Internshala
TypePrivate, Employment website
IndustryEducation, Employment
FounderSarvesh Agrawal
HeadquartersGurgaon, India
ServicesInternship matching, online training
Websiteinternshala.com

Internshala is an internship and online training platform, based in Gurgaon, India.[1][2] Founded by Sarvesh Agrawal, an IIT Madras alumnus, in 2011, the website helps students find internships with organisations in India.

History

The platform, which was founded in 2010,[3] started out as a WordPress blog[1][4] that aggregated internships across India and articles on education, technology and skill gap. Internshala launched its online trainings[5] in 2014. As of 2018, the platform had 3.5 million students and 80,000 companies.[6]

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.[7]

In September 2016, Team Indus, Google XPRIZE shortlisted entity has partnered with Internshala for college outreach for its initiative, Lab2Moon.[8]

Awards and recognition

In 2011, the website became a part of NASSCOM 10K Startups.[9] In 2015, Internshala was a finalist in People Matters TechHR 2015 Spotlight Awards under 'Futurism in Recruitment' category.[10]

References

  1. 1 2 Behal, Ambika (10 November 2016). "India Is Getting Its First Generation Of Interns Thanks To This Online Startup". Forbes. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  2. ↑ "Internshala Bridging the Academia-Industry Gap". Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  3. ↑ Dasgupta, Brinda (20 September 2017). "Internshala launches 'India Employed' to help graduates find their first job". The Economic Times. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  4. ↑ Maheshwary, Pooja (19 September 2011). "Now log on for internship". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 5 September 2012.
  5. ↑ Sharma, Adamya (4 April 2016). "On the hunt for work in India? Try these job portals with a difference | Digit.in". Digit. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  6. ↑ Dwivedi, Vinay (30 January 2017). "Looking for an internship? Online startup Internshala can help". The Economic Times. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  7. ↑ Kumar, V Rishi (7 August 2016). "Telangana skills academy, Internshala tie up to support student internship". The Hindu Business Line. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  8. ↑ "TEAMINDUS Sparks International Race Can Beer be Brewed on Moon". Businessworld. 5 January 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  9. ↑ "NASSCOM 10k Startups". F6S. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  10. ↑ Kurian, Anu (18 August 2015). "The Spotlight is back with a bang!". People Matters. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
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