NIRMA UNIVERSITY

INSTITUTE OF LAW

POLICY GUIDELINES: INTERNSHIP PROGRAM AT INSTITUTE OF LAW,

NIRMA UNIVERSITY

Introduction:

Internship is a very important learning process for law students. It provides exposure to
students with regards to practical aspects of law. It is very important for the students to know how law
is applied which is many times quite different from the law taught in the class. It also helps the
students in deciding their career goals, because without practical exposure to various institutions, it is
not possible for the students to take an informed decision regarding their career goals. Therefore it is
very essential to strengthen the existing Internship program and to provide a comprehensive
framework for Internships at ILNU. The Bar Council of India has also made it mandatory for all law
students to undergo internship training for a minimum period of 20 weeks for 5 year law course.
Therefore we need to regularize the whole process of internship at ILNU.

The Policy Guidelines addresses the following aims and objectives:

1. To provide for a process for internship program with each semester

2. To provide minimum criteria for NGOs, Lawyers of High Court and Supreme Court and Law
firms for internship training.
3. To conduct internship process.
4. To provide an objective evaluation criteria for internships
5. To provide a basic support services for students who take up internships
6. To designate a proper authority who will be responsible for the complete internship program
Internship Curriculum Structure:

The internship curriculum structure of the ILNU students will be the same as prescribed by the ILNU
norms which are as under:

Batch 2011-2016 & 2012-2017

Course Title Training Scheme Worksheet & Final Presentation/viva

Weeks/Semester) Credit Weekly Report Report voce

Internship with NGOs 4 II

2 0.25 0.50 0.25
Internship with Trial
Court - Phase I 3 III
2 0.25 0.50 0.25
Internship with Trial
Court – Phase II 6 IV
3 0.25 0.50 0.25
Internship with High
Court - Phase I 3 V
2 0.25 0.50 0.25
Internship with High
Court - Phase II 6 VI
3 0.25 0.50 0.25
Internship with Law
Firm 4 VII 2 0.25 0.50 0.25
Clerkship with
Supreme Court 4 VIII 3 0.25 0.50 0.25
Placement Training at
Corporate Firm/Sector 4 IX 2 0.25 0.50 0.25

Total 38 22
Batch 2013-2018 2014-2019 & 2015-2020

Course Title Training Scheme Worksheet & Final Presentation/viva

Weeks/Semester) Credit Weekly Report Report voce
Internship with NGOs
(150 hours) 4 I
3 0.25 0.50 0.25
Internship with Trial
Court / International 2
NGO (150 hours) 4 II 0.25 0.50 0.25
Internship with Trial
Court (150 hours) 4 III
3 0.25 0.50 0.25
Internship with High 3
Court (150 hours) 4 IV 0.25 0.50 0.25
Internship with
Supreme Court (150 3
hours) 4 V 0.25 0.50 0.25
Internship with NGO/
Trial Court / High
Court / Law Firm /
Supreme Court (150
hours) 4 VI 2 0.25 0.50 0.25
Internship with NGO/
Trial Court / High
Court / Law Firm /
Supreme Court (150
hours) 4 VII 2 0.25 0.50 0.25
Internship with NGO/
Trial Court / High
Court / Law Firm /
Supreme Court (150
hours) 4 VIII 2 0.25 0.50 0.25
Internship with NGO/
Trial Court / High
Court / Law Firm /
Supreme Court (150
hours) 4 IX 2 0.25 0.50 0.25
Placement Internship /
PPO Internship - X - - - -

Total 36 22
Supervising Structure of the Internship Committee:

There shall be an Internship Committee headed by an Internship Coordinator and a team of other
faculty members, student members and office superintendent. The Committee will be fully
responsible for the internship program of ILNU.

Functions of the Internship Committee:

1. The committee will also develop the evaluation and other forms as per the requirement.
2. The committee will maintain a database of various organizations for internship purpose.
3. The committee will act as a link between the students and organizations providing internships.
4. The committee will be responsible for maintaining a relationship with the organization and the
ILNU.
5. The committee will be responsible for taking continues feedback from the organizations
regarding the students interning.
6. The internship committee will create the database of NGOs, public sector undertakings,
multinational corporations and corporate law firms.
7. The internship committee shall provide assistance in the placements of ILNU.
8. All the correspondence with the organization will be the sole responsibility of the Internship
Co-coordinator.

Dates of Internships:

The dates and period of Internships will be announced at the beginning of each academic year in the
academic calendar, taking into consideration the need of the industry and also the academic
scheduled.

Applying for the Internship:

Students will apply for the internship on their own depending on their preferences and location. It will
be responsibility of the student to apply to the respective organizations well in advance as required by
the organization so as to secure their internships.

In cases where students are not able to secure internships on their own, they have to apply to the
Internship Committee well in advance as stipulated by the Internship Committee from time to time
and the committee will facilitate those students in finding the internships.
While selecting an NGO, Advocate or a Law Firm, the following criteria should be taken care of by
the students:

I. Minimum standards for NGOs:

1. Should be registered as a Charitable organization and should be receiving tax benefits under
Section 80 C of the Income Tax Act 1961
2. Should have been working for 5 years.
3. The working should be in the area of providing Legal Aid, Social Cause, Poverty Issues or
Developmental Issues.
4. The NGO must have keen interest to their knowledge and expertise with the intern and
thereby contribute for the cause of quality legal education in Country.

