ACCORDING to the Microsoft India website,” Microsoft Research India conducts world-class research in computer science and related areas. We present regularly at international conferences and publish in research journals; and we also work closely with Microsoft’s product groups to transfer research ideas into Microsoft products. Microsoft Research India currently has seven research groups engaged in fundamental and applied research, and one group that is charged with advanced development and prototyping of research ideas.”
India Lab Internship Program: Internships are either research internships or software-development internships. Research interns work with Microsoft Research’s full-time researchers on research topics that often lead to research publications. Development interns work with researchers and software engineers to develop a prototype application that implements a research idea or on an independent software project.
Internship goals:
- Interns help conduct world-class research.
- Microsoft Research provides an environment where interns may experience an industrial research and development setting.
Work environment:
It is flexible and independent, with mentorships tailored individually for each intern. Projects are chosen after discussions with mentors, aiming at defining a project of mutual interest. Interns co-author publications about research to which they contribute. If they lead the research effort, they will be the primary author. Many former Microsoft Research interns are now enrolled in PhD programmes at research universities, abroad, and have taken research positions in academia and industry.
Eligibility: The programmes accepts interns at various academic levels: from undergraduate students to PhD candidates.
What internship includes:
- Travel to Bangalore: We will reimburse you for costs of travel to and from Bangalore.
- Accommodation and Food: You will live in fully subsidised housing furnished with all the necessities. Microsoft will pay for basic electricity, water, laundry, housecleaning, travel to-and-from work, and food.
- Leisure time: Extracurricular activities are organised throughout the year, from movie nights to bowling, from dancing to field trips. Bangalore has wonderful weather all year round, which makes it perfect for activities throughout the year.
- Free Beverages at work
- Gold ClassIntern Orientation and Mentoring: During the first week, you will participate in an intern orientation and learn about your internship, your team, and Microsoft in general. You will meet with your mentor, an advisor who will show you the ropes, give you advice, and help you get the most out of your internship.
- Salary: Microsoft Research intern salaries are highly competitive and compare favourably with intern salaries in other companies.
How to apply: Click here to apply.
Website: http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/jobs/intern/about_india.aspx