Agripreneur Internship Program

This is a full-time, in-person training programme built around a campus pilot project in organic compost making and organic farming at CSVTU Newai, funded through Insmart Systems' corporate social responsibility budget. The foundation has not published a current intake date, so treat it as between rounds until they confirm otherwise.

What you get

• Four months of hands-on training in organic compost and pesticide making, organic farming with field visits, finance and marketing, business model preparation and company formation, and applying to government schemes
• Training is free, and interns receive a fixed monthly stipend plus performance-based incentives
• Subsidised paid accommodation in Bhilai for the internship period
• Help with patent applications, and access to the foundation's testing facilities for your products
• Certificates for the internship and each training module
• After a business model presentation to an expert committee, seed support plus mentoring and marketing help for around two years, in exchange for signing an agreement with the foundation

Who can apply

• Graduates or diploma holders of CSVTU in any discipline
• The first round was open only to permanent residents of Durg district
• Applicants must not be in full-time employment anywhere
• Full-time and physical mode only, around seven hours a day, with minimum 90 per cent attendance and compulsory tests

How selection works: Candidates are selected into the training first. Continuing support is decided separately, by a business model presentation to an expert committee at the end.

How to apply: Through the "Apply for Internship" link on the programme page.