Internfair launches with success

Updated on: Thursday, February 16, 2012

Starting January 12, thousands of students across the country participated in Internfair with the hopes of getting a step closer to their dream internships. With eight major contests and a series of daily events, Internfair has something to offer for everyone.

With brands such as BerkshireInsurance.com, EADS Innovation Works, Teach for India, National Social Entrepreneurship Forum etc. offering internships to winners at Internfair, this first-of-its-kind initiative in India by Internshala has become a perfect platform for students to grab meaningful internships that can boost their career prospects and for companies to find the perfect intern, a right combination of knowledge, skills and a go-getter attitude.

With prizes worth two lakhs accompanying dream internships, scores of students from various colleges have registered at Internfair to prove their skills in a variety of competitions such as App Design, Business Case Contest, Social Media Challenge, NSEF Young Thought Leaders awards etc.

Round one for four of the eight major contests has concluded. However, participation for the following events is still open –
1. The Social Media Challenge – The flagship event of Internfair through which BerkshireInsurance.com is hiring the smartest interns across Marketing, Operations, and IT profile
2. Teach for India internships – a must attend for those with a keen interest in the noble social cause
3. EADS Innovation Works Challenge – For all the android app design enthusiasts with interest in image processing
4. Creative Communications – a print ad design contest being conducted on Internfair’s Creative Community partner BrandPotion.com

In addition to that, one can also participate in ‘The 55 Micro Fiction Contest’ – a daily event in partnership with Internfair’s Online Education Partner, myeducationtimes.com.

For more details, please log on to http://www.internfair.internshala.com/internfair/

More Education news

• Karnataka department of higher education to further strengthen protection to women students and employees
• Heads of government and private schools directed to keep a close watch on the behaviour of teachers
• Chairman of the National Commission for Minority Educational Institutions submits his report
• Everyone will be given due representation says Goa CM
• Pune Education Department to hold meetings with schools to ensure a smooth RTE implementation
• Health and Medical Education, Forest and Home departments within the ambit of Public Services Guarantee Act
• 'value education' courses in engineering colleges to inculcate better values and character building
• students challenge new NET gidelines
• Proposed multi crore edu city project nearing completion
• 21 engineering colleges affiliated to the Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University to seek accreditation
• MBBS and PG medical seats to be increased by 50% and 100% respectively from academic year 2013-14
• M S University's faculty of fine arts mired in controversy over a painting hurting religious sentiment
• IICA inks MoU with Bangalore-based National Law School of India University for forging academic partnership
• President asks private players to contribute in improving the standards of higher education
• First technical and medical university at picturesque Apatani Plateau in lower Subansiri district
• Prayas scheme to be extended to 4 more districts
• Jamia Millia Islamia Professor gets Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Fellowship
• Japans new government will not waive tution fee to pro-Pyongyang high schools
• Most Israeli high school students found accessing Mobile phone during class hours
• UGC notifies the procedure and criteria for declaration of result for NET to be conducted on 30.12.12