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{{Infobox company
| name = Internshala
| logo = Internshala company logo.png
| type = Private, [[Employment website]]
| founder = Sarvesh Agrawal
| industry = Education, Employment
| services = Internship matching, online training
| website = {{URL|https://internshala.com}}
| location = [[Gurgaon]], [[India]]
}}

'''Internshala''' is an internship and online training platform, based in [[Gurgaon|Gurgaon, India]].<ref name="forbes-first">{{Cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/abehal/2016/11/10/india-is-getting-its-first-generation-of-interns-thanks-to-this-online-startup/#4622bd7e630a|title=India Is Getting Its First Generation Of Interns Thanks To This Online Startup|last=Behal|first=Ambika|date=10 November 2016|work=[[Forbes]]|access-date=27 April 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://digitallearning.eletsonline.com/2018/04/internshala-bridging-the-academia-industry-gap/|title=Internshala Bridging the Academia-Industry Gap|access-date=2018-11-03}}</ref> Founded by [[Sarvesh Agrawal]], an [[IIT Madras]] alumnus, in 2011, the website helps students find [[internship]]s with organisations in India.

== History ==
The platform, which was founded in 2010,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/jobs/internshala-launches-india-unemployed-to-help-graduates-find-their-first-job/articleshow/60761609.cms|title=Internshala launches 'India Employed' to help graduates find their first job|last=Dasgupta|first=Brinda|date=20 September 2017|newspaper=[[The Economic Times]]|access-date=25 March 2018}}</ref> started out as a [[WordPress]] blog<ref name="forbes-first" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/Technology/Now-log-on-for-internship/Article1-747549.aspx|title=Now log on for internship|last=Maheshwary|first=Pooja|date=19 September 2011|work=[[Hindustan Times]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120905182710/https://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/Technology/Now-log-on-for-internship/Article1-747549.aspx|archive-date=5 September 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> that aggregated internships across India and articles on education, technology and skill gap.{{Citation needed|date=March 2018}} Internshala launched its online trainings<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.digit.in/internet/on-the-hunt-for-work-in-india-try-these-job-portals-with-a-difference-29642.html|title=On the hunt for work in India? Try these job portals with a difference {{!}} Digit.in|last=Sharma|first=Adamya|date=4 April 2016|work=[[Digit (magazine)|Digit]]|access-date=27 April 2017|language=en}}</ref> in 2014.{{Citation needed|date=March 2018}} As of 2018, the platform had 3.5 million students and 80,000 companies.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/wealth/earn/looking-for-an-internship-online-startup-internshala-can-help/articleshow/56830894.cms|title=Looking for an internship? Online startup Internshala can help|last=Dwivedi|first=Vinay|date=30 January 2017|work=The Economic Times|access-date=27 April 2017}}</ref>

== Partnerships ==
In August 2016, [[Telangana]]'s not-for-profit organisation, Telangana Academy for Skill and Knowledge (TASK) partnered with Internshala to help students with internship resources and career services.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/national/telangana-academy-for-skill-ties-up-with-internshala-to-support-student-internship-career-services/article8955542.ece|title=Telangana skills academy, Internshala tie up to support student internship|last=Kumar|first=V Rishi|date=7 August 2016|work=[[Business Line|The Hindu Business Line]]|access-date=27 April 2017|language=en}}</ref>

In September 2016, [[Team Indus]], Google XPRIZE shortlisted entity has partnered with Internshala for college outreach for its initiative, Lab2Moon.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://bwdisrupt.businessworld.in/article/TEAMINDUS-Sparks-International-Race-Can-Beer-be-Brewed-on-Moon-/05-01-2017-110712/|title=TEAMINDUS Sparks International Race Can Beer be Brewed on Moon|date=5 January 2017|work=[[Businessworld]]|access-date=27 April 2017|language=en}}</ref>

==Awards and recognition==
In 2011, the website became a part of NASSCOM 10K Startups.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.f6s.com/nasscom|title=NASSCOM 10k Startups|website=F6S|access-date=27 April 2017}}</ref> In 2015, Internshala was a finalist in [[People Matters]] TechHR 2015 Spotlight Awards under 'Futurism in Recruitment' category.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.peoplematters.in/article/techhr15/spotlight-back-bang-11964|title=The Spotlight is back with a bang!|last=Kurian|first=Anu|date=18 August 2015|work=[[People Matters]]|access-date=27 April 2017|language=en-GB}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official website|https://internshala.com/}}

[[Category:Indian companies established in 2010]]
[[Category:Internship programs]]

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