PLEASE ALSO READ THE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM PROSPECTUS FIRST - IT IS AVAILABLE AT http://sites.google.com/site/gipediinterns/application-form-for-printout

THIS FAQ MERELY PRESENTS SOME OF THE INFORMATION FROM THE PROSPECTUS IN A MORE READABLE FORMAT.

Instruction Sheet and Answers to Frequently Asked Questions for the Global Internship Program

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1. For Sponsors
   
1. I want to  (a) sponsor an Intern and / or (b) propose a project on which a Intern / team of Interns can work and / or (c) provide mentorship. What do I do ?
2. For prospective students: Prior to selection
   
1. What is this GIPEDI Internship ?
   
2. Who is eligible to apply ?
3. I am a student of the <>th semester, can I apply ?
4. Should I go abroad for a Internship ? I don't see the benefit of doing a Internship in my Institute ? I have heard that a internship done in a good Institute is worth more than anything else I can do in my Institute ?
5. Who is a foreign student ? Does a Indian student studying in a foreign university qualify as a indian student ?
   
6. How is the GIPEDI Internship Program different from the IIT Delhi Summer Fellowship ?
   
7. Are there other ways of interning at IIT Delhi - other than the GIPEDI ?
   
8. How much will it cost ?
   
9. How do I apply ? 
10. Do you have a checklist for the Application Process ?
    
11. Even though I want to apply, my Training & Placement Office has several requirements such as Daily Project Diary, a prescribed marking / grading structure, feedback about project work to be done in a certain feedback specific to my Institute, a certain number of evaluations to be carried out - can I expect that the Coordinator of GIPEDI will oblige by conforming to these requirements ?
    
12. When will I be intimated about the results i.e whether I am selected for the GIPEDI or not ?
    
13. I will be applying to other Universities (abroad) for higher studies later. Will I get a letter / letter on the IIT Delhi letterhead / recommendation letter / from the GIPEDI or not ?
    
14. I am already a graduate / I graduated recently. Can I still do the internship ?
    
    
3. For selected Interns: After Selection
   
1. [click] I have been selected. What do I do now ? Including  - I am a IASc Fellowship / IITD Summer Research / other MoU student selected for IIT Delhi, what do I do now ?
   
2. When do I plan to arrive ?
   
3. What is the minimum period of stay I must plan on spending here ?
   (Related question: Can I stay in my parent Institute and yet be registered in the GIPEDI Internship Program (visiting IIT Delhi occasionally) ?)
   
4. I can't start the program on time, can I still do it ? OR I need to appear for exams during the internship, can this be allowed ?
   
5. Will I get a Hostel accommodation ?
   
6. What will I get to do during the Internship ?
   
7. Will I get paid ?
   
8. Do I need to carry books with me to IIT Delhi ?
   
9. What should I expect - will we be working in a lab or a room or what ?
   
   
4. For Interns: During Internship
   
1. What is the typical working schedule during the Internship ?
   
2. Is formal wear necessary ?
3. Can we chat using gmail or yahoo messenger?
4. What kind of project/assignment would I be looking to work on?
5. What kind of lab facilities will be available to me inside IIT Delhi?
6. Will I have a faculty mentor as well?
7. Can the internship be extended beyond the last date ?
8. Can we use IIT Delhi library facility?
9. Is the internet available in IIT labs, and will the intern be allowed to use it?
   
   
5. For Completing Interns: After Internship
   
1. Can I come back to the Bharti School of Telecom after this internship is finished ?

1. For Sponsors
   
   
1. I want to
    (a) sponsor an Intern and / or
    (b) propose a project on which a Intern / team of Interns can work and / or
    (c) provide mentorship.
   
   What do I do ?
   
   Please email a summary of your proposal to gipedi.aicet@gmail.com to contact the Coordinator of the GIPEDI Program.
   Please also email to gipedi.aicet@gmail.com the following information:
   
   INFORMATION TO BE PROVIDED TO GIPEDI COORDINATOR BY PROSPECTIVE ORGANISATION PROPOSING PROJECTS
   
1. Project related information
1. Title of the project:
2. Writeup on requirements of the project:
3. Writeup on deliverables  of the project:
4. What is the perceived research / academic deliverable of this project from IITD's perspective ?
5. Where is the project to be done (local or outside Delhi) ?
6. Duration of the project ( four choices: Jan 15 - May 15, May 15 to July 15, July 15 to Dec 15, Dec 15 to Jan 15):
2. IPR related information
1. Who is the contact person in your organisation for the project ?
   
2. Is there a NDA to be signed by IITD or the student ?
   If yes, how can the student publish his work as a report and place it in the public domain?
   If yes, how can the student present his work for evaluation by the evaluation committee ?
   
