Parliament Question: Internship Programme by MEA

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO - 295 ANSWERED ON 08.08.2025 INTERNSHIP PROGRAMME BY MEA *295. SHRI K E PRAKASH

Will the Minister of External Affairs be pleased to state :-

(a) whether the Ministry has taken any measures to improve awareness and accessibility of its Internship Programme, particularly in rural and semi-urban areas across the country, if so, the details of outreach methods adopted for the same;

(b) whether the Ministry has any partnerships with educational institutions/district authorities in this regard, if so, the details thereof; and

(c) the number of interns selected under the said Programme since its inception, in Tamil Nadu, district-wise? ANSWER MINISTER OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS (DR. SUBRAHMANYAM JAISHANKAR)

(a) to (c) A statement is laid on the table of the House.

1STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (A) TO (C) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 295 FOR REPLY ON 08.08.2025 REGARDING INTERNSHIP PROGRAMME BY MEA ASKED BY SHRI K E PRAKASH The Internship programme follows an online application process on the internship portal (https://internship.mea.gov.in), and a selection process based on merit and a consideration of gender and regional representation. The portal is publicly accessible, and all aspirants need to register on the portal to apply for the programme. No formal partnerships with educational institutions/district authorities are currently in place in this regard.

Applications are accepted State-wise. Upon examination of the graduation certificates of the finally selected interns from Tamil Nadu, the following data regarding the district-wise distribution of the successful candidates from Tamil Nadu has been obtained as provided

below:

S. District of Tamil Nadu Number of interns No.

1. Chennai district 5

2. Chengalpattu 2

3. Salem 2

4. Coimbatore 1

25. Thoothukudi 1

6. Krishnagiri 1

7. Dindigul 1

8. Theni 1

9. Erode 1

10. Nemakkal 1

11. Kanyakumari 1 ***** 3