HOW TO GET FOREIGN INTERN BY SRAJAL RAIZADA

HOW TO GET FOREIGN INTERN BY- SRAJAL RAIZADA

What do you mean by “Internship”? Opportunity offered by an employer to potential employees to work at a firm for a fixed time Helps student in determining whether they are actually interested in a particular career or not. Can be funded/non-funded/semi-funded

Types of internships available for students

Why Should An Undergraduate Student Go Foreign Internship? Most of my co-interns were from 2 nd year itself. Students go foreign intern in 2 nd year, and then industrial intern in 3 rd year. Strongly recommend 2 nd year students that even if you aren’t research oriented, then also one must try for a foreign interns. Could develop his/her interest in research after visiting such sophisticated world class labs. One really gets a required exposure to a new world. It helps in ameliorating your network which is very momentous in this globalised world. Helps in getting good universities for pursuing M. S/Ph. D

Requirements GPA matters a lot Intern/training at CSIR’s can help Conference/Research papers always proliferates your chances

GENERAL PROCESS 1) Prior Research work 2) Searching Profs. 3) Art of writing mails

1) Prior Research Work 2 nd year Good time to embark Start reading research papers. Chose your mentor wisely 3 rd year Could write “Review Paper” and send it to conference Ask mentor for performing experiments and publishing paper

2) Searching Profs. & Creating Database Search for Professors working in your field of interest. USA- Very difficult for funding Many opportunities in Europe & Australia Make a database of their email ids.

3) Art of writing e-mails The most important part of the application The cover letter must be short. Send mails via your institutional domain (xyz@ce. ism. ac. in) Start early- from July/August Always attach your CV with the cover letter Be as polite as possible in your e-mails Send a follow up mail only after 3 -4 weeks Never send mails to two different professors of the same university (department) in a single week.

Sample Cover Letter

1) Salutation- If sending to Prof. Dear Prof. XYZ or Hello Prof. XYZ If sending to Faculty without designation of prof (like research associates)Dear Dr. XYZ Hello Dr. XYZ

2) Introducing yourself- I am a 3 rd year student pursuing B. Tech (Hons) in Chemical Engineering at IIT (ISM) Dhanbad (admitted through IIT JEE-ADVANCED entrance test, from which only 1 -2% of the brains of the country gets qualified. ) I have a natural inclination towards research. My dream is to pursue Master’s degree (M. S) with the terminal degree objective of Ph. D. (I have already given GRE exam with a score of XYZ)

3) Showing your research inclination In line with your research work, I am attracted to the ever evolving field of ‘XYZ’. I have reviewed your profile and was deeply intrigued by your research papers. My research papers titled “***" has been accepted for publication in the “conference /journal name”.

4) Concluding Please let me know if I could work on or possibly assist you in any of your projects which will help me to delve further into the topic. I am confident that given a chance, I can work assiduously and intelligently to make significant contribution and stand up to your expectations. I would like to undertake project under your supervision for the coming summer with/ without any financial aid. I look forward to your positive response. Sincerely, XYZ IIT (ISM) DHANBAD India Encl: Resume

What’s next? Patience Be sanguine Be perseverant

THANK YOU

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