NHRC Invites Applications for Paid Online Internship on Human Rights

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has launched a call for candidates for its Online Short, Term Internship Programme (OSTI), which will be held from 9 to 20 March 2026. The two week internship that will be conducted completely online is designed to give university students real life experience of human rights issues and the working of an institution.

The programme will be held on a full time schedule, 10 am to 5.30 pm (IST), on all working days. Those students who will be awarded the internship and complete it successfully will be given a stipend of 2, 000 in addition to a certificate from the Commission.

NHRC communicated that the interns selected will have the opportunity to participate in 40 to 45 interactive sessions that will be facilitated by subject matter experts and senior officials.

The programme content covers a wide range of human rights issues such as child labour, trafficking in persons, mental health, women's rights, education, and the rights of marginalized groups.

Besides group works, book reviews, human rights, themed film screenings, and virtual tours of prisons, police stations, and NGO- run shelters are also included in the programme.

Moreover, the interns will be given the chance to meet the NHRC Chairperson and Members.

The internship is accessible to students in their third year or higher of five, year integrated postgraduate courses, final year undergraduate students, postgraduate or diploma students of any semester, and research scholars. The candidates should have obtained a minimum of 60 per cent marks starting from Class XII and must be under 28 years of age as of January 1, 2026. Those candidates who have already undergone NHRC internship are not allowed to reapply.

Those wishing to apply should only send their applications via the official website, nhrc.nic.in, by 6 pm on 28th January 2026. The application entails a 250, word Statement of Purpose outlining the applicant's interest in human rights, self, attested copies of academic mark sheets from Class X onwards, and a recently signed recommendation letter from the institution's head.

Selection will take into account academic performance, research inclination, co, curricular achievements, and overall suitability. The list of selected interns will be uploaded on the NHRC website.