M. Sc. (H.s.) 1st year Internship in Anthropology

FOCUS GROUP

This programme is for the students of the Department of Anthropology who have appeared for the M.Sc. (Honours School) I year Examination.

SCHEDULE & DURATION

This programme duration would be a period of 30 days after the M.Sc. (Honours School) I year examination ordinarily in the month of June each year. In the event of the re-scheduling of the said examination for any reason whatsoever the internship programme would also be accordingly re-scheduled.

NATURE OF WORK

The students will be expected to carry out work through the organizations where they would be sent. The work that would be expected of them would be in line with the nature of the activity of the various organizations where at the students will be placed for internship.

OPERATIONALIZING

The students would be assigned to supervisors in the department for purposes of academic preparation for internship activity and for purposes of preparation of the work report based on the internship.

The students would report to the organizations where they will be placed by the Department of Anthropology within a designated time. There they will work under work supervisors/ coordinators who are on the staff strength of the said organizations.

The work supervisors / coordinators would certify at the end of the internship that the student has actually worked for the required period of time.

During the internship programme the students will be bound by the rules of the Panjab University and the Organizations where they are placed.

Any problems arising in relation to nature of work, discipline, security etc. will be dealt with by the department of Anthropology and the said organization.

The department of Anthropology reserves the right to change the placement of the student at any given time during the internship and for any reason whatsoever.

The student will bear cost of travel to the work place and back, boarding and lodging during the internship and any other charges. However, if the organization makes any payment of any wages / honorarium etc. it will be the credited to the said student.

The student would be entitled to off days in accordance with the rules of the organization wherein the placement is done. Any other longer leave will be sanctioned jointly by the said organization and the Anthropology Department.

WORK REPORT: PREPARATION AND EVALUATION

The student in consultation with the work supervisor/coordinator and the Faculty supervisor will prepare a work report giving details of the organization where the internship was located and of work done, giving aims and objectives, details of the work done (and data if any), evaluation of the attainment of the aims and objectives and recommendations (if any). The same will be submitted as detailed below along with a certificate of work done given by the organization where in the student did the internship

The student will be required to submit a copy each of the report to the Department of Anthropology, The organization where the internship was done and the faculty supervisor in the department of Anthropology.

There will be a brief presentation by the student before the faculty of the Department of Anthropology. The report will be evaluated as accepted/not accepted. The successful completion of the internship would be along with attainment of requirements detailed in the existing rules and regulations of the Panjab University be necessary for promotion to the M.Sc. (Honours School) II year in Anthropology.

LOCATION OF INTERNSHIP

The internship would be located in Governmental organizations/laboratories, Universities, Autonomous Research organizations, Non Governmental voluntary organizations a list of which the department of Anthropology would prepare and approve.

OTHER CONDITIONS

The nature of work done and the allotment of the faculty supervisor will not be necessary determinants for allotment of supervisors in the M.Sc.(Honours School) II year for the purposes of Project Report work to be done there.