AICTE invites engineering students to apply for NHAI internships

The All India Council for Technical Education has written to the Vice Chancellors, Principals and Directors of AICTE approved institutions and universities about the Internship Programme of the National Highways Authority of India.

What the circular says

NHAI, functioning under the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, looks after more than 77,000 km of National Highways and a large pipeline of projects. It has launched an internship programme so that students gain field experience and analytical exposure on live projects.

The programme offers the following internships:

• A winter internship of one month, from 15.12.2025 to 15.01.2026, with flexible dates.
• A summer internship of two months.
• Curriculum based internships of six months or one year.

Selected interns will receive a stipend of Rs 20,000 per month.

An NHAI Internship Portal is expected to go live in the second week of December 2025. In the first phase, 600 positions will be offered across 150 major projects, with four interns on each project.

Who can apply

Students of the second and third year of B.Tech/B.E. Civil Engineering from IITs, NITs and AICTE approved institutions are eligible. A limited number of positions are open to students of IT, Electronics and Electrical Engineering for ATMS and Electronic Tolling projects.

MoU and launch

NHAI will sign an MoU with the Ministry of Education and AICTE when the portal is launched. Directors, Vice Chancellors and Principals are invited to the event, and the date will be announced later.

What institutions should do

Institutions are asked to circulate the information to eligible students and encourage them to apply through the NHAI Internship Portal. A principal or registrar should nominate a person to handle student queries and keep a record of the students who apply.