UIDAI Internship Scheme 2025 Offers Students Stipends of up to Rs 50,000 a Month in Technology, Cyber Law and Management

New Delhi: The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), the statutory body that runs Aadhaar under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, has circulated its amended Internship Policy, 2025.

Interns will work on application development, legal areas such as cyber law and the IT Act, and general management.

Who can apply

Indian citizens who are bona fide students at recognised institutions in India or abroad, with at least 60% marks (a GPA of 6.0 out of 10) in all previous semesters:

• B.Tech, BE, B.Design and similar technical graduates in their third or fourth year, or within six months of graduating.
• M.Tech, ME, MCA, M.Design and similar technical postgraduates in their first or second year, or within six months of completing the degree.
• Graduates and postgraduates in law, commerce, accounts, business administration, finance, mass communication, mathematics, statistics and related fields.
• PhD scholars registered at a recognised Indian institution in computer science, cyber law and data privacy, cyber security, the digital economy, blockchain, quantum computing, AI and machine learning, big data, cloud, or public policy. They need a recommendation letter from their supervisor.

The gap between the final result and the start of the internship cannot be more than six months.

Duration and locations

Internships run for at least six weeks and up to 12 months.

Anyone who leaves before completing the minimum period gets no certificate.

Interns are placed at the UIDAI Head Office in New Delhi, the Technology Centre in Bengaluru, the eight Regional Offices (Bengaluru, Chandigarh, Delhi, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Lucknow, Ranchi, Mumbai) or the State Offices (Patna, Kolkata, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Ahmedabad, Thiruvananthapuram).

Monthly stipend

• Technical graduates: Rs 30,000
• Technical postgraduates: Rs 40,000
• MBA/PGDM: Rs 40,000
• Graduates in other fields: Rs 20,000
• Postgraduates in other fields: Rs 30,000
• PhD/research: Rs 50,000 (technical) and Rs 40,000 (other fields)

PhD scholars who already receive a fellowship get only the difference.

The stipend is paid when the supervisor, who must be at least a Director, submits a satisfactory report.

Number of seats per calendar year

The Technology Centre takes 30 interns, each Regional Office 5, each Head Office division 4, and each State Office 2.

How to apply

Apply online when UIDAI notifies openings, or email a CV and supporting documents to the office you want, as listed in Annexure E of the policy.

Current students must apply through their institution, using the format UIDAI prescribes, and provide a no-objection certificate (NOC) from their head of department or principal.

Recent graduates do not need one.

Selection is made by the Deputy Director General of the office concerned and may include an in-person or online interview.

No travel allowance is paid.

Conditions

Interns arrange their own accommodation and transport.

Paid lodging is available only at the Technology Centre.

Interns must bring their own laptop, sign a non-disclosure agreement and an undertaking, and submit a project report at the end.

UIDAI keeps all intellectual property from the work.

Interns may not speak to the media or represent UIDAI in public.

Interns staying longer than four months on technical work are assessed every two months against performance targets.

The policy is a standing scheme and lists no application deadline. Applicants should check uidai.gov.in for current openings.

Source: UIDAI HR Division circular A-12025/I/2010-UIDAI, Internship Policy 2025 (May 2025)