Campus Placement Cell

St. Stephen’s College, Delhi

Internship Fair 2020

Student Internship Policy

Internship Fair or I-Fair is the three month period from February to April every year. It is
aimed at enabling companies to tap into the vast talent pool at St. Stephen's College
and to give them an Internship Opportunity to identify and track suitable candidates for
future placements, while at the same time, offering an opportunity for students to
receive formal work-experience in the company/sector of their choice.

The Campus Placement Cell, St. Stephen's College, welcomes all junior members to
take an active part in the I-FAIR’20 for the Internship Season 2019-20. St. Stephen's
College considers the internship process very crucial and extends all-out support to
ensure that students are given the right opportunity to streamline their career interests.
The CPC team continuously endeavours to ensure that St. Stephen's College comes up
with the best internship results and continues to be the most favoured destination for
recruiting organizations. This is possible only with the assistance and full cooperation of
all students. In order to maximize the sum of benefits to all the stakeholders, the
Internship Policy for the students has evolved over the years. To realize a favourable
situation for St. Stephen's College and our partner organizations, all students are
expected to understand the Internship Policy and follow it strictly.

The Internship Policy is applicable to all junior members registered for the I-FAIR’20 of
St. Stephen's College and is to be followed during the entire duration of the Internship
season.

STRIKE and NEGATIVE SYSTEM

● A strike is a demerit point given to the students who fail to attend any stage of the
recruitment process without informing CPC 24 hours prior to the scheduled event
● Three strikes imply that the student will be banned from the entire internship
process( i.e. the student will not be allowed to apply for future companies).
● Negative is a demerit point given to the students who fail to report to the venue of
the event on time
● 1 negative for 5 minutes delay; 2 negatives for 10 minutes delay; 3 negatives for
15 minutes delay
● Three negatives add up to a strike
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St. Stephen’s College, Delhi

I-FAIR’20: PROCESS

The Internship Fair will be conducted in the following manner:

● Newsletters(emails) will be circulated informing about the various Internship

Opportunities
● Students will be asked to apply for the company/register for a Pre-Internship Talk
and send the CV, if interested
● Companies will shortlist registered candidates based on the CVs
● Companies will conduct interviews/tests with the shortlisted candidates
● Post the interviews, companies will roll out internship offers to selected
candidates

TIER SYSTEM & OFFERS

The Campus Placement Cell classifies all companies recruiting interns from the
campus using a two-tier system, based on the ​Stipend​.

● The companies are classified into ​Tier 1 (With a stipend of ​more than Rs
20000 per month​) & ​Tier 2 ​(With a stipend of ​less than Rs 20000 per month​)
● If a student ​accepts an offer from a tier-1 company​, he/she is ​not allowed
to apply for any other company and is ​signed out from all the existing and
upcoming internship processes
● If a student accepts an offer from a tier-2 company, he/she can apply for other
tier-2 and tier-1 companies
● After receiving an internship offer, the Junior Member has ​24 hours to accept or
reject the offer( It may vary according to the company)
● After a final offer has been made to a Junior Member, all subsequent
communication will take place between the Junior Member and the company.
Please ensure that you mail the CPC in all communication relevant to the
acceptance or rejection of an offer (through CC)
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St. Stephen’s College, Delhi

REJECTING AN OFFER

Junior Members may ​'reject' an internship offer ​up to 10 days before the internship
is scheduled to begin​. The due procedure requires the Junior Member to:
● CC the CPC in communicating the offer rejection to the company and inform the
CPC representative in charge of the company. ​Failure to which will result in
one strike.
● Junior Members who want to leave an internship during the period are required
to (i) Inform the company in compliance with any informed company rules and (ii)
CC the CPC. ​Failure to which will result in debarment from future
internships for 1st year students and one strike for future placements of
2nd year students.

PENALTIES

Failure to abide by the rules and regulations of the I-Fair as laid out above will result in
strict action against the Junior Member involved. Please be informed that ignorance of
the rules will not be treated as a legitimate reason for failure to comply.

Infraction Penalty

Failure to attend an One Strike

interview/Pre-Internship Talk after
registering for a company (without
informing the CPC via mail 24 hours in
advance with a valid reason)

Rejecting an internship offer without One Strike

following due procedure (informing the
company 10 days in advance in
compliance with company rules and also
mailing the CPC the same by CC'ing )

Leaving an internship without following ● 1st Year Students: Barred from

due procedure (Informing the company, participating in the Internship Fair
CC'ing the CPC) in 2nd Year.
● 2nd Year Students​: One strike for
3rd-year placements
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St. Stephen’s College, Delhi

Junior Members who accumulate 3 strikes during the Internship Fair 2020 will face the
following consequences:

● 1st Years​: Cannot apply for any further internships in their current academic year
(i.e. 2019-20) and 1 strike will carry on to their 2nd Year for internships (i.e.
2020-21)

● 2nd Years​: Cannot apply for any further internships in their current academic
year (i.e. 2019-20) and 1 strike will carry on to their 3rd Year for final placements
(i.e. 2020-21)

CODE OF CONDUCT/ GENERAL RULES:

● Students are NOT allowed to leave a selection process by a company after being
shortlisted unless dictated by the signout policy of tier-1 companies. Such actions
or not joining a company for internship (without informing CPC) after accepting or
at the very last moment will result in a strike
● It is expected that a student shall NOT add any ambiguous/wrong/misleading
information in his/her resume. If, on verification, any discrepancies are found, the
student would be debarred from Internship Fair 2020. This may also attract strict
disciplinary action for the upcoming placement season for 2nd Year junior
members and upcoming internship and placement season for 1st Year junior
members.
● Students are required to carry their Identity Cards at all times during the selection
process, including Pre-Internship Talks, written or online tests, group
discussions, personal interviews etc.
● It is mandatory for students to attend the PITs of the companies they wish to
apply. Students are expected to come in proper attire and maintain proper
decorum throughout the presentation. Students will not be allowed to leave the
room before the PIT is over. Failing to comply with any of these requirements will
result in a strike
● During the screening tests and interviews, no form of cheating would be
tolerated. Cheating and using unfair means would lead to severe actions
including but not limited to debarring from the test/interview, debarring from
internship process and disciplinary actions
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St. Stephen’s College, Delhi

● Students are expected to maintain decorum while interacting with any of the
company officials. They are expected to arrive in time. Any student violating any
of these norms may be penalized
● In case of any conflict between a Junior Member and company, the CPC will
exercise its discretion with regard to any penalties. ​Any misdemeanour of
Junior Members reported by the company will be strictly dealt with by the
CPC and appropriate action will be taken
● The Campus Placement Cell will try its best to convince companies to open their
Internship process to all courses, however, the final decisions in these matters
will be at the discretion of the company. No objections from any student will be
entertained in this regard.
● Any misbehaviour on the part of a Junior Member during a process​, such as
smoking, drinking or abusive behaviour, shall result in ​debarment of the
Junior Member from ​Internship Fair 2020 and placements (subject to the
discretion of the CPC). ​Any such incident shall also be reported to the
college authorities

Disclaimer: All students are required to abide by the rules laid out by the Campus
Placement Cell. The Campus Placement Cell reserves the right to revise this Internship
Policy as it sees fit for maximizing the benefits of the student community. All decisions
taken by the Campus Placement Cell will be final and binding on all students registering
for the Internship Fair 2020. All disputes shall be settled jointly by the members of the
Campus and Placement Cell. Their decision shall be final and binding on all.