3. Student related information
1. Minimum academic performance in terms of CGPA/marks obtained by the student to qualify :
2. Background of the students who are wanted for the project (please specify background coursework rather than Department because many similar courses are taught in Departments across the Institute. For example, specifying "Digital interfacing with motors + VHDL experience with soft cores co-design for embedded systems" is a better specification than "Students of Electrical Engg and Computer Science"):
3. Is any stipend payable / how much ?
4. Is local accommodation / food vouchers or subsidized boarding / local transport / travel allowance reimbursement provided by you ?
   
   
2. For prospective students: Prior to selection
   
   
1. What is this GIPEDI Internship ?
   
   The Global Internship Program in Engineering Design and Innovation for the Electrical Sciences is coordinated by Prof.Subrat Kar, Airtel IIT Delhi Center of Excellence in Telecommunication (AICET) / Bharti School of Telecommunication Technology and Management in IIT Delhi - it runs throughout the year in four batches.
   
   Batch 1 is four months long and runs in Spring (Jan 15-May 15) - you must spend a minimum of 120 days in this batch.
   Batch 2 is two months long and runs in Summer (May 15-Jul 15) - you need to stay for a minimum of one month in this batch.
   Batch 3 is five months long and runs in the Fall Semester (Jul 15 - Dec 15) - you must spend a minimum of 120 days in this batch.
   Batch 4 is one month long and runs in winter (Dec 15-Jan 15) - you must stay for a minimum of one month in this batch..
   
   
2. Who is eligible to apply ?
   
   Any Indian or foreign student (*) is eligible to apply. There are three categories of students who apply:
   
     (a) Category A : Meritorious but financially needy students
   
     (b) Category B : Meritorious students who have excelled and have been recognized in a MoU / National Scheme
           (i)   Category B.1: Students already selected in IIT Delhi's own Summer Research Fellowship Program (only those selected with full Fellowship - i.e.
                                      currently the first 20 students)
           (ii)  Category B.2: Students who have been selected in IISc-DST Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (through IIT Bombay)
           (iii)  Category B.3: Students selected in KVPY Summer Camp program
           (iv)  Category B.4: Students selected by the Indian Academy of Sciences (IASc), Bangalore as IASc Summer Research Fellows
           (v)   Category B.5: Students selected under IITD-IISc-IITB-ISPCUSAT PHOCOS Research Alliance
           (vi)  Category B.6: Students who have been selected under the NTSE Exam of NCERT
   
     (c) Category C : Self-supported students
           (i)  Category C.1 : Self-supported Indian Students
           (ii) Category C.2: Self-supported foreign students (see definition below)
   
   
3. I am a student of the <>th semester, can I apply ?
   
   Every student is (wrongly) advised by seniors to go for a internship at the earliest opportunity. Senior students often tell junior students (wrongly) that grades don't count, and that projects are all that matter. They are wrong. Grades count - we look at your grades very carefully when we select you for the Internship.
   
   The best time to go for a Internship is in the summer following Semester 6 + Semester 7 (nearly 9 months), or the whole of Semester 7 + winter + Semester 8 (almost a year). Without doing your discipline courses in Semesters 6 and 7, you could be very badly prepared for any internship.
   
   Please try to follow the advice below when you choose your Internship period:
   
   

   If you are a student of Semester .... :	Advice
   Semester 1,2,3	Please do not come for this internship or ANY internship for that matter in Semester 1-3. Take your textbooks for the next semester and study the chapters. Try to solve the questions and read alternative textbooks in the area. Also, do NOT join C# / .ASP / .NET coaching classes - such courses only reduce your study time. An employer will probably hire a programmer for these skills and not a software engineer. Confused ? The difference between a software engineer and a programmer is like the difference between a doctor and a compounder. Both can administer a injection, perhaps even equally well - but only the doctor would know why the injection was necessary. Even if the compounder, due to long practice, gets to administer the injecton more deftly than the doctor, the doctor will still be the only of the two who knows why. The compounder would always know just how to administer the injection. If programming also interests you, buy a good book on the language you want to program in, download linux (www.ubuntu.com) and learn it for free at home.
   Semester 4	Please avoid coming for a Internship in Semester 4 unless there is something special you think you need to do. Special things could be going to Institute X because there is a Scientist X there who specialises in Algorithm Y, taking a course in a area not taught in your Institute next semester.
   Semester 5, 6	Prepare for your Internship by doing all of the following: Read the latest journals in areas of interest every Friday - either in the library or on the net (see www.webproforum.com) Read alternative text books Read IEEE / IEE Journals for recent papers - don't bother if you don't understand everything at first (30% understood is good enough). Keep reading. Form Special Interest Groups (SIGs), meet on a weekly basis and discuss topics Give (voluntarily) a Weekly Seminar on what you read - you could give this to your Special Interest Group Talk to your own Faculty / lab technicians for possible projects you could do - whether in lab-oriented or theoretical projects. Start identifying faculty in your institute or outside your Institute in the areas of interest. Write to them. Do NOT write emails indiscriminately to hundreds of people - it will backfire on you when you are found out. Attend conferences, talks and lectures in your city. Watch Discovery, CNN, National Geographic and Eklavya. Join a local library. Visit the local University library. Read fiction and non-fiction. Take Art classes. Take pottery classes. Learn to play a musical instrument. Watch lectures of the courses you are being taught on YouTube. Read the course material of the courses being taught to you on MIT's Open courseware site or IIT's NPTEL site. Apply for Internship in time
   Semester 7,8	Try to do projects within your Institute. Accomodation is not a problem. People know you and your background and the chance of being handed a task you cannot execute is minimal. On the other hand, a Faculty Member in another Institute is very likely to assume that you have done something in your coursework which you have not done.  You avoid all the following when you do your project in your own Institute ! It is no joke - it cuts into work time and influences work moods significantly. Coming to a strange city or a strange country getting accomodation, or even having to adjust yourself into a relative's home for six long months having constantly worried parents dealing with indifferent food going through long commutes suffering irregular mealtimes Only when it is absolutely unavoidable, go outside your Institute to do a Internship. And if you do go to another Institute, give first priority to availability of accomodation on campus even if it is marginally more expensive. This saves time and you get to meet more people in your peer group, have longer working hours and tend to achieve much more in your Internship.

