Institute of Nano Science and Technology (INST), Mohali (Punjab), an autonomous institution of the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India, has been established under the umbrella of NANO MISSION, initiated by DST to boost research and development in the field of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology in India. INST started its activities on 3rd January 2013 from its transit campus at Mohali, Punjab. In the December of 2020, the institute shifted to its state-of-the-art new campus sprawling over 35 acres of land, at Knowledge City, Sector-81 (Mohali, Punjab). Research activities at INST encompass physics, chemistry, biology, and interdisciplinary sciences addressing problems in the field of energy, environment, quantum materials, nano-devices, and chemical biology.
Notice for admission to INST Research Internship Programme (Duration : Min. 2 Months - Max. 12 Months)
Applicants are requested to STRICTLY follow the application procedure as mentioned below, otherwise application may be rejected for scrutiny
Institute of Nano Science and Technology Mohali provides an opportunity to exceptionally good undergraduate students to execute an innovative research and development project under the guidance of INST faculty. The students from different institutions including IITs, NITs, IISERs, Central Universities as well as several State Universities across the country have been carrying out their research internships at INST. Preference will be given to the students for research internship who have their own fellowship awarded from KVPY, BIRAC, IASc-INSA- NASI Summer Research Programme, Inspire Programme (DST) or any other agency of Govt. of India.
• Summer Internship: May-July (Date of application: 1st March to 21st March - every year)
• Short Term (3-6 Months): June-December (Date of application: 1st April to 21st April - every year)
• Short Term (3-6 Months): January-June (Date of application: 1st Nov to 21st Nov - every year)
• Research Internship (1 Year): Last date of application: (Applications are accepted round the year)
* Applications for less than two months will not be accepted
Research Internship Programme
Eligibility : Full-time registered students from Basic Sciences/Applied Sciences/Engineering Institutes/Universities pursuing master degree /M.Sc. /M.Tech. / M.Pharm. are eligible for INST’s Research Internship Programme at Mohali (Punjab). In cases of bachelor degree level students (e.g. B.Sc./B.Tech./B.Pharm etc.), only very few exceptional and bright candidates will be considered for the internship program at INST.
Application Process for Summer/Short-term Internship :
• Students from any Basic Sciences/Applied Sciences/Engineering background having relevance to nanoscience and nanotechnology may be accepted for research internship. The selected candidate can be assigned to work with the Scientist different from their preference list due to various reasons.
• Duly filled application form along with the CV and cover letter should be sent to the coordinator with preferred scientist name during form submission. One can go through the profiles of INST scientists and then decide the preference according to their research area and the area of interest of candidate.
• Contacting multiple scientists at the same time at INST should be avoided. This may lead to the notion of unclear research interest of candidate and ultimately may lead to rejection of application.
• The application form, will be scrutinized by INST. If selected, the offer may be given only if the supervisor (scientist at INST) agrees to provide the required training and facilities for the internship at INST.
• The selected candidates will be intimated via email for admission at the INST Research Internship Programme
Formalities to be completed after the completion of the internship program at INST Mohali
No Dues Form: To be submitted at least three days before the date of completion of internship along with copy of research internship report dully signed by the candidate and faculty supervisor) The training certificate will be issued by the Coordinator, Research Internship Program, after satisfactory completion of the training.
Contact Person :
Dr. Shyam Lal M (Scientist C)
Coordinator, Research Internship Program
INST Mohali
Email: internship@inst.ac.in
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