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== History ==
== History ==
The platform, which was founded in 2010<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/jobs/internshala-launches-india-unemployed-to-help-graduates-find-their-first-job/articleshow/60761609.cms|title=Internshala launches ‘India Employed’ to help graduates find their first job|last=Dasgupta|first=Brinda|date=20 September 2017|newspaper=[[The Economic Times]]|access-date=25 March 2018|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=}}</ref>, started out as a WordPress blog<ref name="forbes-first" /> that aggregated internships across India and articles on education, technology and skill gap.{{Citation needed|date=March 2018}} Internshala launched its online trainings<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.digit.in/internet/on-the-hunt-for-work-in-india-try-these-job-portals-with-a-difference-29642.html|title=On the hunt for work in India? Try these job portals with a difference {{!}} Digit.in|last=Sharma|first=Adamya|date=4 April 2016|work=[[Digit (magazine)|Digit]]|access-date=27 April 2017|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|language=en}}</ref> in 2014.{{Citation needed|date=March 2018}} As of 2017, the platform had 1.5 million students and 40,000 companies.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/wealth/earn/looking-for-an-internship-online-startup-internshala-can-help/articleshow/56830894.cms|title=Looking for an internship? Online startup Internshala can help|last=Dwivedi|first=Vinay|date=30 January 2017|work=The Economic Times|access-date=27 April 2017|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=}}</ref>
The platform, which was founded in 2010<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/jobs/internshala-launches-india-unemployed-to-help-graduates-find-their-first-job/articleshow/60761609.cms|title=Internshala launches ‘India Employed’ to help graduates find their first job|last=Dasgupta|first=Brinda|date=20 September 2017|newspaper=[[The Economic Times]]|access-date=25 March 2018|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=}}</ref>, started out as a [[WordPress]] blog<ref name="forbes-first" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/Technology/Now-log-on-for-internship/Article1-747549.aspx|title=Now log on for internship|last=Maheshwary|first=Pooja|date=19 September 2011|work=[[Hindustan Times]]|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20120905182710/https://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/Technology/Now-log-on-for-internship/Article1-747549.aspx|archive-date=5 September 2012|dead-url=yes}}</ref> that aggregated internships across India and articles on education, technology and skill gap.{{Citation needed|date=March 2018}} Internshala launched its online trainings<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.digit.in/internet/on-the-hunt-for-work-in-india-try-these-job-portals-with-a-difference-29642.html|title=On the hunt for work in India? Try these job portals with a difference {{!}} Digit.in|last=Sharma|first=Adamya|date=4 April 2016|work=[[Digit (magazine)|Digit]]|access-date=27 April 2017|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|language=en}}</ref> in 2014.{{Citation needed|date=March 2018}} As of 2017, the platform had 1.5 million students and 40,000 companies.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/wealth/earn/looking-for-an-internship-online-startup-internshala-can-help/articleshow/56830894.cms|title=Looking for an internship? Online startup Internshala can help|last=Dwivedi|first=Vinay|date=30 January 2017|work=The Economic Times|access-date=27 April 2017|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=}}</ref>


== Partnerships ==
== Partnerships ==

Revision as of 18:30, 25 March 2018

Internshala
Company typePrivate
IndustryEducation, employment
FounderSarvesh Agrawal
HeadquartersGurgaon, India
ServicesInternship matching, online training
Websiteinternshala.com

Internshala is an internship platform, based out of Gurgaon, India.[1] Founded by Sarvesh Agrawal, an IIT Madras alumnus, in 2010, the website helps students find internships with organisations in India.

History

The platform, which was founded in 2010[2], started out as a WordPress blog[1][3] that aggregated internships across India and articles on education, technology and skill gap.[citation needed] Internshala launched its online trainings[4] in 2014.[citation needed] As of 2017, the platform had 1.5 million students and 40,000 companies.[5]

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.[6]

In September 2016, Team Indus, Google XPRIZE shortlisted entity has partnered with Internshala for college outreach for its initiative, Lab2Moon.[7]

Awards and recognition

In 2011, the website became a part of NASSCOM 10K Startups.[8] In 2015, Internshala was a finalist in People Matters TechHR 2015 Spotlight Awards under 'Futurism in Recruitment' category.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b Behal, Ambika (10 November 2016). "India Is Getting Its First Generation Of Interns Thanks To This Online Startup". Forbes. Retrieved 27 April 2017. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  2. ^ Dasgupta, Brinda (20 September 2017). "Internshala launches 'India Employed' to help graduates find their first job". The Economic Times. Retrieved 25 March 2018. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  3. ^ Maheshwary, Pooja (19 September 2011). "Now log on for internship". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 5 September 2012. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ 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. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  5. ^ Dwivedi, Vinay (30 January 2017). "Looking for an internship? Online startup Internshala can help". The Economic Times. Retrieved 27 April 2017. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  6. ^ Kumar, V Rishi (7 August 2016). "Telangana skills academy, Internshala tie up to support student internship". The Hindu Business Line. Retrieved 27 April 2017. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  7. ^ "TEAMINDUS Sparks International Race Can Beer be Brewed on Moon". Businessworld. 5 January 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2017. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  8. ^ "NASSCOM 10k Startups". F6S. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  9. ^ Kurian, Anu (18 August 2015). "The Spotlight is back with a bang!". People Matters. Retrieved 27 April 2017. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
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