   
   
   
4. Should I go abroad for a Internship ? I don't see the benefit of doing a Internship in my Institute ? I have heard that a internship done in a good Institute is worth more than anything else I can do in my Institute ?
   
   Go to a place where your area of interest is encouraged - whether that happens to be your own Institute or some other Institute (whether in India or abroad).
   
   There are several advantages to doing your project / Internship in your own Institute. See the Table in the previous answer where some of these advantages are listed.
   
   
5. Who is a foreign student ? Does a Indian student studying in a foreign university qualify as a indian student ?
   
   The University which issues the No-Objection Certificate is the registering Institute for our purposes.
   
   

   Type of passport	If university issuing NOC is foreign	If university issuing NOC is indian
   Indian	Category C.2 student	Category C.1 student
   Non-indian	Category C.2 student	Category C.2 student

   
   Any student who holds a non-indian passport and is currently registered in a foreign university OR Indian university (recognized by AICTE/UGC/MHRD) for a full/part time course of study is a foreign student. Thus, a non-indian passport holder registered in a recognized Indian institute will be considered a foreign applicant.
   
   Any student who holds an Indian passport and/or is registered in a Indian University is a indian student. Any student who holds an Indian passport and is registered in a foreign university is a foreign student.
   
   All Foreign Students will be registered in IIT Delhi as Visiting Students - see rules given in http://www.iitd.ac.in/pg/pdf/vis-stu1v3.0.doc . This allows the Foreign Student to do any course and gain academic credits in IIT Delhi. Please note that there is a separate tuition fee which Visiting Students have to pay IIT Delhi which is separate from the fees they gave to pay the GIPEDI Program.
   
   
6. How is the GIPEDI Internship Program different from the IIT Delhi Summer Research Fellowship ?
   
   Apart from the technical project work (which is the same as that of the IITD Summer Fellow Scheme), we train interns in soft skills - communication, leadership, etiquette etc.
   
   If you have been selected in the IIT Delhi Summer Fellowship scheme, we will waive all fees and accept you in the GIPEDI program. This is called 'secondment' and requires you to fill the Secondment Form that is part of the GIPEDI Application Form.
   
   
7. Are there other ways of interning at IIT Delhi - other than the GIPEDI ?
   
   Yes. There are at least three other ways of interning at IIT Delhi. GIPEDI is only one of the more popular and established Internships.
   
   

   Program	Pros (+)	Cons (-)
   GIPEDI	Open to UG and PG students No upper limit to intake - limited only by availability of faculty mentor Has a technical content Has a engg design component Has a personality development Has a public speaking module Has industrial exposure component Has a real project experience Has stipend in certain cases Has free admission + full/partial waiver for meritorious students	You cannot register for courses of IIT Delhi. Application fee to be paid before selection (exempt for certain streams based on merit) Operation fee to be paid after selection (exempt for certain streams based on merit) Boarding and lodging charges to be paid if Hostel Room is available and allotted.
   IIT Delhi Summer Research Internships	Open only to undergraduates who are in the top 10 students of their University batch Since you are automatically registered as a Casual Student without paying IITD Registration Fees, you can register yourself for any course running in the Summer Semester of IIT Delhi. You can earn a transcript for grades obtained. Takes only 20 students. Operates only in summer. No admission fees. No board & lodging charges.	You are assigned to a specific Faculty Mentor and area - therefore the program is totally mentor-centric (no personality development modules etc)
   Register as Casual Student	Open to UG and PG students No upper limit to intake - limited only by availability of faculty mentor You can register for courses and get a transcript of academic grades earned	Semester fees (approx Rs.18000 need to be paid for UG & Rs.11000 for PG). These fees will be equal to the fees paid by a UG or a PG student in IIT Delhi.

