About PRS Legislative Research:
PRS Legislative Research, commonly referred to as PRS, is an Indian non-profit organisation that was established in September 2005 as an independent research institute to make the Indian legislative process better informed, more transparent and participatory. PRS is based in New Delhi.
About LAMP Fellowship 2024-2025:
The LAMP Fellowship is not an internship. In their work with MPs, LAMP Fellows work as full-time professionals. From time to time, short-term internship opportunities with PRS are available. Such opportunities will be announced in the Opportunities section of the PRS website.
About the Opportunity:
Applications for the LAMP Fellowship 2024-25 are now open. Apply for an exciting opportunity to work with MPs and learn about Parliament, policy, and politics.
Eligibility:
- You must have a Bachelor’s degree (in any discipline)- Final Year students can also apply.
- You must be 25 years or younger (born on or after June 1st, 1998)
- You must be an Indian citizen
Roles and Responsibilities:
The primary role of a LAMP Fellow is to work closely with their MP, providing individualised research support for the entire duration of the Fellowship. This entails providing research inputs to help them fulfill their parliamentary duties such as asking questions, assessing the performance of ministries, raising matters of public importance, participating in various legislative and policy debates and even drafting private members’ Bills.
Stipend:
Rs. 23,000 per month
Last date to apply:
Saturday, December 23, 2023
Application Procedure:
Instructions for filling up the application form:
Partial responses cannot be saved. Please make sure to fill up the entire application in one go.
Things you need to have ready before filling up the form:
- Academic scores/grades (Undergraduate and upwards)
- Details of work experience/internships/ volunteer work
- A 500-word essay justifying your candidature for the LAMP Fellowship
- A 500-word essay analysing any issue and the related policy implications
The essays should be written in English and in your own words. Any material used in your essays from other sources must be properly cited. Application of candidates who have plagiarized their essays will be summarily rejected.
- This form contains 8 sections. They are:
- Section 1: Personal information and contact details
- Section 2: Academic Qualification: Bachelor’s Degree
- Section 3: Academic Qualification: Post Graduate Degree (if applicable)
- Section 4: Academic Qualification: Other Degree / Course (if applicable)
- Section 5: Work Experience (other than internships) (if applicable)
- Section 6: Internship Experience (if applicable)
- Section 7: Languages known
- Section 8: Two essays (500 words each)
Candidates shortlisted in the first round will be required to take a mandatory online evaluation test on 7 January, 2024 (Sunday).
The official notification: Click here.
To Apply: Click Here
Contact Information:
If you face difficulties filling out the online application form or have a question that’s not answered in the FAQs, please send an email to lampfellowship@prsindia.org.