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“First you LEARN, then you remove the L”
WHO WE ARE
We are India’s nationally awarded NGO, registered in 2002, to promote rationality, scientific temper, inter-faith harmony, justice and empowerment of the impoverished.
We are techno-savvy. Companies like Microsoft, Google, AutoDESK etc regards us as their charity partner and support us. We work on the Office365 cloud.
FACILITIES
Our HO and a hostel for interns are located at Paldi in central Ahmedabad. We are also building a digitally powered residential campus to house a PG Academy and a House of Reason, at Matar, 30 KMs from Ahmedabad
In the normal course, instead of money stipend, we provide bachelor accommodation and food, recreation, work-related transport and internet. They share common amenities but gender-specific bed-rooms.
CERTIFICATION
Every Intern receives our much-coveted certificate clearly listing her learning and contribution. Twin Track Internship earns two certificates.
Architectural Interns report to and receive CoA accredited Architect’s certificate, and to the Chief Manager in allied managerial areas
FEE AND OUR COSTS
No, we do not charge a fee. After all we don’t ‘teach’ as colleges or tutorials are supposed to do. Instead we provide opportunity to practice what you learnt there. In the process you also contribute productivity for our progress and advancement, in areas of your proficiency.
AREAS OF INTERNSHIP
Interns come to us from various universities for training in a range of study fields including Research and Writing, Civil Engineering and CoA mandated Architecture, Infotech, Graphics and Videos, Accounting and Finance et al. Please select the areas of your interest carefully in the Application Form under Primary and Secondary listing.
Medium and Long-term Interns / Associates and Fellows may opt for our unique Twin-Track Internship. This lets you choose two different sets of areas simultaneously, one in your chosen primary area and the other as General Management Trainee in secondary area, such as Architecture and HR – or, say, IT and Presentation – regardless of your course of study. This helps you acquire skills that your course missed but which your hirers and your profession will require.
JOB-LINKED INTERNSHIPS
Our Internships come hard, but bring promise of reward. During the Internship we prepare you to handle the challenges of career. Usually after three months of rigorous internship – specially in the Immersive format – we assess your preparedness to enter our regular service. And if you come up to our satisfaction and commit a minimum acceptable lock-in period we are glad to convert you into regular service. If you are desirous of such career at SPRAT, do indicate this in the Application form or its accompanying mail and during the interview. Remember we are as keen for bright employees as you may be for an appreciative employer.
All you need to know relating to your internship with SPRAT is explained under suitable headings below. However, if you are a civil engineer or a bright fresher in management – and in a hurry – here is a summary of relevant positions for you.
Accounting [Manual & Tally/Busy]
Education: Studying / Studied: B.Com / BCA / M.Com / MBA etc
General: Smart and organized with proficiency in Tally or Busy. Should attend to all manual and digital book-keeping work and safe-keeping of securities. Must possess good knowledge of Excel. Be thorough with systems and methods, punctual and diligent. Role may include basic administration, housekeeping, cash and bank, record-keeping etc.
Funding Proposals, Project Report writing
Education: Studied / Studying: M.Com / MBA[Fin] / CA / ICWA or matching
Remarks: Digital & manual accounting, reconciliations, statutory returns on Trust, ITax, FCRA, GST and ROC, generating MIS/DSS; identifying funding avenues, preparing fund raising reports, crowd fund sourcing, Helping develop an ERP.