   
   Many students enquire if there is any other way of doing a Internship (making statements like 'I could be informally attached to you', 'I won't take much of your time','I want to just have some guidance from you without any certificate or without using any facilities of IIT Delhi '). Please note that we do not entertain such requests. It is not as per norms of IIT Delhi to have private training arrangements such as these - this is so because IITD resources are being used in servicing such requests even if that resource happens to be the professional time of the faculty member (which is paid for by IIT Delhi).
   
   
8. How much will it cost ?
   
   The exact fees are given in the Application Form for Printout for exact fees. The following waivers apply
   
   

   Category	FEE STRUCTURE	Application fees	Operational fees	Remarks
   A	Financially Needy students	Zero	Full / partly waived	Pls provide proof of financial status (recentmost income tax return / salary slip of both parents or supporting guardian)
   B.1	IITD Summer Research Fellows [Only those selected with full IITD Summer Research Fellowships - [ Merit list 1-20 : top twenty Fellowships]	Zero [Merit list 1-20]	Zero [Merit list 1-20]	Pls fill Secondment Form
   B.1A	IITD Summer Research Fellows [ Merit list 21 and onwards ]	Zero [Merit list 21 and onwards]	[Merit list 21 and onwards] Full / Partial waiver application allowed	Pls fill Secondment Form
   B.2	KVPY Fellows	Zero	Zero
   B.3	KVPY Summer Camp Fellows	Zero (only in summer, full otherwise)	Zero (during summer), full operational fees otherwise
   B.4	Indian Academy of Sciences Summer Research Fellows	Zero	Zero (during summer), full operational fees otherwise	Pls fill Secondment Form
   B.5	IISc-IITD-IITB-ISPCUSAT under PHOCOS Research Alliance	Zero	Full / Partial Waiver application allowed (Full operational fees will be charged initially through draft payment; full/partial refund on the day of completion)
   B.6	DIT Photonic Fellowship of Dept of Information Technology, Govt of India (TIFR-IITD-IITM) www.photonicsindia.org	Zero	Full / Partial Waiver application allowed	More details at: www.photonicsindia.org
   B.7	NTSE Scholarship Holder	Zero	Partial waiver application allowed
   B.8	Other MoUs	Full / part waiver as per MoU	Full / part waiver as per MoU
   B.9	Students of Bharti School of Telecom / Students of IIT Delhi (related to projects in electrical sciences only) Students of other IIT's (other than IITD) will not be entertained in this category.	Zero	Full / part waiver with stipend top-up as per IITD norms	Hostel accomodation will be reccomended.
   B.10	1st Rank holder of any Govt of India recognised Board at Class X / XII / University level (Science Stream)	Zero	Full / part waiver with stipend top-up as per IITD norms	Please submit self-attested Rank Certificate
   B.11	RISE (Research Internships for American Students in India)	Zero	Full / part waiver as per IITD norms	Apply through the RISE Program at www.indousstf.org
   C.1	Self-supported (Indian students)	* Full	* Full
   C.2	Self-supported (Foreign students)	To be paid along with operational fees	* Full

   * (please see the Application Form for Printout for exact fees and mode of payment)
   
   
9. How do I apply ?
   
   All students (self-supported or KVPY or IITD SRF) will both fill a application form online and submit a hard-copy in the prescribed format by mail (this format can be obtained online
   at http://sites.google.com/site/aicetinterns/application-form-for-printout/
   OR
   by email from subrat@ee.iitd.ac.in - please email only if everything else does not work, my response is dependent on my workload).
   
   For the hardcopy which is to be forwarded by post, the following rules apply:
   
   
1. Self-supported applicants need to have the hard-copy of their application (along with the processing fees) forwarded through their Training and Placement Cell.
   
   No direct applications from self-supported students will be entertained. They must be forwarded by either the T&P Section or the Head of the Department of the concerned student or the Liaison Faculty of that Institute.
   
   If there is more than one applicant from the same Institution in the self-supported category without a pre-identified faculty mentor in IITD, the Training & Placement Cell has to get in touch with the Coordinator (Prof.S.Kar) by email for the details of the selection procedure (described below in the next paragraph) to be followed at the local Institution before names are forwarded to the Coordinator,GIPEDI.
   
   It is suggested that after T&P issues a NOC, the Liaison Faculty (if there is one) or the Training & Placement Officer (TPO) must conduct a internal selection, counsel students on their project interests for a best-match and then forward a consolidated merit list of all the student applicants from the Institute to the Coordinator of the GIPEDI Program (all applications and the Consolidated Merit List could be enclosed and forwarded in a single envelope).
   
   Only the following Institutes / organisations have a liaison faculty at the moment with the GIPEDI (see below).
   