II. Minimum Standards for Trial Court Lawyers:

1. Any Advocate on the role of Bar Council of India and of respective State Bar Council having
minimum 10 years of practice at trial court level and deals with the cases at trial stage at
present.
2. Who has keen interest to share his/her knowledge and expertise with the intern and thereby
contribute for the cause of quality legal education in country

III. Minimum Standards for High Court Lawyers:

1. Any Advocate on the role of Bar Council of India and of respective State Bar Council having
minimum 10 years of practice at high court level and deals with the cases at appeals stage at
present.
2. Who has keen interest to share his/her knowledge and expertise with the intern and thereby
contribute for the cause of quality legal education in the country

IV. Minimum Standards for Law Firms:

1. A law firm must be in the business for at least 5 years, and it may be litigating or non-
litigating firm.
2. Who has keen interest to share his/her knowledge and expertise with the intern and thereby
contribute for the cause of quality legal education in the country

V. Minimum Standards for Supreme Court Lawyers:

1. Any Advocate on the role of Bar Council of India having minimum 10 years of practice at
Supreme Court India and deals with the cases at appeals stage at present.
 2. Who has keen interest to share his/her knowledge and expertise with the intern and thereby
contribute for the cause of quality legal education in the country

Internship Process:

I. Internship Orientation Date:

The Internship Orientation shall be conducted in the third week of the month when the semester
commences.

II. Confirmation of Internships & Registration:

Once the internship is finalized, the students have to inform the Internship Committee in writing
regarding the same along with a letter from the organization confirming the internship.

The Internship Committee will issue a letter of recommendation to all the organizations through the
respective students informing them about the internship program and the evaluation criteria. The letter
should be signed by the Director or any other person authorized by the Director. The students have to
carry that letter to the organization and submit the same to the concerned authority.

The Internship Registration in hard copy will be taken by Exam section in the prescribed proforma,
then the entire record will be handed over to the Internship Coordinator for further necessary action.
The soft copy registration in Google form will be under the supervision of Internship Coordinator.
At the time of submission of Internship registration form in hard copy, it is mandatory to enclose the
copy of CV, undertaking that “The student has checked the minimum standard required for NGOs/
Trial Court Lawyers / High Court Lawyers / Law Firms/ Supreme Court Lawyers etc. and
confirmation received from organization/lawyer where the student will do his/her internship.

III. Commencement of Internships:

At the commencement of the internship the students have to inform the Internship Committee about
their commencement as per internship committee directions & submit the Acceptance Letter in a
prescribed format of acceptance letter which will be countersigned by the Authorized person of the
Organization confirming that the student has joined the internship program.
The Internship Committee will give a personal phone call to the concerned persons in all
organization, thanking them for providing the opportunity to our students and informing them the
academic records and their specialization, if required.

IV. During the Internship tenure:

The Internship committee will monitor each student about how they are performing during their
internships. The committee will distribute students among faculty members and the faculty members
in touch with student & organization regarding working of student and other official communications.
The following steps are to be taken by Internship committee for the same:

1. Regular contact with the organization by way of mails asking them about the performance of
the students
2. Contact person concerned at the organization through phone calls or email for getting
feedback of the students.
3. Worksheet submissions at end of internship on date decided by the Internship Committee.

V. End of Internships:

At the end of internships the students will submit in the format prescribed by the Internship
Committee the following:
1. A detailed report of the internship
2. A worksheet which they have regularly updated during their internship
3. Executive Summary.
4. Acceptance Letter.
5. Final Report of the Internship within ten days.
6. True Copy of Original Certificate of Successful completion of Internship
7. Any other information as and when prescribed by the internship committee.
8. An internship viva will be conducted thereafter.

The Internship Committee will facilitate the Director to write a letter to all the organization thanking
them for providing opportunity to the students of ILNU.

VI. Evaluation Process:

Internship program has 22 credits spread across 9 internships a student will undergo during his studies
at ILNU.

A student will be evaluated from a total of 100 marks for an internship. The marks will be sub divided
as:
Final Report : 50 Marks
Executive Summary : 25 marks
Viva-voce : 25 marks

VII. Evaluation of Report:

A panel of 3 members will be constituted and the evaluation of the students will be done by the panel
as decided by internship committee in consultation with the Director. All reports will be distributed
equally among panel randomly. The concerned panel will take viva of the students allotted to them.
Based on viva performance and reports submitted by student the panel will evaluate the student.
While taking viva, panel will concentrate on making sure that the students have actually participated
and worked properly during internship.

The evaluation criteria will be decided by the Internship Committee based on the need and
improvements from time to time.

VIII. Evaluation of Worksheet & Executive Summary:

Worksheet of internship tasks will be evaluated by the faculty nominated by the Internship Committee
for evaluation of Reports. Criteria for evaluation will be decided by the internship committee based
on the organization.

