Rakshak Summer Research Program @IIT Delhi

[Prakhar Balasubramanian]

Warm greetings.

We are pleased to inform you that Rakshak Foundation would be conducting its prestigious Summer Research Program for the year 2014. This would be the fourth year of this distinguished program which has witnessed participation of students from top notch colleges and universities like IITs, IIMs, BITS, NLU in the past. We would be engaging students from these elite educational institutes to work onresearch projects in the area of public policy. They would be mentored by some of stalwarts of public policy domain from the Civil Services and the academia (IITs,IIMs) across the country.  We would be glad to recruit students from your institute for the same.

About Us:

Rakshak Foundation is non-profit organization founded by Alumni from India's elite educational institutes like the IITs and IIMs and is based in California, USA with a partner organization in India. Rakshak foresees citizen awareness and participation in governance as the first step in understanding and resolving the most pressing social issues in India like corruption, education, health,  accountability, efficiency and transparency etc. The highly dedicated think tank at Rakshak Foundation does analysis and research on various public policy issues including Parliamentary bills and provides its recommendations to decision makers. In the last few years, Rakshak Foundation has been invited 10 times by the parliamentary committees for oral deposition.

 Research Program:

Summer Research program aims to engage the youth in governance by giving them a first-hand exposure to policy issues and help them make a positive impact on the society. This in turn, would help the Foundation accomplish its objective of furthering citizen participation in governance. The program engages exceptionally motivated students from diverse backgrounds on research projects spanning the followingresearch areas:

·  Legal and Social Research
·  Improving Accountability, Efficiency and Transparency of Public Offices
·  Accountability and Responsibility in Journalism 
·  Promoting Responsible Citizenry 
·  Improving Quality of Life - Infrastructure, Traffic, Pollution and Basic Necessities 
·  Promoting positive aspects of our culture and society

Some Important Internship Details:

Stipend: Paid (10,000)
Work Place: IIT Delhi 
Duration: 2 Months (May 12th to July 15th)
Open to all students (first year students will be considered on a case to case basis)
Application form: 

http://www.rakshakfoundation.org/internship-program/internship-program-2014-application-form/