Internship under KDISC YIP scheme

Internship opportunities in Young Innovators Programme

Greetings from Kerala Development and Innovation Strategic Council (K-DISC)!

This mail brings you information regarding a 3-month internship under the KDISC YIP scheme. This might be useful for the 2024 course completed students - some who might be waiting for an appointment letter after receiving a job offer, some who are waiting to go for higher studies, or even some who have a few supplementary papers to clear (since exams will be held during December-January only). Although this is an unpaid internship, the Government of Kerala Internship Certificate will be of added value - the students can avoid a gap in their CVs, they can also use this as an opportunity for networking. 

Hence I request you to forward this to your 2024 course completed students and contact the person mentioned in the notification. 

 You may also contact me for any queries.

Dr. Vrinda V. Nair,

Consultant, K-DISC.

Mob: 9447381186

Young Innovators Programme (YIP) https://yip.kerala.gov.in is the flagship program of the Government of Kerala anchored by K-DISC that promotes real-world problem- solving through innovation among students in the State aged 13 to 37. YIP has over 8000 registered educational institutions. The seventh cohort of the program has been in progress since 15th June 2024. The last cohort, YIP 6.0, saw over 2,00,000students registering and student teams submitting around 25,000 ideas. YIP is now offering internships for students who have completed their engineering courses. The internship will be for a duration of three months starting 1st August 2024. There is no stipend during this time, however, they will be issued certificates by the Government of Kerala on successful completion of internships.

The role description is as follows.

 Orient students and faculty members in colleges about the Young Innovators Programme.

 Assist the District Program Executives of K-DISC in conducting evaluation and training at various levels.

 Facilitate Voice of Stakeholder connect with Domain Experts for the ideators.

 Facilitate Mentor connect for the ideators who are carrying out projects.

 Assist in social media campaigns.

The district-wise requirement of interns is as follows.

1 Thiruvananthapuram 10

2 Kollam 5

3 Pathanamthitta 5

4 Kottayam 10

5 Alappuzha 5

6 Idukki 5

7 Ernakulam 10

8 Thrissur 10

9 Wayanad 5

10 Palakkad 5

11 Malappuram 10

12 Kozhikode 10

13 Kannur 5

14 Kasaragod 5

Total 100

Interested candidates may email Mr. Nipun Raj, Delivery Manager, YIP at

pe01.dic.thiruvananthapuram@kdisc.kerala.gov.in with their CVs before 26th July 2024 end of day. Write ‘YIP Intern application’ in the subject of the email.