The Bureau of Police Research & Development (BPR&D), Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, has invited applications for its Paid Internship Programme.

BPR&D was established to assist the Central Government in coordinating the efforts in the field of Police training and research. The Bureau undertakes systematic studies of Police and Prison problems and is responsible for promoting the application of science and technology to police work, improving and developing training programmes for the Police Forces at the Centre and States and for prison personnel of different ranks.

The Internship Programme will enable the interns from the recognised Universities/Institutes to learn about BPR&D programmes and activities and to effectively contribute to advancing the programmes and activities of the BPR&D to fulfil the mandate.

Internship will have (a) Introductory Session where the interns will be introduced to the DG, BPR&D, ADG, BPR&D and Director of all the Divisions (b) Assigning of Tasks in which interns will be assigned tasks by the respective Divisions in which they will be attached (c) Assigning of Projects- The interns will be assigned projects on police or correctional administration related issues by the respective Divisions in which they will be attached (iv) Field Visits- The interns will be sent for field visits to get exposure and first hand experience of the work done by police and prison administration to Correctional Homes; Police Stations; Juvenile Homes (optional); Any other place relevant to police/prison administration (optional).

This Paid Internship Programme is open only to students enrolled in recognised universities/Institutes and is not applicable to professionals engaged in any form of employment. The Programme is open to students pursuing Post-Graduation/Ph.D. in Criminology, Sociology, Social Work, Psychology, Law, Forensic Psychology, Human Rights, Public Administration, Public Policy & Governance, Information Technology, Police & Prison Studies, Cyber Security, Cyber Forensics & Information Security, Police & Prison Administration, Computer Science, Management or any other subject related to police or prison/correctional administration from any of the recognized Universities/Research Institutes.

The total number of working days should not be less than 22 days for an internship for a period of 30 days, and the total number of working days should not be less than 44 days for an internship for a period of 2 months.

The interns are required to submit the report on the tasks completed by them, along with a report on field visits to the Nodal Officer for Interns in each Division, which will, in turn, be put up to the Director. The research topics are given in Annexure –III to the Notification at https://bprd.nic.in/

Stipend: All selected interns will be paid an amount of Rs. 8,000/- as a stipend for a calendar month. The selected Interns from outside Delhi will be allowed Sleeper Class train fare to New Delhi and back to their place of study through the shortest route. The applicant should make their own arrangements for boarding and lodging in Delhi for the duration of the internship.

The detailed guidelines of the Internship Programme are provided in the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) given as Annexure I to the Notification.

The application is to be submitted online at the link provided in the Notification, latest by 10.02.2026. Students who have attended the Internship Programme in the BPR&D earlier are not eligible to apply again. The topics for the internship Project report are given in Annexure- III of the Notification. Applicants may mention their topics at the time of application.

After a successful online submission, applicants are required to submit a hard copy of the application form, duly signed by the Head of Department (HOD) of the concerned University/Institute, along with self-attested copies of the requisite mark sheets/certificates (semester-wise) and Annexure- II to BPR&D by post to reach Ms. Anu Shree, Research Assistant (Research), Research & Correctional Administration Division, BPR&D, NH-8, Mahipalpur, New Delhi-110037, latest by 15.02.2026.

Applications have also been invited for the Unpaid Internship Programme 2026-27. The Notification is available at https://bprd.nic.in/. The application is to be submitted online at the link provided in the notification by 10.02.2026. Hard copy of the application form, duly signed by the Head of Department (HOD) of the concerned University/Institute, should reach the given address by 15.02.2026.