This article describes the NIOS Internship opening at the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation and summarizes the eligibility requirements. It organizes the criteria for under‑graduate students, those in graduate or post‑graduate study and research, and candidates who have recently completed their degrees. No procedural or extra information is included beyond the stated qualifications and marks requirements.
Under‑graduate student eligibility
Under‑graduate students must meet both academic and subject requirements to be eligible:
- Have completed or appeared in the term end exams of the second year / 4th semester of the bachelor’s degree course.
- Have at least one paper in Statistics or Mathematics in their curriculum.
- Have secured not less than 75% or equivalent marks in 12th Class.
Graduate, post‑graduate and research student eligibility
The following categories are eligible under the graduate/post‑graduate and research criteria:
- Graduate students pursuing any year of their Post‑Graduate Programme with at least one paper in Statistics or Mathematics in their curriculum; OR
- Students pursuing Research / Ph.D. in Statistics / Mathematical Statistics / Operations Research / Economics / Demography or any other field of Applied Statistics.
- In these cases, candidates must have secured not less than 70% or equivalent marks in Graduation.
Recent graduates and post‑graduates
There is a provision for recently completed degrees:
- Applicants who have successfully completed their graduation and/or post‑graduation within the last two years are eligible if they secured not less than 70% or equivalent marks in Graduation and/or Post‑Graduation.
In summary, the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation’s NIOS Internship specifies subject coverage in Statistics or Mathematics for undergraduate, graduate, post‑graduate and research candidates, with minimum marks thresholds: 75% (or equivalent) in 12th Class for undergraduates and 70% (or equivalent) in Graduation for graduate/post‑graduate and recent graduates, as stated above.
