The overall objective of the SAARC Internship Programme (SIP) is to promote awareness about the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) thereby making it widely known in and beyond South Asia through discourse and research in the academia and at the professional level. Accordingly, the SIP aims at encouraging and facilitating research and studies concerning the Association and its activities by offering internships at the SAARC Secretariat in Kathmandu, Nepal.
The Secretariat has been organizing this Programme since 31 May 2004. The Programme may include, at the discretion of the Secretary-General, a period of attachment at any of the relevant SAARC Regional Center. Under this program, the interested students or researchers will be placed at the SAARC Secretariat in Kathmandu for a period of two weeks to six months, depending upon the need and nature of the projected research work and the requests so made by the prospective internees. The SAARC Secretariat offers internships in two sessions in a year; Summer (May- July) and Winter (November- January) and tries to accommodate as many students and researchers.
The Secretariat has been regularly receiving requests from students in SAARC Member States and outside the Region for pursuing Internship at the SAARC Secretariat. On completion of their Internship at the SAARC Secretariat, they submit their research papers in varied areas of interests. On successful completion of the Internship, the internees are awarded a Certificate by the Secretary General.
In 2024, 33 interns successfully completed their internship and were awarded certificates.
In the Summer Session 2025, 70 interns from various Member States successfully completed their internship at the SAARC Secretariat in Kathmandu. The interns hailed from diverse academic backgrounds ranging from Agriculture, Economy, International Relations, Law, I.T. ect., disciples and conducted the study to enrich their understanding of the SAARC process and multilateral co-operation in South Asia.
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