NIC announces 50 winter internship seats in New Delhi, ₹10,000 monthly stipend

The National Informatics Centre (NIC) has announced 50 paid internship seats at its New Delhi headquarters for winter 2026.

The NIC Winter Internship Programme 2026 runs offline from December 1 to January 31. Selected interns will receive ₹10,000 a month, or ₹20,000 for the two-month term. Applications open on November 2 through the NIC internship portal.

NIC said interns will be introduced to blockchain, cybersecurity, cloud computing, microservices, DevOps, data analytics and mobile computing. Other listed fields include chatbots, networking, Java, open APIs, GIS and Python.

The programme is open to students in specified years of BE/BTech, ME/MTech, MSc Computer Science or IT, MCA, dual-degree ME/MTech and DoEACC courses. Applicants must be enrolled in an eligible course and have scored at least 60% in their most recently completed degree or qualifying examination.

Students who complete the internship will receive a certificate. NIC said an extension of up to one month may be possible under applicable conditions, with an additional ₹10,000 stipend.