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NHAI Launches Internship Portal for 600 Students on 150+ Highway Projects

The National Highways Authority of India has launched a dedicated Internship Portal in association with the Department of Higher Education. The program will place up to 600 students from institutions like IITs and NITs across more than 150 national highway projects. Interns will receive a monthly stipend of Rs 20,000 and can choose from durations of one, two, or six months. The initiative is designed to provide hands-on, field-based exposure and is aligned with the experiential learning goals of the National Education Policy 2020.

Key Points: NHAI Internship Programme: Stipend, Portal, 600 Positions

  • Rs 20,000 monthly stipend
  • Portal for 150+ NH projects
  • Aligns with NEP 2020
  • For engineering & IT students
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NHAI unveils new initiatives to create future professionals

NHAI launches internship portal with Rs 20,000 stipend for 600 students on 150+ national highway projects. Aligns with NEP 2020 for hands-on experience.

"Interns will actively participate in projects, gaining valuable field-based exposure - Ministry Statement"

New Delhi, Jan 9

The National Highways Authority of India, in association with the Department of Higher Education, on Friday said it has launched the 'NHAI Internship Programme', which is designed to serve as a gateway for aspiring professionals to gain real-world, hands-on experience within the largest National Highway development ecosystem in the country.

NHAI also introduced a dedicated Internship Portal that will function as an integrated platform offering internship opportunities across over 150 major National Highway (NH) projects nationwide.

Each project will accommodate up to four interns, creating an initial pool of nearly 600 students drawn from institutions, including IITs, NITs and AICTE affiliated institutes across the country, said the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.

The Portal offers programmes of one month, two months, and six months, aligned with varying academic and industry requirements.

All interns selected under the programme are provided with a stipend of Rs 20,000 per month to support learning, mobility, and professional growth, the minister added.

The programme will offer deep insights and hands-on exposure into how National Highways are planned, engineered and implemented on ground.

While the primary focus will be on Civil Engineering students, opportunities are also available for students from IT, Electronics, and Electrical Engineering disciplines, particularly in advanced domains such as Advanced Traffic Management Systems and Electronic Toll Collection.

The 'Winter Internship' offered under this programme received an encouraging response with participation of around 250 students.

Notably, around 500 applications have already been received for the six-month, final-year under-graduate internship programme.

According to an official statement, the Ministry of Higher Education has launched National Education Policy 2020, which encourages experimental learning, industry exposure and boosts employability by offering flexible curriculum and credit linked internship, along with extended duration internship during the final year of undergraduate programme.

"Aligned with the spirit of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, the internship programme is structured to go beyond observational learning. Interns will actively participate in projects, gaining valuable field-based exposure for technical and managerial aspects of National Highway development," said the ministry.

- IANS

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Sarah B
Great to see the government aligning with NEP 2020. Integrating academic credit with real-world projects is the way forward to build a skilled workforce. The inclusion of IT and Electronics students for traffic management systems is a smart, forward-looking move.
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Priya S
While the programme sounds good on paper, I hope it's implemented well. Sometimes these government internships become just about fetching chai and making reports. The key is "active participation" as mentioned. Fingers crossed! 🤞
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Vikram M
Only 600 seats initially? With the scale of our highway network and the number of engineering graduates we produce, this number seems very low. Hope they scale it up quickly. The demand is clearly there with 500 applications already.
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Rohit P
₹20,000 stipend per month is decent! It covers basic expenses and allows students from smaller towns to participate without financial stress. Bharat is building, and it's great our youth can be part of this infra revolution. Jai Hind! 🇮🇳
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Kavya N
As a parent, I'm happy to see such structured opportunities. It gives confidence that our children are learning skills that are actually needed by the industry. Hope they also ensure good mentorship and safety for all interns, especially women, on project sites.

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