NABARD Student Internship Scheme 2025: Kickstart Your Career in Rural Development

The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has released the official notification for the Student Internship Scheme (SIS) 2025-26. The notification for the NABARD Student Internship Scheme 2025 was published on March 25, 2025, and they opened the application portal on the same day. The duration of the internship will be a minimum of 8 weeks and a maximum period of 12 weeks. The interns are required to undertake and complete the internship between 18 April 2025 to 31 August 2025.

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All interns selected under the NABARD Student Internship Scheme 2025 will be required to study one of the following four NABARD interventions only-

• NWRS Financing to Farmers – Issues and Utilisation
• NBFCs Financing in Rural Areas – Coverage and Issues
• Tenant Farmers – Nature of Tenancy, Challenges & Bottlenecks
• Development of Value Chain in Fruit Clusters – Existing & Potential Interventions

Vacancies of NABARD SIS 2025

The intake capacity of the NABARD Student Internship Scheme 2025 is 39, and it is spread across various regional offices and the Head office.

Financial Benefits

Selected candidates for the NABARD Student Internship Scheme 2025 will be provided financial support as follows-

• The monetary benefits, such as stipends, field allowances, etc. may be released to the students on satisfactory completion of the projects.
• The claim for the stipend is to be submitted only through a portal in the prescribed format.

Eligibility Criteria

• Students pursuing a postgraduate degree (having completed the first year) in the following fields are eligible to apply for this internship opportunity:
  • Agriculture and allied disciplines (Veterinary, Fisheries, etc.)
  • Agribusiness
  • Economics / Agri-economics
  • Social Sciences
  • Management
• Also, students enrolled in 5-year integrated courses who have completed their 4th year are eligible.
• Indian students studying abroad can also apply.
• Students applying for internships in a specific state must either:
  • Be pursuing their degree from that state, or
  • Be an ordinarily resident of that state.
• However, the seats at NABARD’s Head Office, Mumbai are open to students from all over India.

Selection Procedure

Candidates will need to fill out the Application form and submit their forms on or before the 7th day of April 2025. After the submission of applications, a thorough review of the applications will take place. Then, the shortlisted applicants will be informed via email.

• The selection process for the NABARD Student Internship Scheme 2025 will begin with shortlisting of candidates for interviews based on a weighted score system (based on marks in 10th, 12th, and Graduation).
• The final selection of the students for the internship scheme will be solely based on the interview performance.

How to apply for the NABARD Student Internship Scheme 2025?

• Click on the application link given below
• Next, the candidate must register on the SIS web portal by providing a mobile number, e-mail address, details of the course being pursued, center for an internship, and Aadhaar Number
• After registration, the candidate can log in to the portal by using login credentials to fill up the detailed application form
• Fill in all your personal & academic details
• Next, upload the Bonafide certificate in the format given in Annexure I (given below)
• Then, submit the form after reviewing it thoroughly
• Save the submitted application for future reference

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