SAHAKAR MITRA: NCDC’s Scheme on Internship Programme (SIP) 2025 [Stipend: Up to 45k]

About SAHAKAR MITRA NCDC Internship

The Sahakar Mitra Scheme by NCDC offers short-term internship to professional students, particularly those in MBA Agri-Business, providing practical exposure to cooperative sector operations. Launched in 2012-13, it aims to enhance students’ understanding of NCDC’s functioning and contributions, promoting professional development through hands-on experience across various regional offices in India.

Objectives:

  • To provide a deep immersion opportunity to professional graduates on the role, contribution and impact of NCDC and also cooperatives.
  • To enable the professional graduates, to learn the context and practical working of NCDC and cooperatives.
  • To orient professional graduates to the cooperative business model and engage themselves in start-up cooperatives.
  • To enable professional graduates to take up leadership and /or entrepreneur roles in FPO organized under Cooperative Acts.
  • To assist needy cooperatives in the preparation of business plans and projects.
A person with any of the following qualifications will be eligible for consideration:-
  • Professional graduates with minimum qualification as a Bachelor’s degree in Agri/ Dairy/ Animal Husbandry/ Veterinary Sciences/ Fisheries/Horticulture/ Textiles/ Handloom / IT duly recommended by the Head of the Department of the UGC / AICTE / ICAR recognized Universities / Institutions as applicable.
  • Professionals (pursuing or completed) MBA Agri Business / MBA Coop / M.Com / MCA / MBA Finance / MBA International Trade/MBA Forestry/MBA Rural Dev / MBA Project Management / Inter ICAI / Inter ICWA qualification duly recommended by the Head of the Department of the UGC / AICTE / ICAR recognized Universities / Institutions as applicable.
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A person cannot be taken as an intern more than once.

Number of Interns and Location:

• NCDC limits interns to 60 overall, spanning Regional Offices, LINAC, and Head Office annually.
• Each Regional Office can host a maximum of two interns simultaneously, as per NCDC guidelines.
• A maximum of two interns per year is allowed from a specific institution, following NCDC guidelines

How to Apply

Step 01: Visit the official Portal NCDC: Sahakar Mitra
Step 02: First click on ‘New Registration’ and fill in the relevant details like Name, e-mail ID, Date of birth, Mobile number, etc., and generate the password.
Step 03: After submitting the registration form, a verification link will be sent on the email ID. After clicking on the verification link, the registration process will be completed.
Step 04: After successful registration, the candidate can login by entering the user name (Email ID) and password.
Step 05: After login, the ‘Sahakar Mitra Internship Application Form’ is open and the applicant can fill all the relevant details and upload the documents as per the guidelines.
Step 06: Click the ‘save’ button as well as ‘Agree with the above declaration’ and submit the form.
Step 07: Candidate registration is complete and gets the registration number.

Benefits

Financial Support from NCDC: The intern will be offered the following financial benefits during the course of SIP (4 months):-
Sl. No.DetailsAmount
1Consolidated monthly amount of ₹10,000/- for 4 months towards partly meeting his/her out-of-pocket expenses₹40,000/-
2Expenses related to report preparation (lumpsum amount towards data collection, analysis, and preparation of a report)₹5,000/-
3Total₹45,000/-
Note: The last month’s consolidated amount of ₹10,000/- shall be paid upon successful completion of the internship which includes submission of reports, etc.

Tenure:

The internship duration does not exceed four months, adhering to the NCDC guidelines.
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