IX. Evaluation by Organization:

The host organization will evaluate the students on the criteria decided by the internship committee
from time to time. They shall submit the same along with the Certificate of successful completion of
Internship to the Internship Committee.

Internship Evaluation Criteria

Internship policy is circulated and known to the Faculty members and students. With reference to the
same, herewith are the guidelines for the criteria for Internship evaluation:

Evaluation Scheme
Evaluation Executive Final Report Viva-voce
Component Summary
0.25 0.50 0.25

Marks Allocation Component:

1. Executive Summary – 25 Marks

2. Final Report – 50 Marks
3. Viva-voce – 25 Marks

Detailed Breakup of marks for each component

 Executive Summary – 25 Marks

Timely submission of Executive summary of minimum 1000 3 Marks

work reflecting work done per week during internship.
Late submission(L.S) (i.e. Late by 1 day from the date of (1 mark for
submission) each L.S)
Annexure of weekly worksheet with Executive Summary (4) 4 Marks

No Submission 0 Marks

Contribution to the work at the internship as well as learning 12 Marks

outcomes per week supported with worksheets.
Analysis of Final Report connecting the work done during 5 Marks
internship every week with the theories learned in courses.

Consistency & Coherence between weekly worksheet & Final 1 Mark

Report.

Note: Signature of Supervisor on Worksheet is Mandatory

 Final Report – 50 Marks

 Presentation of the activities undertaken/participated during the 20 Marks
entire internship period.
Narration of new learnings, cases worked upon/ matters 10 Marks
handled by the student.
Genuineness and presentation of report as per the format 05 Marks
prescribed for the final report submission and coherence with
each worksheet.
Narration of learning through daily participation in different 15 Marks
activities during the entire period of internship.

 Presentation of report & Viva-voce – 25 Marks

Presentation of the activities which are reflected in the report 10 Marks

in terms of confidence, communication, authenticity and their
response to questions

Response of the minimum 3 critical questions in Viva voce 15 Marks

Miscellaneous

Along with the functions described above, the Internship Committee shall also:

1. Search for new internship opportunities for the students.

2. Organize training for students regarding internships
3. Shall work as a mediator in cases where students have some issues with the host organization.
4. Organize workshops, seminars etc. that are focused on field training of students.

Enclosures:

1. Worksheet Format
2. Final Report Format
3. Executive Summary Format

WORKSHEET
 NIRMA UNIVERSITY
INSTITUTE OF LAW

INTERNSHIP COMMITTEE

NGO/Law Firm/Trial Court/High Court/Supreme Court/Institution Internship

Name of the Student :

Name of the Institution :

Institution’s Address :

Name of Supervisor :

Email
:
Phone/Mobile No.
:
Period: : From _______________ to _______________

Sr. Work done at Field

No.
Week 1 Pointwise
Week 2 Pointwise

Week 3 Pointwise
Week 4 Pointwise

Signature of Supervisor Signature of Student

FINAL REPORT

Nirma University
 Institute of Law

II Semester B.A.LL.B. (Hons.) And B.Com. LL.B (Hons.) Course

Report of Internship Training

With __________________________ NGO/Law Firm/Trial Court/High

Court/Supreme Court/Institution

As a part of Internship Program

For the academic year 2015-2016

Prepared & Submitted By

Name (Roll No)

Table of Content

Sr. No Subject Page No

1. Preface
2. Acknowledgement
3. Certificate
4. List of abbreviations
5. Executive Summary
6. Brief About NGO/Law Firm/Trial Court/High
Court/Supreme Court/Institution
7. Introduction
8. Project/Cases/Matters assisted/ undertaken/
observed during the internship

9. Outcome of your learning and observations

during the internship
10. Relevant cases and laws referred and researched
during the internship relating to the matters and
cases
11. Conclusion

12. Bibliography
Appendix

Preface

This report is an outcome of the four weeks Internship programme of

Institute of law, Nirma University for the students of ______ semester. The
main constituents are the report on fieldwork carried out during the
internship, the research on related issues/cases/matter and the weekly report
of my work. I have tried my best to do justice with my activities and put it in
black and white with the same effort as I did it during the internship.

________________________
Date: Name & Signature of Trainee

Acknowledgment
 Certificate

(True Copy of Original Certificate)

List of Abbreviations
 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Minimum 1000 words

Components Required

 Overview
 Summary of weekly work done.
 Descriptions of Laws Learnt/dealt with
 Learning Outcome
 Analysis of Final Report

A Brief of _____(NGO/Law Firm/Trial Court/High

Court/Supreme Court/Institution)
NGO/Law Firm/Trial Court/High Court/Supreme
Court/Institution
 Introduction

(It introduces your journey of learning in the NGO/Law Firm/Trial Court/High

Court/Supreme Court/Institution)
Project/Cases/Matters assisted/ undertaken/ observed
during the internship

Outcome of your learning and observations during the

internship
 Relevant cases and laws referred and researched during
the internship relating to the matters and cases

Conclusion

Bibliography

Appendix
1. Worksheets (compulsory)
2. Newspaper articles (if any)
3. Questionnaires (if any)