Call for Applications: 90-120 hours Internship Programs

for FYUGP Science Students (April 2026)

Central Instrumentation and Research Laboratory and Centralized Network of Research Facility (CIRL & CNRF), Centre of Excellence under Kerala State Higher Education Council (KSHEC) at Govt. College for Women, Thiruvananthapuram, invites applications from ambitious FYUGP students for its intensive Academic Internship Programs. There are 8 different courses designed to provide students with hands-on research experience and technical expertise in advanced scientific fields. Each internship is an intensive 90/120-hour module (15–20 working days). Upon successful completion, participants will be awarded a Certificate from CIRL&CNRF / Kerala State Higher Education Council.

Target Group: FYUGP Students currently in Semester IV or higher with 50% or higher aggregate marks in all semesters up to Semester IV. 25% of the seats are reserved for students of Govt. College for Women, Thiruvananthapuram.  

Application through google form:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeicVjkMYMDivEzsbFtnRNrRFtTD0TAu6KQPCio_f6pdFx0iA/viewform?usp=header

Application dead line: April 8 

Commencement Date: April 20, 2026

Available Research Internships (April 2026)

#	Program Title	Broad Area	Coordinator	Fee (INR)
1	Nanomaterials: Synthesis to Spectroscopic Sensing	Material Science (Chemistry/Physics)	Dr. Saji Alex Professor of Chemistry sajialex1@gmail.com 8075661718	₹5,500
2	NMR-Based Structural Elucidation	Spectroscopy (Organic Chemistry / Structural Analysis)	Dr. Retheesh K Assistant Professor, Chemistry, retheesh.krishnan@gcwtvm.ac.in; 8589025714	₹6,400
3	Integrated Experimental & Computational Biology	Life Sciences	Dr. Praveen Kumar PP Professor of Zoology,  praveen@gcwtvm.ac.in 9446265429	₹6,400
4	Phytochemistry: Extraction & Chromatography	Natural Products (Chemistry)	Dr. Ajayakumar G Associate Professor of Chemistry,  , ajayakumar@gcwtvm.ac.in 9447398994	₹7,500
5	Microalgae Isolation and Culturing	Algology	Dr. Shyam Kumar S Associate Professor of  Botany, gokulamshyam01@gmail.com 9895952519	₹5,900
6	Bioprospecting of Microbes	Life Sciences	Dr. A.K. Anilkumar Associate Professor of Botany, anikumar@gcwtvm.ac.in   8078383608	₹6,000
7	Basic techniques in Molecular Biology	Life Sciences	Dr. Sheeba M.S Associate Professor of Botany, sheebamadhavan@gmail.com 9446171560039	₹6,000
8	Metal Oxide Nanostructures Synthesis	Nanomaterials	Dr. Vikas L S Assistant Professor of Physics, email: vikas@gcwtvm.ac.in 9895617670	₹5,500