stream.
- Post Graduate Degree/Diploma in Public Policy Public Administration. – Only for FSSAI (HQ).
- Bachelor/Master of Law – Only for FSSAI(HQ)
Important date
- Starting date of receiving application: 27 April, 2022
- Last date for online form submission: 02 May, 2022
- List of shortlisted candidates: 17 May, 2022
- Date of joining: 23 May, 2022
Perks offered:
- Certificate will be issued
- A stipend of Rs. 10,000 for the internship period will be given to deserving interns on the recommendation of the office or division that they work with.
How to apply:
- Find the official notification and guideline: https://fssai.gov.in/internship/
- Find the application form of the internship on the Official website: https://fssai.gov.in/internship/applyonline.php