:Internshala
{{Short description|Indian online training platform}}
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{{Notability|Companies|date=February 2020}}
{{Undisclosed paid|date=February 2020}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=March 2018}}
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{{Infobox company
| name = Internshala
| logo = Internshala company logo.png
| type = Private, Employment website
| founder = Sarvesh Agrawal
| industry = Education, Employment
| services = Internship matching, online training
| website = {{URL|https://internshala.com}}
}}
Internshala is an internship and online training platform, based in Gurgaon, India.{{Cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/abehal/2016/11/10/india-is-getting-its-first-generation-of-interns-thanks-to-this-online-startup/#4622bd7e630a|title=India Is Getting Its First Generation Of Interns Thanks To This Online Startup|last=Behal|first=Ambika|date=10 November 2016|work=Forbes|access-date=27 April 2017}}{{Cite news|url=http://digitallearning.eletsonline.com/2018/04/internshala-bridging-the-academia-industry-gap/|title=Internshala Bridging the Academia-Industry Gap|access-date=2018-11-03}} Founded by Sarvesh Agrawal, an IIT Madras alumnus, in 2011, the website helps students find internships with organisations in India.
History
The platform, which was founded in 2010,{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/jobs/internshala-launches-india-unemployed-to-help-graduates-find-their-first-job/articleshow/60761609.cms|title=Internshala launches 'India Employed' to help graduates find their first job|last=Dasgupta|first=Brinda|date=20 September 2017|newspaper=The Economic Times|access-date=25 March 2018}} started out as a WordPress blog{{Cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/Technology/Now-log-on-for-internship/Article1-747549.aspx|title=Now log on for internship|last=Maheshwary|first=Pooja|date=19 September 2011|work=Hindustan Times|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120905182710/https://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/Technology/Now-log-on-for-internship/Article1-747549.aspx|archive-date=5 September 2012|url-status=dead}} that aggregated internships across India and articles on education, technology and skill gap.{{Citation needed|date=March 2018}} Internshala launched its online trainings{{Cite news|url=http://www.digit.in/internet/on-the-hunt-for-work-in-india-try-these-job-portals-with-a-difference-29642.html|title=On the hunt for work in India? Try these job portals with a difference {{!}} Digit.in|last=Sharma|first=Adamya|date=4 April 2016|work=Digit|access-date=27 April 2017|language=en}} in 2014.{{Citation needed|date=March 2018}} As of 2018, the platform had 3.5 million students and 80,000 companies.{{Cite news|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/wealth/earn/looking-for-an-internship-online-startup-internshala-can-help/articleshow/56830894.cms|title=Looking for an internship? Online startup Internshala can help|last=Dwivedi|first=Vinay|date=30 January 2017|work=The Economic Times|access-date=27 April 2017}}
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.{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/national/telangana-academy-for-skill-ties-up-with-internshala-to-support-student-internship-career-services/article8955542.ece|title=Telangana skills academy, Internshala tie up to support student internship|last=Kumar|first=V Rishi|date=7 August 2016|work=The Hindu Business Line|access-date=27 April 2017|language=en}}
In September 2016, Team Indus, Google XPRIZE shortlisted entity has partnered with Internshala for college outreach for its initiative, Lab2Moon.{{Cite news|url=http://bwdisrupt.businessworld.in/article/TEAMINDUS-Sparks-International-Race-Can-Beer-be-Brewed-on-Moon-/05-01-2017-110712/|title=TEAMINDUS Sparks International Race Can Beer be Brewed on Moon|date=5 January 2017|work=Businessworld|access-date=27 April 2017|language=en}}
Awards and recognition
In 2011, the website became a part of NASSCOM 10K Startups.{{Cite web|url=https://www.f6s.com/nasscom|title=NASSCOM 10k Startups|website=F6S|access-date=27 April 2017}} In 2015, Internshala was a finalist in People Matters TechHR 2015 Spotlight Awards under 'Futurism in Recruitment' category.{{Cite news|url=https://www.peoplematters.in/article/techhr15/spotlight-back-bang-11964|title=The Spotlight is back with a bang!|last=Kurian|first=Anu|date=18 August 2015|work=People Matters|access-date=27 April 2017|language=en-GB}}
References
External links
- {{Official website|https://internshala.com/}}