Online Internship opportunity for Law Students with Competition Commission of India (CCI) -For Jan 2022: Last date to apply Dec 1

The usual CCI internship programme has been suspended for the time being because to the Covid-19 pandemic. The Commission will, however, extend the Online Internship programme beyond December 2021 and until March 2022 for the benefit of students.

Only eligible applicants whose applications are received by the first of the preceding month (for example, for an internship in January 2022, applications must be received by the first of December 2021) will be considered.

The Internship Program

• Officers of CCI will be assigned as guides/mentors to the shortlisted candidates.
• The interns will be given the contact information for their mentors/guides so that they can communicate with them on a regular basis in order to perform the allocated task.
• The mentor/guide will choose the length of the online internship based on the job assigned.
• The Advocacy Division of CCI will host an online orientation programme for selected students in the first week of each month, followed by a virtual review meeting in the second week of the month.

Who is it intended for?

• Only Indian nationals are eligible.
• Students from accredited institutions and universities who have had exposure to competition are eligible for the internship.
• Students who already have a job offer are not eligible.

Qualifications in Education

• Students pursuing the following courses can apply:
• Economics and Management MA/MSc. (Economics)
• 4th and final year students of 5-year integrated degree Programme in Economics MBA Law 2nd and 3rd year of the Bachelors degree in Law (3-year course after graduation)
• or Fourth and final year of the five-year integrated course in Law and Students who have taken the 3rd year exam and are entering the 4th year.
• LLM
• Regulatory Governance: MA/MSc. (Regulatory Governance)
• Professional Courses: Students of the final group of Chartered Accountancy or Cost Accountancy or Company Secretary

What is the procedure for applying?

• Applications must be submitted in the prescribed format, which may be found on the CCI website. Applications submitted in any other format will be automatically rejected.
• The application should be accompanied by a Statement of Purpose that reflects the reason for selection as well as the potential research/internship project topic.
• Applicants must submit their applications, duly signed/endorsed by their colleges/institutions, in the space provided in the application form with the heading ‘CERTIFICATION AND RECOMMENDATION BY INSTITUTION,’ or alternatively, applications must be accompanied by a scanned copy of the email/letter from the respective institution certifying that the student is a bona fide student of the institution and pursuing the course (with the year) mentioned in the application.
• Dean/Registrar/HoD/Director/Authorized Officials must send such an email/letter.
• Applications must be submitted online exclusively in PDF format. Applications in hard copy will not be accepted.
• The subject/title of emails containing such requests should read “Online Internship for the month of (insert desired month) 2022.”
• All online internship requests must be emailed to internships@cci.gov.in.

• Applicants who wish to pursue internships for 2-3 calendar months may apply with the appropriate recommendation from their respective universities/colleges/institutions for the period sought.
• On the first day of the internship, there will be a brief introduction to the provisions of the Competition Act of 2002.

Certificate
A certificate for the term of internship shall be issued to the interns upon certification by the concerned mentor/guide that the assigned intern has worked/completed the internship to his satisfaction.

Candidates who have been shortlisted will be notified via the contact information (email ID) supplied in their requests/applications.

Important Reminder
Please see the Revised Notification for formal details on the application procedure, application deadlines, and internship description (link given at the end of this post).
Please see the 2020 notice for eligibility criteria and an application proforma. For the 2020 notification, go here.

RELEVANT LINKS

Official Notification(Revised)

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