Are you a law student looking for internship opportunities? This opportunity might be of interest to you!
About:
The objectives of the Act are sought to be achieved through the Competition Commission of India, which has been established by the Central Government with effect from 14th October 2003. CCI consists of a Chairperson and 6 Members appointed by the Central Government.
It is the duty of the Commission to eliminate practices having adverse effect on competition, promote and sustain competition, protect the interests of consumers and ensure freedom of trade in the markets of India.
The Commission is also required to give opinion on competition issues on a reference received from a statutory authority established under any law and to undertake competition advocacy, create public awareness and impart training on competition issues.
Role:
Intern
Qualifications:
- Applicable to Indian Nationals
- Second and third year of the Bachelors degree in Law (3 year course after graduation) or
- Fourth and final year of the five year integrated course in Law and students who have taken 3rd year exam and are entering the 4th year.
- LLM
- Internship is open to students from recognized Institutions and Universities with exposure to Competition Law.
- Students with a placement in hand are not eligible.
Responsibilities:
- Internship is normally for a period of one month, commencing on the 1st working day of the month.
- However, applicant desirous of pursuing internship for 2-3 calendar months can also apply with due recommendation of respective University/ College/Institution for the period applied for.
- There will be a short induction programme on provisions of Competition Act, 2002 on the 1st day of Internship.
- Selected interns will be deputed to various divisions of the Commission in different batches where work will be allocated to them under the guidance/ supervision of officer(s) assigned to them by the Divisional Head(s). At the end of internship each intern shall make a presentation on the work done by her/him during the period of internship failing which no certificate and stipend will be released. Interns are expected to maintain discipline, punctuality and integrity, non-compliance whereof shall result in termination of internship.
- Each month there will be upto 15 interns. However, it may be relaxed for a particular month where more applicants with good research topics on Competition Law are available.
- Internship is a fulltime programme and hence interns are required to observe working hours of the Commission.
- Any absence during working hours may result in extension of the period of internship without any honorarium. The internship may be discontinued any time without payment of any honorarium if the performance of the intern is not found satisfactory or the intern is absent without authorization of the guide.
How to Apply:
Interested candidates can send their applications to internships@cci.gov.in
Interested students may apply in the prescribed format given in Annexure. Application in any other format will not be entertained.
(ii) Application must contain recommendation of competent authority from the academic institution, where the candidate is pursuing her / his studies. Applications received without recommendations will not be entertained.
(iii) Applicants are required to submit a ‘Statement of Purpose’ in about 200 words broadly covering a brief introduction of the topic and objectives of the study
(iv) Application should reach by 1st of preceding month to the month for which application is intended to be made e.g. for Dec, 2016 application should reach by 1st Nov, 2016.
(v) Applications in the prescribed format complete in all respects may be sent by post to reach- The Secretary, Competition Commission of India, Competition Commission of India, 10th Floor, Office Block, Tower.1, Ring Road (Opposite AIIMS) Kidwai Nagar (East), New Delhi-110023”.
(vi) Envelope carrying applications should be superscribed “Application for Internship for Month/Year”
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