S/He would be adept with Balance Sheet analysis, write excellent English, be proficient with Excel, and know the basic of relevant statutes and orders, be organized and meticulous – potentially to be confirmed in regular service of SPRAT
Digital Fund-raising, Crowd Sourcing,
Education: Studied / Studying: Graduate level Digital / Social media
Remarks: Should be adept at managing social media platforms, must know good Word, Excel and Graphics; Should know basics of finance; good at written English
Accounting: Budgeting, Costing, MIS, DSS
Education: Studied / Studying: M.Com / MBA[Fin] / CA / ICWA or matching
Remarks: Adept at Busy / Tally and principles of double entry Book keeping; Proficient at generating MIS/DSS; Preparing budgets and Computing costs, identifying funding avenues, Helping develop an ERP. S/He would be good at Balance Sheet analysis, be proficient with Excel
Graphic Designer / DTP
Level:
- Basic
- Advanced
Video Shooting, Editing, Hosting
Level:
- Basic
- Advanced
2D / 3D / White Board Animation
Level:
- Basic
- Advanced
Documentation of Procedures and Events
Level:
- Basic
- Advanced
Writing Articles, Pamphlets, Reports, Booklets,
Level:
- Basic
- Advanced
Hand Drawing, Doodling, Sketching
Level:
- Basic
- Advanced
PPt Presentations, Interviewing & Speaking
Level:
- Basic
- Advanced
Designing Social Posters, Billboard, Hoardings
Level:
- Basic
- Advanced
Construction and General Management [Voluntary / Mandatory]
Level:
- Basic
- Advanced
Construction Costing, Budgeting, Estimation, Project planning
Level:
- Basic
- Advanced
Inventory selection, purchase, accounting, managing
Level:
- Basic
- Advanced
Architecture and Management including Mandatory Internship
Level:
- Basic
- Advanced
Architectural [Plans, Working Drawings] including Mandatory
Level:
- Basic
- Advanced
Civil Engineering, Landscaping and Site Supervision
Level:
- Basic
- Advanced
Android App Development
Level:
- Basic
- Advanced
PHP, WordPress, MySQL Programming, Development
Level:
- Basic
- Advanced
C# / ASP.Net Programming
Level:
- Basic
- Advanced
SharePoint Design and System Development, Administration
Level:
- Basic
- Advanced
Corporate Ambassador: Representing SPRAT at Your Company
Level:
- Basic
- Advanced
MUSKAAN Park: Organizing Competitions, Events
Level:
- Basic
- Advanced
MUSKAAN Park: Organizing Competitions, Events
Level:
- Basic
- Advanced
Teaching handicrafts, income generating skills for livelihood
Level:
- Basic
- Advanced
Actually Teaching Gujarati, Maths, Eng alphabet
Level:
- Basic
- Advanced
Public Relations / Liaison
Level:
- Basic
- Advanced
Nature Watch : Astronomy, Bird Watching - campaigns, events
Level:
- Basic
- Advanced
Science and Management Workshops at Campuses, Corporates
Level:
- Basic
- Advanced
Sustainable Livelihood Expansion, Micro-income units
Level:
- Basic
- Advanced
Promoting Basic Gujarati Literacy through hired teachers
Level:
- Basic
- Advanced
Resource Mobilization from Companies under CSR
Level:
- Basic
- Advanced
Seeking Funds / Fresh/Used Material from corporates / industry
Level:
- Basic
- Advanced
MS Office Experts / Supporters
Level:
- Basic
- Advanced
PC Hardware – Networking
Level:
- Basic
- Advanced
File Server, Cloud Administration
Level:
- Basic
- Advanced
Technology Management / Upgradation: Data Storage, Security
Level:
- Basic
- Advanced
Preparing Science Popularization Posters / Exhibitions
Level:
- Basic
- Advanced
Designing Social Message Posters, Billboards
Level:
- Basic
- Advanced
Science Popularization / Demo
Level:
- Basic
- Advanced
Street Theatre: Planning, Directing, Acting, Managing..
