Scholarship
Internship Programme At Serious Fraud Investigation Office(SFIO)
Overview
About SFIO
The Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) is a multi-disciplinary investigation agency under the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India. It was granted statutory status under the Companies Act, 2013, and looks into serious corporate frauds using specialists in accountancy, forensic auditing, law, banking, capital markets, taxation and information technology. Its internship programme brings postgraduate and research students into that working environment for a short attachment.
The programme is meant to give young scholars and researchers first-hand exposure to how a central investigation body functions, through direct interaction with SFIO officers on the office's work. An internship runs for a short period, typically around one to three months, with a minimum of about four weeks. On satisfactory completion an intern receives a certificate. The internship is unpaid and carries no stipend.
It is aimed at students from reputed academic institutions who are pursuing postgraduate or research programmes in fields such as economics, commerce, law, management and computer forensics, along with students in the final year of professional courses like CA, CS and CMA. The office takes only a small number of interns at a time, so places are limited.
Sources: myScheme - Internship Programme At Serious Fraud Investigation Office · Serious Fraud Investigation Office - Internship programme notice · Legal School - Legal Internship Programme at SFIO: eligibility and details
Who runs it
Provider
Ministry of Corporate Affairs
Central Government
Serious Fraud Investigation Office
At a glance
Key details
| Level | Central |
| Scheme type | Central Sector Scheme |
| Category | Education & Learning |
| Beneficiaries | Individual |
| Benefit type | Composite |
| Application mode | Offline |
Calendar
Important dates
Across all open application cycles.
| Cycle | Stage | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Current | Applications open | 2017-01-01 |
Who can apply
Eligibility criteria
| The applicant should be an Indian National. | |
| The applicant should be any one of the following - | Students in Post Graduate Courses — MBA (Finance), Law Students in 4th/5th Year of a five-year stream with consistent and excellent academic records/fresh graduates with excellent academic records possessing a first-class graduation degree; |
| The applicant should be any one of the following - | Students pursuing post-graduation with a high second-class graduation degree (with at least 55% marks/students pursuing Masters/Research Courses in Economics/Finance/Management/Law at the National School of Economics/Law / Computer Forensics from recognized universities in India and Abroad. |
| The applicant should be any one of the following - | Students pursuing final year or the equivalent of ICAI, ICAI(CMA), ICSI/Central Universities/AICTE recognized financial/Economic Institutions/recognized National Management Institutes/Foreign Universities and Institutions of Excellence. |
| The applicant should be any one of the following - | In the case of Graduate Applicants, the applicant should have secured First Class Degree in Graduation. |
What you get
Award & benefits
- Stipend: The interns will be paid a stipend of ₹7,000/- per month for the period of the internship. - Certificate of Internship: Certificates will be awarded to interns upon satisfactory completion of their internship and on submission of their end-of-assignment Report, and its evaluation by the concerned official of SFIO.
- Duration: The internship will be for a minimum period of one month and a maximum period of two months.
- Note: The internship will neither be a job nor an assurance of a job in the Serious Fraud Investigation Office.
What to prepare
Documents required
Step by step
How to apply
- 1Apply offline
See the official links below for the application portal.
Source
Official links
Questions
SFIO – FAQ
Disclaimer
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