Internship Opportunity @ The Directorate General of Foreign Trade

The Directorate General of Foreign Trade has opened up applications for their 2-month summer internship programme.

About the The Directorate General of Foreign Trade

The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) is the agency of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry of the Government of India responsible for administering laws regarding foreign trade.

About the Internship

The Directorate General of Foreign Trade has an Internship Programme which has been continuing for a long time.

The Internship Programme in this Directorate is for interaction of the officers of the Directorate with the young scholars and researchers with brilliant academic backgrounds from reputed academic institutions pursuing Studies/Research in Public Policy/Economics/Law/Finance/Management.

While refreshing ideas from the field of academics will enable the Directorate to critically analyse its activity and take corrective steps in an objective and impartial manner. The internship will provide an excellent opportunity to the interns in their career advancement and professional expertise.

Aim

The aim of the internship is to familiarise interns with the overall process of formulation of the Foreign Trade Policy of the Government at the macro level and its implementation by DGFT at the micro level.

Eligibility

Students with excellent academic records and possessing graduation degree in Public Policy/Economics/Finance/Management/Law (with at least 60% marks) from National Schools of Law/Central Universities/AICTE recognized Financial/Economics Institutions/Recognized National Management Institutes/Foreign Universities or other Institutions of excellence can apply for internship.

Candidates either pursuing or having Post Graduation in Economics/Finance/ Management/Law will be preferred. The scheme is open to only Indian nationals residing in India or pursuing their studies abroad.

Duration

The duration of the Internship will be for a maximum period of 2 months for Summer Internship Programme (June to July) during the year 2025-26.

Application Process

Interested students can fill out the Google form to submit their application through the link given below this post.

The candidate will be required to produce a permission letter from their Supervisor/ Head of Department, in case he/she is interested in joining an internship during his/her coursework. Interested students can send their application from 8th April to 26th April 2025.

Other information and declaration form is given in the brochure below this post.

Selection Process

All the applications will be scrutinised by a Selection Committee, and the actual offer will be sent to the selected candidates by email only, subject to the availability of slots, consent of the concerned Division and approval of the competent Authority.

The decision of the Selection Committee shall be final and binding, and no queries shall be entertained after the completion of the selection process.

Remuneration

Interns will be paid a consolidated token remuneration of Rs. 10,000 per month. Apart from this, there will be no other remuneration or payment. It is clarified that this is not salary. The interns are not employees of DGFT and there will be no assurance of any future employment with DGFT.

Important Dates

• Last Date of Application: 26th April 2025
• Date of shortlisting of Candidates: 28th April 2025
• Date of Interview: 2nd May to 13th May 2025
• Final List of Selected Candidates: 15th May 2025
• Period of Internship: 1st June 2025 to 31st July 2025

Click here to Apply.