DETAILS OF THE OPPORTUNITY :
- Areas of Work in Project 39A Internship. The different kinds of work undertaken are:
- Research: The research efforts lay significant emphasis on fieldwork and empirical analysis. Efforts involve work on various aspects of the following issues:
- Forensic Science with a particular focus on DNA forensics
- legal aid in the criminal justice system
- Mental Health and Criminal Justice
- Torture
- Administration of the Death Penalty
- Litigation: To ensure competent pro bono legal representation for prisoners sentenced to death in various parts of India, irrespective of the crime.
- Eligibility:
- Open to students in India and other countries, enrolled in a recognized undergraduate or post-graduate program in the
- law,
- humanities,
- social sciences,
- management or
- media and communications.
- Those enrolled in other programs may apply, but preference will be given to those enrolled in the programs listed above.
- Responsibilities:
- Candidates will be asked to undertake tasks that may involve assisting with litigation activities, research projects, or initiatives in public outreach.
- While the organization shall attempt to account for the interests expressed by the interns, it reserves the right to allocate tasks as it deems fit as per its requirements.
- All members of Project 39A undertake administrative duties, and therefore, interns will also be expected to assist in administrative matters.
- Interns will be required to observe the working hours of Project 39A and work from its offices only.
- Duration:
- Internships are full-time and for a period of a minimum of 4 weeks to a maximum of 12 weeks.
- While applications for part-time interns are considered, there is a strong preference in favour of full-time interns.
- Part-time interns, if selected, are required to intern for a minimum of 12 weeks.
- Candidates must indicate the exact dates in their application.
- Location: Interns shall be based out of the offices on the NLU Delhi campus in Sector14, Dwarka, New Delhi 100078.
- Stipend: Interns will be paid a stipend of Rs 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand Only) for every four-week period of internship undergone.
- Interns on a part-time internship will be paid a stipend of Rs. 5,000/- (Rupees Five Thousand Only) for every four-week period of internship undergone.
- Last Date of Application: Applications are due at least 6 weeks before the first day of the proposed month of internship.
- For example, if your proposed date of internship is 15 June, please apply two months prior i.e before 30th April.
- Registration Link: CLICK HERE
