IIT Hyderabad to offer 150 internships for BTech students of non-IIT Hyd under SURE scheme

The Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (IITH) has announced that it will offer 150 internships to undergraduate students (non-IITH) this year under its newly launched Summer Undergraduate Research Exposure (SURE) scheme. Interested and eligible candidates can apply at iith.ac.in/research/SURE/. The last date to submit the applications is February 22, 2023.  

The two-month internship period will begin on May 15. Selected candidates will get a consolidated honorarium of INR 15,000 during the internship period. The selection of candidates for the internship will be made department-wise based on the individuals’ credentials and research inclination in the respective field. 

Only second and third year BTech and BDes students along with third and fourth year Integrated MSc or first year MSc



and MA students are eligible to apply for the internship. 

Prof BS Murty, Director, IIT Hyderabad, said, “IITH promotes the spirit of inventing and innovation in technology for humanity. The SURE scheme is the true extension of this motive of leveraging our research & innovation ecosystem to the country. I am confident the exposure to the research and innovation ecosystem at IITH will boost and significantly contribute to the entrepreneurship index of the country.” 

Prof Chandra S Sharma, Dean (Sponsored Research & Consultancy - SRC), said,“The aim of this scheme is to nurture and attract potential and bright PhD students apart from encouraging research culture among UG students and at the same time, hand holding Tier-⅔ Institutes as a social responsibility of all of us.”