About Competition Commission of India
The objectives of the Act are sought to be achieved through the Competition Commission of India, which has been established by the Central Government with effect from October October 2003. CCI consists of a Chairperson and 6 Members appointed by the Central Government.
It is the duty of the Commission to eliminate practices having adverse effect on competition, promote and sustain competition, protect the interests of consumers and ensure freedom of trade in the markets of India.
The Commission is also required to give an opinion on competition issues on a reference received from a statutory authority established under any law and to undertake competition advocacy, create public awareness and impart training on competition issues.
The objective of the Internship at Competition Commission of India
- To familiarise interested and willing students of Economics, Law, Management and Finance with the
provisions of the Competition Act and its applications. - It is neither a job nor an assurance of a job in the Competition Commission of India.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicable to Indian Nationals only.
- The internship is open to students from recognized Institutions and Universities with exposure to Competition Law.
- Students with a placement in hand are not eligible.
Educational Qualification
Students pursuing the following courses can apply:
- Economics and Management : MA / MSc. (Economics), Fourth and final year students of 5 year integrated degree Programme in Economics and MBA
- Law:
- Second and third year of the Bachelors degree in Law (3 year course after graduation) or Fourth and final year of the five year integrated course in Law and students who have taken 3rd year exam and are entering the 4th year.
- LLM
- Regulatory Governance: MA / MSc. (Regulatory Governance)
- Professional Courses: Students of final group of Chartered Accountancy or Cost Accountancy or Company Secretary.
Stipend
15k
Duration
1 month
Application Procedure
- Interested students may apply in the prescribed format given in Annexure. Application in any other format will not be entertained.
- Application must contain recommendation of competent authority from the academic institution, where the candidate is pursuing her / his studies. Applications received without recommendations will not be entertained.
- Applicants are required to submit a ‘Statement of Purpose’ in about 200 words broadly covering a brief introduction of the topic and objectives of the study
- Application should reach by 1st of preceding month to the month for which application is intended to be made e.g. for Dec, 2016 application should reach by 1st Nov, 2016.
- Applications in the prescribed format complete in all respects may be sent by post to reach- The Secretary, Competition Commission of India, Competition Commission of India, 10th Floor, Office Block, Tower.1, Ring Road (Opposite AIIMS) Kidwai Nagar (East), New Delhi-110023”. Applications can also be emailed at internships@cci.gov.in
- Envelope carrying applications should be superscribed “Application for Internship for Month/Year”.