Internship at Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS)

[Administrator]

Use this section to share your internship experience at IIHS. You are requested to include as much information as possible so as to help everyone who is considering doing internship here. Help you juniors, friends & colleagues to make informed decision! We have tried to cover the frequently asked questions, feel free to add/ suggestion any other aspect you would like to be covered.

Note: Please do not include any sensitive/ confidential/ controversial information such as names, exact contact details, any sensitive detail related to project and just anything you are not supposed to share. If you are not sure if you can share a particular information, then most probably you shouldn't.

Information is divided into 2 parts (how to apply & the review). Instead of sharing your experience in a story full of long text and paragraphs, we encourage and request you to copy these points so as to answer in a systematic and comprehensive manner.

1. How to apply?

Some information on the process and procedure to apply.

1. How to apply for the internship?
2. Were you required to take multiple follow-ups or the concerned department/ person was quick to respond?
3. When should a person start applying, especially if there is a long procedure in place or any filtering criteria/ stages?
4. Do you need any intervention in the form of approval/ request letter etc from your institution before applying to this place?
5. Any other information you would like to add.

2. Information about internship

1. Your College/ Institution
2. Year of Internship
3. Department/ Division/ Zone
4. Work Location/ Office Location
5. Internship Duration
6. Working hours/ days
7. Was it a paid internship?
8. Perks/ benefits apart from completion certificate
9. Your Project/ Work/ Role:
10. Your overall experience?
11. Did it meet your expectations and to what extent?
12. Do you recommend doing an internship at this place?
13. Were you able to grow your professional network?
14. Is there any option for "internship to job" after getting the degree?
15. Any other information you would like to include/ mention

Your review will help make someone's internship experience worthwhile and at the same time planning profession better!

 

[Karthik.Girish]

1. How to Apply?

1. How to apply for the internship?
   I applied via enquiring with my professor who had a contact within the organisation. But after establishing the contact, it was done via email. Even if you don't know anyone in the organisation, there is a career page within the website which would give you contact details and available posts in IIHS Delhi.
   
   
2. Were you required to take multiple follow-ups or the concerned department/ person was quick to respond?
   Quick to respond.
   
   
3. When should a person start applying, especially if there is a long procedure in place or any filtering criteria/ stages?
   Preferably 2-3 months before the internship period.
   
   
4. Do you need any intervention in the form of approval/ request letter etc from your institution before applying to this place?
   Yes.
   
   
5. Any other information you would like to add.
   Nope!

2. Information about internship

1. Your College/ Institution
   School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi
   
   
2. Year of Internship
   Second Year
   
   
3. Department/ Division/ Zone
   -NA-
   
   
4. Work Location/ Office Location
   Connaught Place, Delhi
   
   
5. Internship Duration
   6 weeks
   
   
6. Working hours/ days
   5 days a week
   
   
7. Was it a paid internship?
   Yes ;D
   
   
8. Perks/ benefits apart from completion certificate
   Nothing else
   
   
9. Your Project/ Work/ Role
   - Digitisation of Chandigarh revenue maps to track development history and status of land records, creation/filtering of attribute and spatial data and data validation through Google Earth;
   - Studying typology, features, and causes of unauthorised development in peripheral area of Chandigarh;
   - Literature Review on Land Records in India and Land Titling in India
   
   
10. Your overall experience?
    Great experience! Learned a lot of things about the workplace!
    
    
11. Did it meet your expectations and to what extent?
    I didn't have any expectations as such. I was getting acknowledged for my work, which was really nice.
    
    
12. Do you recommend doing an internship at this place?
    Very much, without a doubt!
    
    
13. Were you able to grow your professional network?
    Absolutely. There are a lot of connections you can make within the organisation.
    
    
14. Is there any option for "internship to job" after getting the degree?
    Not aware.
    
    
15. Any other information you would like to include/ mention
    Nope.