Level:
- Basic
- Advanced
SEO / Social Media Promotions, SPRAT's FB Groups
Level:
- Basic
- Advanced
Creative Writing in [English, Hindi, Gujarati, Urdu]
Level:
- Basic
- Advanced
Knowledge Downloading, Cataloguing and Management
Level:
- Basic
- Advanced
Video Script Writing
Level:
- Basic
- Advanced
CSR Fund Raising
Level:
- Basic
- Advanced
Documentation of Procedures and Events
Level:
- Basic
- Advanced
Writing Articles, Pamphlets, Reports, Booklets, E-Zines, Books
Level:
- Basic
- Advanced
Primary Research: Survey Design, Data Collection, Analysis
Level:
- Basic
- Advanced
Secondary Research and Data Analysis
Level:
- Basic
- Advanced
Gardening, Aquarist, Florist
Level:
- Basic
- Advanced
Welding, Wiring, Fitting etc
Level:
- Basic
- Advanced
Car Driving, Field supervision
Level:
- Basic
- Advanced
Data Entry / Manual Entry
Level:
- Basic
- Advanced
Front Office Desk / Receptionist
Level:
- Basic
- Advanced
MS Office Experts / Supporters
Level:
- Basic
- Advanced
HR – Recruitment / Sourcing
Level:
- Basic
- Advanced
Legal: Drafting, Arguing, Statutory Compliance
Level:
- Basic
- Advanced
RTI, Advocacy and Appeals
Level:
- Basic
- Advanced
Administration and HR
Level:
- Basic
- Advanced
Any other work that you can suggest to empwer SPRAT
Level:
- Basic
- Advanced
Fresh Graduates for Any Area
Level:
- Basic
- Advanced
Corporate Ambassador: Representing SPRAT at Your Company
Level:
- Basic
- Advanced
Campus Ambassador: Representing SPRAT at Your Campus
Level:
- Basic
- Advanced
Design Toys/Models/Exhibits to popularize Science/Rationality
Level:
- Basic
- Advanced
Conceiving and Managing Social Service Events / Campaigns
Level:
- Basic
- Advanced
Audio Recording [Eng, Hindi, Guj, Urdu] of books, articles
Level:
- Basic
- Advanced
The following types of internships may be considered. In the normal course we do not pay a stipend. Instead, usually we offer the following benefits. Additionally, for non-mandatory internships beyond six months a stipend may be paid:
- Personal and Residential [PAR]
- The interns live with and work at SPRAT full time, as in an Ashram
- Boarding, lodging, work-related transport and internet are provided
- Personal and Non-residential [PNR]
- The interns come and work at SPRAT but stay at their own home
- Lunch and local 2-wheeler fuel/bus fare
- Remote and Work from Home [RWH]
- The interns don’t come to SPRAT but work from their own place using their own infrastructure
- Reimbursement of all expenses incurred with prior consent
The duration may vary depending upon your eligibility and the nature of Internship as follows:
- Short Vacation
- 4-8 weeks
- Only for PNR Internships
- Only for qualified graduates / PGs
- Summer Vacation
- 6-10 weeks
- Only for college and university students
- Mandatory Internships
- 6-52 weeks
- Depending upon your institution’s requirements
- Associateship
- 6-9 months
- Only if Voluntary and not mandatory
- Fellowship
- 9-12 months
- Only if Voluntary and not mandatory
While personal and non-residential interns generally follow a 10:00-6:30 regime, our residential interns adopt an ashram-like 24×7 productive, fun-filled engagement.
The accommodation would be easily accessible, secure, and reasonably comfortable. While other amenities are shared by all alike, bed-rooms are shared only gender-wise.
While we make all learning fun, we also expect productivity and commitment worthy of your self-respect, in return for our hospitality and training.
Our ‘hostels’ at Ahmedabad are essentially our founder’s private homes. While you receive homely care and comfort, you are expected to maintain due decorum befitting cultured people.
To prevent frivolous applications and to protect the interest of genuine Interns, once you are selected you may be asked to confirm it with a security deposit in money form or with two educational documents
Life at SPRAT
Remember, we need you as much as you need us.
Therefore, if you have the talent – and enormous self-respect never to aspire for free lunch – then regardless of the terms advertised, please take a chance to speak with our HR Head