Internshala

Internshala
Company typePrivate, Employment website
IndustryEdtech, Employment Services, Online Education
FounderSarvesh Agrawal
HeadquartersGurgaon, India
ServicesInternships, Fresher Jobs, Online Trainings and Placement Guarantee Courses
Websiteinternshala.com

Introduction[edit]

Founded in 2010, by Sarvesh Agrawal,[1] an IIT Madras alumnus, Internshala is a career-tech platform helping college students and freshers get the best start to their careers. The platform provides students with their first real-world experience through internships and fresher jobs[2] and skilling in on-demand areas through online trainings and placement guarantee courses in line with its vision of becoming a career super app for college students.

History[edit]

The platform, which was founded in 2010,[3] started out as a WordPress blog[4][5] that aggregated internships across India and articles on education, technology and skill gap.[citation needed] Internshala launched its online trainings[6] in 2014.[citation needed] As of 2018, the platform had 3.5 million students and 80,000 companies.[7]

Partnerships[edit]

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.[8]

In September 2016, Team Indus, Google XPRIZE shortlisted entity has partnered with Internshala for college outreach for its initiative, Lab2Moon.[9]

Awards and recognition[edit]

In 2011, the website became a part of NASSCOM 10K Startups.[10] In 2015, Internshala was a finalist in People Matters TechHR 2015 Spotlight Awards under 'Futurism in Recruitment' category.[11]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Sarvesh Agrawal - Internshala | LinkedIn". in.linkedin.com. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  2. ^ https://internshala.com/jobs/
  3. ^ Dasgupta, Brinda (20 September 2017). "Internshala launches 'India Employed' to help graduates find their first job". The Economic Times. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  4. ^ Behal, Ambika (10 November 2016). "India Is Getting Its First Generation Of Interns Thanks To This Online Startup". Forbes. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  5. ^ Maheshwary, Pooja (19 September 2011). "Now log on for internship". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 5 September 2012.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ Dwivedi, Vinay (30 January 2017). "Looking for an internship? Online startup Internshala can help". The Economic Times. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  8. ^ Kumar, V Rishi (7 August 2016). "Telangana skills academy, Internshala tie up to support student internship". The Hindu Business Line. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  9. ^ "TEAMINDUS Sparks International Race Can Beer be Brewed on Moon". Businessworld. 5 January 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  10. ^ "NASSCOM 10k Startups". F6S. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  11. ^ Kurian, Anu (18 August 2015). "The Spotlight is back with a bang!". People Matters. Retrieved 27 April 2017.

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