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Opportunities to learn, contribute, and collaborate

IIGD welcomes students, researchers, and institutions who want to work on inclusive development. Whether you are looking for an internship, a project role, or a partnership, this page outlines the most common ways to get involved.

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Current opportunities

Research Interns

Join short-term projects that involve literature review, survey support, data cleaning, and report drafting.

Ideal for students in economics, social work, sociology, public policy, and allied fields.
Duration: 4 to 12 weeks.
Work may be remote, hybrid, or field-based depending on the project.

Project Assistants

Support ongoing studies, institutional events, documentation, and field coordination across partner colleges.

Suitable for graduates and early-career researchers.
Involves coordination, note-taking, basic analysis, and logistics.
Strong communication and reliability are valued.

College Collaborations

Partner with IIGD to host seminars, workshops, special lectures, and student training programmes.

Open to colleges, departments, and academic associations.
Can be tailored to research methodology, Excel, field survey, and policy themes.
Joint certificates and co-branded programmes can be arranged.

Event Volunteers

Help at public lectures, awareness drives, data collection camps, and community outreach activities.

Best for students who want practical exposure to research and civic engagement.
Tasks include registration, coordination, and participant support.
Useful for building experience in event management.

Research and Writing Support

Contribute to field surveys, article preparation, editing, transcription, and publication support.

Helpful for candidates with strong writing or analytical skills.
Ideal for those who want to build a research portfolio.
Assignments are matched to skills and availability.

Institutional Partnerships

Work with IIGD on long-term collaborations involving research, training, policy discussions, and publications.

Suitable for universities, NGOs, and public institutions.
Projects can focus on inclusive growth, education, livelihoods, and social inclusion.
Partnerships are reviewed case by case.

Our interns

IIGD offers short-term internships that give students hands-on experience in research, field work, and institutional projects. Interns work directly with our office bearers on live assignments and receive a certificate on satisfactory completion.

The programme at a glance

Duration: 4 to 12 weeks
Mode: Remote, hybrid, or field-based
Guided by: IIGD Member Secretory
On completion: Internship certificate

Full Stack Web Developer Intern

Darshan P Pawar

PES University, Bengaluru
June – July 2026
Remote

Designed, built and launched this website — the first online home for the Institute — and set up the tools that help people find IIGD through search.

Mentored by Ramappa Savadatti

Key contributions

Designed and developed the complete website using Next.js, React, and TypeScript.
Built the events archive documenting 21 activities with photo galleries.
Digitised the Institute’s publications, press coverage, and leadership profiles.
Deployed the site on a custom domain and set up Google Search Console monitoring.

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How to apply

1
Send a short introduction with your name, institution, and area of interest.
2
Mention the opportunity you are interested in and any relevant skills or experience.
3
We review requests based on current projects and respond with the most suitable next step.