   

   IIT Bombay	Prof.M.Seshu / assisted by Ms.Varada V Kulkani	KVPY Scholars
   IIT Bombay	Dr.R.Vijaya, Dept of Physics	Only for applicants under PhoCOS Alliance with interests in Photonics
   IISc Bangalore	Dr.T.Srinivas, Dept of ECE, IISc Bangalore	Only for applicants under PhoCOS Alliance with interests in Photonics
   International School of Photonics, CUSAT	Prof.P.Radhakrishnan, CELOS /ISP-CUSAT	Only for applicants under PhoCOS Alliance with interests in Photonics
   NSIT, Delhi	Dr. Shree Prakash Singh, ECE Dept, NSIT Delhi	Only for NSIT students
   TIFR  IIT Madras	Dr.Sudipta Maiti / Dr.Arnab Bhattacharya, TIFR  Dr.Balaji Srinivas, IITM	Only for DIT Photonics Fellowship scholars
   Indian Academy of Sciences	Prof.N.Mukandan, Coordinator / C S Ravi Kumar	Indian Academy of Sciences Student Fellows / Faculty Fellows

   
   
2. Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY) students (KVPY Fellows and Summer Camp students; also, please read the additional information in the line below pertaining to KVPY Summer Camp students) must route the hard-copy of their applications through the KVPY Office at IIT Bombay / IISc. They will pay no application handling charge and no application fee whenever they apply.
   
   [NOTE : KVPY Summer Camp students pay no application fee and no operational fee only when they come in the summer (Batch 2 of any year). In all other internship periods, they pay full operational fees and application fees as other students. ]
   
   
3. IIT Delhi Summer Research Fellows / Indian Academy of Sciences Fellows  may send a hard-copy of their application directly along with the acceptance letter they received from IIT Delhi / Indian Academy of Sciences Coordinator. They pay no application handling charge and no application fee.
   
   
4. [Affirmative action for students interested in Photonics Research]
1. Students applying in the area of Photonics under Photonic Circuits and Optical Systems (PhoCOS) Research Alliance of IISc-IITB-ISPCUSATmay send a hard-copy of their application directly along with the acceptance letter they received from IIT Delhi. They pay no application handling charge and may apply to be re-imbursed their internship fee.
2. There is a new national scholarship National Photonics Fellowship (DIT Photonics Fellowship) in the Photonics area which is being formulated and is expected to be available later this year. Applicants in the Photonics Area are advised to watch this space for details. Please do not send enquiries to the Coordinator on this national scholarship as all details will be published here as soon it is available for public dissemination.
   


10. Do you have a checklist for the Application Process ?
    
    
    1. See this site FAQ for answers to most questions you might have.
    2. Submit a hardcopy of the Application Form
    1. Download the PDF hardcopy of the Application Form from this site.
       Print it back-to-back on A4 sized white pages.
       
    2. Fill it in by hand.
    3. Enclose a signed copy the following:
    1. Demand Draft for Application Handling Fees
       
    2. NOC from your Institute that they have no objection to you taking up this training on the specified terms.
    3. Statement of purpose (in the Application Form). If enclosed on a separate sheet, this needs to be signed by you.
       
    4. If there is more than one applicant from your Institute, the Letter of Selection from your Training & Placement specifying that a selection was conducted enclosing the merit-list of students based on their performance in the selection.
    4. [Consent of Faculty Supervisor in IIT Delhi]
       If you have already received consent from your prospective Faculty Supervisor in IIT Delhi, then obtain his/her signature in the Application Form.
       Ensure that phone number , mobile and email of the Faculty Member is filled in.
       Ensure that if there is any commitment of a stipend to you, the Faculty Member should fill in the amount, source of funds and disbursal method in the Application Form and sign it.
       You may send the completed application with this item remaining to be filled in by the Faculty Member. The Faculty member may fill in this information and submit the form in FITT. Note however, that the form must be complete (and with the Demand Draft for handling charges enclosed) in all aspects before it reaches the Faculty Member as we will refuse to accept forms which are incomplete even if the Faculty Member submits the form on your behalf.
       
       If there is no identified Faculty Supervisor, you may leave this item blank. We will try to match your background with a suitable Faculty Supervisor.
       
       
    5. Fill the same information online and submit it. Please note that the application process is not complete till your signed hardcopy reaches us by post.
       
    6. Sign the application form and post it only to the address given in the instruction.
       Do not send it to the Coordinator of GIPEDI or to any other address other than the one specified.
       Do not scan and send it by email - the scanned copy will not be processed until the hardcopy is received.
    3. Submit a online version of the application by clicking the appropriate link at the left column of this website.
       
    
    
11. Even though I want to apply, my Training & Placement Office has several requirements such as Daily Project Diary, a prescribed marking / grading structure, feedback about project work to be done in a certain feedback specific to my Institute, a certain number of evaluations to be carried out - can I expect that the Coordinator of GIPEDI will oblige by conforming to these requirements ?
    
    NO.
    
    Only the attendance record will be signed and furnished to your Institute and the Certificate of Completion in our prescribed format will be given to your Institute. Apart from that, your Institute may conduct its own evaluations separately. The NOC which is issued by your University recommending that you be accepted into the GIPEDI Program implies that your Training and Placement Officer has gone through the terms and conditions of the GIPEDI Program and considers it an an exact replacement for their own prescribed processes.
    
