About the Organization
PRS
Legislative Research, commonly referred to as PRS, is an Indian non-profit
organization 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 Their Work
Each Member
of Parliament (MP) in India represents over two million constituents. The
Indian Parliament passes an average of 60 Bills every year. MPs make laws and
address complex policy issues across a wide range of sectors. Given the
diversity of issues and the technical nature of many of them, it is not
possible for MPs to be well versed on all such issues.
It is in
this context that PRS provides MPs analysis on legislation and policy to help
them prepare for parliamentary debates.
PRS was
co-founded by C.V. Madhukar and M.R. Madhavan in 2005. M.R. Madhavan is
currently the President of PRS. The Board of Directors is headed by Mr. S.
Ramadorai. The initiative was incubated in the Centre for Policy Research
(CPR), New Delhi, which is a leading Indian think tank. Since 2013, the
initiative has been institutionalized as the Institute for Policy Research
Studies, a not-for-profit Section 8 Company.
The work of
PRS is entirely funded through philanthropic donations and grants by a number
of Indian institutions and individuals.
About the Internship
PRS offers
rolling internships throughout the year.
The PRS
staff consists of a team of dedicated professionals with different areas of
expertise and is broadly divided into the research and outreach departments.
While the
research team analyses legislative and policy issues of topical interest, the
outreach team tracks the working of the legislatures and legislators, manages
citizen engagement, and is PRS’s interface with the MPs and MLAs.
A
prospective intern can apply for an internship in either/both departments.
Structure of the Internship
The
internship varies from session to non-session time.
During a
Parliament session, PRS’s work is
guided by the issues taken up in Parliament, and interns are expected
to work with the analysts on any and all projects.
During
non-session periods, the interests of the individual intern are taken into
consideration, and he/she is matched with an analyst(s) doing related work.
The
successful completion of a PRS internship requires the intern to pursue and
complete an internship project. The intern will be assisting analysts in
their research, as well as undertaking an internship project.
Duration of the Internship
The
duration of the internship is flexible but is normally between four and eight
weeks. Interns can work from their homes.
Expectations from Interns
In addition
to a deep interest in the working of Parliament and the legislative process in
India, an intern should have:
- Strong writing skills
- Strong analytical skills
Stipend
Please note
that no accommodation or remuneration is provided. This is strictly an unpaid
internship.
Application Procedure
Interested
persons can fill in the application
form. The form has to be filled out in one session, and there is no option
of saving responses.
PRS is only
accepting applications for internships starting June and July 2021.
Interns are
expected to:
- write a short statement of purpose (not more than 500 words).
- upload an up-to-date resume in PDF format.
- upload a
writing sample on any policy issue. (not more than 1000 words) in PDF format.
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