SAHAKAR MITRA: NCDC’s Scheme on Internship Programme
Category: Skills & Employment
Level: Central | State: All
Ministry: Ministry Of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare

Details:
The &quot;SAHAKAR MITRA Scheme on Internship Programme (SIP)&quot; was introduced by the National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) in the year 2012-13 with an objective to provide work-related learning experience in the core and special fields of functioning of NCDC to students of professional courses and to project contribution and achievements of NCDC in the development of cooperatives. Subsequently, the scheme was expanded to cover different states by offering SIP to students (in 2nd year of MBA Agri-Business) from State Agricultural Universities in the states where NCDC’s Regional Offices are located. Interns have gained valuable knowledge and experience in the cooperative sector over the years.   Under the programme, NCDC will provide short-term (not exceeding four months) opportunities to young professionals to acquire learning experience by applying skills and knowledge in an organizational context to facilitate professional development. The programme aims at providing an opportunity for professional graduates to get experience in areas of functioning of NCDC and related aspects of cooperatives.
> **Objectives:**


   1. To provide a deep immersion opportunity to professional graduates on the role, contribution and impact of NCDC and also cooperatives.
   1. To enable the professional graduates, to learn the context and practical working of NCDC and cooperatives.
   1. To orient professional graduates to the cooperative business model and engage themselves in start-up cooperatives.
   1. To enable professional graduates to take up leadership and /or entrepreneur roles in FPO organized under Cooperative Acts.
   1. To assist needy cooperatives in the preparation of business plans and projects.

Benefits:
Financial Support from NCDC:
 The intern will be offered the following financial benefits during the course of SIP (4 months):-
Sl. No.
Details
Amount
1
Consolidated monthly amount of ₹10,000/- for 4 months towards partly meeting his/her out-of-pocket expenses
₹40,000/-
2
Expenses related to report preparation (lumpsum amount towards data collection, analysis, and preparation of a report)
₹5,000/-
3
Total
₹45,000/-
Note:
 The last month’s consolidated amount of ₹10,000/- shall be paid upon successful completion of the internship which includes submission of reports, etc.
Tenure:
The internship duration does not exceed four months, adhering to the NCDC guidelines.

Eligibility Criteria:
**1.	A person with any of the following qualifications will be eligible for consideration:-**

  - Professional graduates with minimum qualification as Bachelor’s degree in Agri/ Dairy/ Animal Husbandry/ Veterinary Sciences/ Fisheries/Horticulture/ Textiles/ Handloom / IT duly recommended by the Head of the Department of the UGC / AICTE / ICAR recognized Universities / Institutions as applicable.
  - Professionals (pursuing or completed) MBA Agri Business / MBA Coop / M.Com / MCA / MBA Finance / MBA International Trade/MBA Forestry/MBA Rural Dev / MBA Project Management / Inter ICAI / Inter ICWA qualification duly recommended by the Head of the Department of the UGC / AICTE / ICAR recognized Universities / Institutions as applicable.

2.	A person cannot be taken as an intern more than once.
> **Number of Interns and Location:**

•	NCDC limits interns to 60 overall, spanning Regional Offices, LINAC, and Head Office annually.
•	Each Regional Office can host a maximum of two interns simultaneously, as per NCDC guidelines.
•	A maximum of two interns per year is allowed from a specific institution, following NCDC guidelines.