Internshala

Internshala
Private
Industry Education, Employment Website
Founder Sarvesh Agrawal
Headquarters Gurgaon, India
Services Internship Matching, Online Trainings
Website internshala.com

Internshala is an internship platform, based out of Gurgaon, India.[1] Founded by Sarvesh Agrawal, an IIT Madras alumnus, in 2010, the website helps students find internships with organisations in India.

History

The platform started as a WordPress blog which aggregated internships across India and articles on education, technology and skill gap in 2010. The website was launched in 2013. Internshala launched its online trainings[2] in 2014. The platform is used by 1.5 Mn students and 40,000 companies.[3]

Partnerships

In August 2016, Telangana's not-for-profit organisation, Telangana Academy for Skill and Knowledge (TASK) partnered with Internshala to help students with internship resources and career services.[4]

In September 2016, Team Indus, Google XPRIZE shortlisted entity has partnered with Internshala for college outreach for its initiative, Lab2Moon.[5]

Awards and Recognition

In 2011, the website became a part of NASSCOM 10K Startups.[6] In 2015, Internshala was a finalist in People Matters TechHR 2015 Spotlight Awards under 'Futurism in Recruitment' category.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Behal, Ambika. "India Is Getting Its First Generation Of Interns Thanks To This Online Startup". Forbes. Retrieved 2017-04-27.
  2. ↑ "On the hunt for work in India? Try these job portals with a difference | Digit.in". Digit. Retrieved 2017-04-27.
  3. ↑ "Looking for an internship? Online startup Internshala can help - The Economic Times". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2017-04-27.
  4. ↑ Kumar, V Rishi (2016-08-07). "Telangana skills academy, Internshala tie up to support student internship". The Hindu Business Line. Retrieved 2017-04-27.
  5. ↑ Bureau, BW Online. "TEAMINDUS Sparks International Race Can Beer be Brewed on Moon". BW Disrupt. Retrieved 2017-04-27.
  6. ↑ "NASSCOM 10k Startups". F6S. Retrieved 2017-04-27.
  7. ↑ Kurian, Anu (2015-08-18). "The Spotlight is back with a bang!". People Matters. Retrieved 2017-04-27.
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