NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL INTERNSHIP 2025

IIT Bombay FOSSEE GIS present

NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL INTERNSHIP 2025

(An initiative of the National Mission on Education through ICT, Ministry of Education, Government of India)

 

About the National Geospatial Internship 2025

The National Geospatial Internship (NGI) 2025 is an initiative of GIS vertical of the FOSSEE project developed at IIT Bombay under the aegis of the National Mission on Education through ICT (NMEICT), Ministry of Education, Government of India. The main objective of the NGI 2025 is to promote the usage of Free/Libre Open Source Geospatial Software, Indian satellite/ Earth Observation data (from ISRO’s Bhuvan, MOSDAC, VEDAS, Bhoonidhi, etc portals), shape files from the Survey of India (SOI) portal, Indigenous Indian technologies like NavIC (ISRO-SATNAV), all in adherence to the National Geospatial Policy 2022 (NGP2022-DST), the Indian Space Policy 2023 (ISRO-NRSC), for India specific real-life problem statements which shall either result in (i) the creation of thematic maps for the societal benefit that can be used by policymakers, administrators; (ii) creation of Open Source based Geospatial Dashboard; (iii) Open Source Geospatial Product Development.

The FOSSEE project developed at IIT Bombay promotes the usage of Free/Libre Open source Software in Academia and Industry. All the activities of IIT Bombay FOSSEE GIS, including the National Geospatial Internship 2025, IIT Bombay FOSSEE Geospatial Mapathon, National GIS-IoT Hackathon, National Geospatial Awards 2025, etc, are organized under the aegis of the National Mission on Education through ICT (NMEICT, Ministry of Education, Government of India.

 

Important Dates:

Application window opens on 07 March 2025

Application window closes on 30 March 2025

Declaration of provisionally selected candidate list 02 April 2025*

 

National Geospatial Internship 2025’ Registration URL: https://forms.gle/ZJfvkB52vmaAwVkn9 

 

Opportunity for Everyone!

The IIT Bombay FOSSEE GIS team has determined to allow as many eligible candidates as possible, covering all the districts in every state and union territory of India. This step is aimed towards enabling the coveted internship tag to be bagged even by the student from remotest corner of the country with special purpose vehicle created to tap (i) the unreached regions of Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, all seven North-Eastern States, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, and Lakshadweep; (ii) Rural areas and marginalized scheduled communities, etc. The IIT Bombay FOSSEE GIS team endeavors to spread awareness of Free/Libre Open Source Geospatial Software through such avenues. The Institutions identified as ‘Open Source Geospatial Knowledge Centers’ shall serve as local mentor institutes for students having limited resources. For any queries, please write to mohamedkasim@iitb.ac.in.

Joint Mentorship (IIT Bombay FOSSEE GIS + Host Institution):

By default, every selected interns shall have mentors assigned from IIT Bombay FOSSEE GIS team (Prof. Pennan Chinnasamy, Co.P.I. FOSSEE, and Mohamed Kasim Khan, National Coordinator FOSSEE GIS (NMEICT)), It is highly recommended for the applicants to have a local faculty as mentor from the host institution and/or from Industry/Government Organization. Faculty who were awarded the National Geospatial Faculty Fellow (NGFF) and the National Geospatial Emerging Faculty Fellow (NGEFF) during the National Geospatial Awards 2024 (Edition 01) at IIT Bombay can directly nominate students from their institution for NGI2025 (following the regular registration process).

Important Instructions for Prospective Interns:

  • The applicant must be a citizen of India and a bonafide student of any Institute of National importance (IIT/NIT/IISER/NITTTR/etc) or any UGC/AICTE/State/Union Government approved University/College/Institute/Research Organization in India, enrolled in any relevant UG/PG degree in Engineering/Science/Medicine/Arts/Management/Maritime Studies, etc

  • NGI 2025 is a remote internship (online/hybrid mode) offered on a ‘pro bono’ basis. There is NO registration fee.

  • Institutions that have adopted the National Education Policy 2020 (NEP2020) shall be given preference during the scrutiny of applications. Adhering to FOSSEE GIS mandates is mandatory.

  • Students who are already doing their final year internship in the geospatial domain or any interdisciplinary field having an inclination towards GIS/Remote Sensing or developing geospatial applications, all using Open Source tools, can also apply. In this case, the applicant must clearly specify the study area in India, methodology, source of data sets, the timeline of completion, etc.

  • All the applicants irrespective of their application criteria must keep the following documents ready while filling out the NGI2025 Registration form... (i) NOC (from the head of the Institute); (ii) Updated Curriculum Vitae (CV); (iii) Statement of Purpose (S.o.P.) 01 page max.; (iv) Research Proposal (02 pages max.); (v) Copy of ID card; (vi) Latest Passport size photo (formal).

  • Incomplete or invalid applications shall be directly discarded. Candidates who provide wrong information during the registration, if selected, shall be automatically disqualified from the internship.

  • College passouts/ freshers can also apply. Candidates who have already taken an internship with FOSSEE GIS or who were shortlisted but didn’t continue shall not be considered for “NGI 2025”.

  • Mere applying doesn’t make anyone directly eligible for the Internship. The final decision of the “NGI 2025” organizing committee (IIT Bombay FOSSEE GIS) shall be final and non-appealable in all circumstances.

For institutional queries related to the NGI2025, please write to Mr. Mohamed Kasim Khan, National Coordinator, FOSSEE GIS (NMEICT), IIT Bombay at <mohamedkasim@iitb.ac.in>.