Internshala
Company type | Private |
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Industry | Education, employment |
Founder | Sarvesh Agrawal |
Headquarters | Gurgaon, India |
Services | Internship matching, online training |
Website | internshala |
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
- ^ 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.
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(help) - ^ Dasgupta, Brinda (20 September 2017). "Internshala launches 'India Employed' to help graduates find their first job". The Economic Times. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
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(help) - ^ Maheshwary, Pooja (19 September 2011). "Now log on for internship". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 5 September 2012.
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(help) - ^ Dwivedi, Vinay (30 January 2017). "Looking for an internship? Online startup Internshala can help". The Economic Times. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
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(help) - ^ Kumar, V Rishi (7 August 2016). "Telangana skills academy, Internshala tie up to support student internship". The Hindu Business Line. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
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(help) - ^ "NASSCOM 10k Startups". F6S. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
- ^ Kurian, Anu (18 August 2015). "The Spotlight is back with a bang!". People Matters. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
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