    Also, the Coordinator of the GIPEDI is not obliged to participate in any of your project's Internal Training evaluations of your Institute as either an external / invited expert. We will try to cooperate and provide support as a courtesy measure but it shall not be obligatory for us to participate or fulfil in any component of the Internship which has to be evaluated by your parent Institute. For example, if a Faculty Member from your parent institute is required to visit / stay / evaluate any component of your Internship, it shall not be obligatory for IIT Delhi to provide accomodation / evaluation rooms / travel support / hospitality / daily allowances etc - though, as a matter of courtesy, we shall try our best to provide such support to the level possible.
    
    Any part of your work which is considered classified/ confidential / proprietary or is performed under a non-disclosure agreement must be expunged from your submitted Project Report if so advised by your Supervisor or the Coordinator, GIPEDI.
    
    
12. When will I be intimated about the results i.e whether I am selected for the GIPEDI or not ?
    
    The results will be available with
    
1. FITT Office (Uttam Aswal 011-26597164 uttamaswal@hotmail.com) or from the
   
2. AICET Office (Neeru Diwan 011-26596200).
   
   Please contact either of them after the indicated deadlines.
   
   
   
13. I will be applying to other Universities (abroad) for higher studies later. Will I get a letter / letter on the IIT Delhi letterhead / recommendation letter / from the GIPEDI or not ?
    
    All Interns who complete the minimum requirements of the Internship will get a Certificate of Completion and Certificate of Attendance (which certifies their duration of stay and dates of arrival / departure). This letter will carry the (disclosable) details of the project they did here.
    
    Some (and only some) exceptional Interns who perform original work will be issued a Letter of Recommendation as a testimonial asking that they be accepted to academic programs / project teams in other Institutes / organizations. This Letter of Recommendation cannot be requested by the Intern, it will only be given by the Coordinator if the internship work merits it. This Letter of Recommendation is an accolade / recognition which records our conviction that the individual being recommended has done exceptional / praiseworthy work which exceeded all expectations.
    
    
14. I am already a graduate / I graduated recently. Can I still do the internship ?
    
    Graduates don't do internships, they do jobs. An intern must be registered in a recognized and appropriate academic program in an academic Institution, either in India or abroad.
    
    
3. For selected Interns: After Selection
   
   
1. [I am selected !] I have been selected. What do I do now ? Including  - I am a IASc Fellowship / IITD Summer Research / other MoU student selected for IIT Delhi, what do I do now ?
   
   Do the following immediately:
   
   (a) Send a confirmation email [with Subject: [Batch # / <From:dd-mm-yy>-<to:dd-mm-yy> / Name of Applicant] GIPEDI Confirmation email ] to the Coordinator of GIPEDI (gipedi.aicet@gmail.com)
   
   Ex: Subject: [Batch 1 / 15-Jan-2011 to 15-May-2011 / Danveer Suryaputra Karna] GIPEDI Confirmation email
   
        i.   confirming your participation
        ii.  confirming that you have got in touch with your faculty mentor / student mentor (if assigned)
        iii. stating your date / time of arrival (this must be at least 1 day and at most 2 days before the start of the internship)
        iv. stating your date/time of departure (this must be at most 2 days and at least 1 day after the end of the minimum period of stay of internship)
        v.  your local stay arrangements on arrival (name / mobile / address of local guardian or accomodation arrangement such as paying guest etc)
   
       You will receive information on the website of GIPEDI about the Hostel (if available and assigned) and Student Mentor you have been assigned.
       The Student Mentor is a senior student of IIT Delhi who will be able to help you with questions and local arrangements like confirming your accomodation.
   
   (b) COMPLETE REMAINING PAYMENT OF OPERATIONAL FEES (contact FITT / Uttam Aswal at 011-26597164 )
        If you have only paid the handling costs (application processing fee), please immediately pay the remaining amount
        by DD to FITT, IIT Delhi (in favour of "FITT, IIT DELHI").
   
   (c) Take a Life Insurance + Accident policy of Rs.100000 - the premium payment for this should cost about Rs.400/-
        Take a Mediclaim Policy with cashless Third-Party Administration facility on a Delhi Hospital for Rs.50000 - this should cost about Rs.400/-
   
        (A convenient option is to buy these two policies online at www.policybazaar.com)
   
   (d) If you qualify for accomodation, you will be told (through the website) which IITD Hostel is assigned to you.
   
        The current (for year 2010-2011) charges for boarding (food in the attached mess) + lodging (stay) is Rs.140/- per day.
   
         Please calculate how much you need to pay as Hostel Charges depending on your duration of stay - then prepare a DD
         in favour of "DIRECTOR IIT DELHI A/C <HOSTEL >
         (Example 1: if you are assigned to Satpura Hostel, prepare a DD in favour of "DIRECTOR IIT DELHI A/C SATPURA HOSTEL")
         (Example 2: if you are assigned to Kailash Hostel, prepare a DD in favour of "DIRECTOR IIT DELHI A/C KAILASH HOSTEL")
   
         Bring this DD with you when you come to IIT Delhi.
   
   KVPY students, KVPY Summer Camp students (in summer batch), IASc Summer Research Fellowship Students and IITD Summer Research Fellowship students do NOT pay the Application Fees or the Internship Fees.
   
   NTSE Scholarship Holders do not need to pay any Application Fees. They are eligible for a partial-waiver based on their marks obtained (school upto professional degree) and pay reduced operation fees.
   
   IITDelhi Summer Research Fellows (merit list 1-20) do not pay the Application Fees.
   IITDelhi Summer Research Fellows (merit list 21 and onwards) do not pay application fees but they must pay the operational fees if they apply under the GIPEDI Internship - they may apply for a partial waiver of operation fees which will be considered on a case to case basis at the end of the internship.
   
   Indian Academy of Sciences Fellowship Students do NOT pay the Application Fees or the Internship Fees. They need to fill in the GIPEDI Application Form (in hardcopy and online) however, and they need to fill in the Secondment Form. The Dean of Students makes arrangements for the Hostel stay of all IASc students - please fill in the Hostel Application Form in the hardcopy of the Application Form. Filling in the GIPEDI application only makes it convenient for us to capture all the information of the incoming IASc students in a centralized manner. You will still remain IASc Fellowship students who have done the internship under IIT Delhi's GIPEDI Internship Program.
   
   All students who are finally selected have to have the Life/Accident Cover however and they have to pay the per day hostel boarding and lodging charges of Rs.140/- (these are current rates - they may be revised).
   
   If you plan to stay in IIT Delhi and/or work in any of the IIT Delhi labs, you will need to be insured with
   
   
1. life insurance + accident insurance cover (please take a Insurance Policy worth Rs.100000/- for both life and accident cover) and
   
   
2. medical insurance cover (minimum of Rs.50000 cashless Mediclaim on Third-Party Administrator basis in a Delhi hospital). 
   
   A self-attested photocopy of all these Insurance Policies (or a letter from your Parent Institute stating the details such as Policy Number of these policies if you happen to be insured under a Group Insurance Scheme) is to be filed with the FITT Office and the Coordinator before you are allowed to start.
   
   
2. When do I plan to arrive ?
   
   The present internship periods are (please plan to arrive at least one day before):
   

   Batch #	From	To	Please report to IIT Delhi latest by*	Date of orientation program (this will be held on the next working day if this day happens to be a holiday / weekend)
   1	Jan 15	May 15	Jan 14	Jan 15
   2	May 15	July 15	May 13	May 14
   3	July 15	Dec 15	July 14	July 15
   4	Dec 15	Jan 15	Dec 14	Dec 15

   * Please report to Uttam Aswal, Office of FITT (Foundation for Innovation and Technology Transfer), Deans' Complex (Main Building), IIT Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110016.
   You must have a Life and Accident Insurance Policy (for Rs.1 lakh insured value which costs around Rs.500/-) + copy, Mediclaim Policy + 1 copy, Indemnity Form signed by you and your parents & guardian. You may choose to purchase policies online at www.policybazaar.com, if convenient - these are also valid.
   
   To help introduce you to the Internship Program, you have already been assigned a student mentor – please contact the student mentor for any assistance you need with the program
   
   
3. What is the minimum period of stay I must plan on spending here ?
   
   (Related question: Can I stay in my parent Institute in (for example, Ambala) and yet be registered in the GIPEDI Internship Program (visiting IIT Delhi occasionally) ?
   
    Quick answer : If you stay outside 40 kms from IIT Delhi, NO !
   
                          You have to attend the lectures and events and you can't do that if you stay elsewhere.
   
                          Students who are from local Institutes of Delhi - within 40 kms of IIT Delhi may stay elsewhere but they still have to
                          attend all events / lectures / feedback sessions. If the faculty mentor gives a unsatisfactory feedback in two feedback sessions,
                          the Certificate of Completion may be withheld and the Internship terminated.
   
                          The only exception to this rule is when the Faculty Mentor places you in a collaborating organisation which is outside IIT Delhi.
   
    )
   
   To qualify for a Certificate of Completion
   
1. during the summer or winter internship periods, you must spend at least 30  continuous days in IITD or a partner institution during this term.
2. during either of the semester internship periods (Jan-May or July-Dec), you must spend at least 120 continuous days in IITD or a partner institution during this term.
   
   For example, if you have to take leave for 4 days for attending a exam, plan on staying 4 days more at the end.
   
   
4. I can't start the program on time, can I still do it ? OR I need to appear for exams during the internship, can this be allowed ?
   
   Yes, you can take leave of absence (of say 'X' days) for giving your exams but you will have to stay that many more days (equal to 'X') at the end. This needs prior permission of the Coordinator.
   
   
5. Will I get a Hostel accommodation ?
   
   No intern (except KVPY interns, IITD Summer Interns (merit list 1-20) and IASc Fellowship Students) will be guaranteed Hostel Accomodation. Hostel accomodation (with boarding and lodging) presently costs Rs.140/- per day and is payable in advance. This per day cost may be revised by IIT Delhi from time to time.
   
   You are welcome to apply separately to the Dean (Students) for hostel accommodation and/or boarding - we will recommend and forward such applications on a case-to-case for favourable consideration. It is usually possible to request and obtain hostel accomodation in IIT Delhi only during the summer internship period but this cannot be guaranteed. A sample application form for hostel accomodation is attached as the last page of your application form.
   
   If the Hostel facility is availed, you immediately have the following advantages - you encounter IITD students and their culture first-hand, you save on commuting time and cost, you can concentrate on working on the project in the night, plus you can avail of the library e-facilities in the evening.
   
   Alternatively, you may make arrangements for your stay in nearby areas of IIT Delhi e.g Katwaria Sarai, Ber Sarai, Kalu Sarai and Lado Sarai. Your student mentor might be able to help you with these arrangements. There are some private hostels for men and women within walking distance of IIT Delhi.
   You may try these outside IIT Delhi (courtesy Delhi Tourism) : for accomodation outside IIT Delhi premises see - http://www.delhitourism.nic.in/delhitourism/accomodations/
   
   
6. What will I get to do during the Internship ?
   
   First of all, you will learn to meet and work with teams of people - students, faculty, technical staff. Second, you will interact with some leading researchers in the area if the occasion warrants. Third, you will execute a project under the direct supervision of your faculty and student mentors.


7. Will I get paid ?
   
   Yes, if your faculty mentor can support you from his/her research grants. That depends on him/her entirely and the quality of your work.
   
   
8. Do I need to carry books with me to IIT Delhi ?
   
   Read the relevant books in your chosen area of work before you arrive. Bringing along one or two familiar books will not hurt but you don't have to bring a full crate of text books with you. Most books will be available here. Library access in IIT Delhi is online - bringing your own laptop will be useful.
   
   
9. What should I expect - will we be working in a lab or a room or what ?
   
   You will have your own computer and will share lab space and tools for doing your project as a team. You should bring your own laptop if you have one.
   
   
4. For Interns: During Internship
   
   
1. What is the typical working schedule during the Internship ?
   
   0845 – 1730 hours every day (Mon to Fri). You need to mark attendance with your student mentor.
   
   Saturdays and Sundays are holidays but you need to keep your faculty mentor informed if you are going outside IIT Delhi.
   
   
2. Is formal wear necessary ?
   
   We do NOT encourage overly casual wear like skimpy clothing and beach slippers/rubber slippers. Semi-formal wear (shirt-tie-trouser or salwar-kameez/formal top-trouser) may be needed for public occasions and events. Suits are NOT needed.
   
   Daily lab wear is decent everyday clothing with shoes.
   

3. Can we 'chat' using gmail or yahoo messenger?

   Yes, but we use chat for technical interaction, not for trivial chat. 'Chatting' is used for increasing productivity - students often use it to instantly communicate with faculty on an impromptu basis for quick focussed interactions.
   
   Also, we use Skype for chat. You can download skype from Web according to the OS you are using on your PC. We prefer to use Ubuntu (the most current LTS version i.e. 10.04) as our OS in IIT lab PCs. For eg. if you are using windows then download the Windows version otherwise download Ubuntu version of the Skype software.
   
   Also, all network usage is monitored in IITD - so inappropriate usage will mean termination of your internship.
   

4. What kind of project/assignment would I be looking to work on?

   There are, at IIT, a huge number of on-going projects. But depending upon the requirement in them and according to your skills set, you would be given the sub tasks.

5. What kind of lab facilities will be available to me inside IIT Delhi?

   We have most of the state-of-the-art required software and several hardware development platforms.You may visit with prior appointment if you have special requirements for equipment, software and hardware.
   

6. Will I have a faculty mentor as well?
   
   Yes, all the interns will be working under faculty's guidance and they will assign a student mentor to you.
   

7. Can the internship be extended beyond the last date ?

   No, but a roll-over registration (allowing you to stay for the next internship batch) is possible. This will be performance-based and subject to the consent of the faculty mentor. Also, you have to stay (and pay, depending on application's category) for the minimum period of the internship you are rolling-over into.
   
   For instance, if you complete the summer internship (June 1 - June 30) and then apply for a roll-over into the July 15-Dec 15 internship, you wil have to stay (and pay, depending on your application's category) for 4 more months (minimum stay for the next internship period).
   

8. Can we use IIT Delhi library facility?

   Yes, You can use it online. Library access is online here . So you don't need to go to library actually but if you need some specific book/paper/report/journal etc then your student mentor, who is an IIT student, can get that issued for you from library.

9. Is the internet available in IIT labs, and will the intern be allowed to use it?
   
   Internet access is available for interns on need basis during working hours.
   
   

5. For Completing Interns: After Internship
   
   
1. Can I come back to the Bharti School of Telecom after this internship is finished ?
   
   Yes, the association is for life. We don't have farewell functions. You would have to apply in time, however, since seats are limited.