The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has opened enrollment for its Winter Internship Programme 2026-27 and Term Internship Programme 2027, offering a total of 1,080 internship opportunities across 125 ongoing National Highway projects. The Winter Internship Programme will run for one month from December 2026 to January 2027 with 541 positions, while the six-month Term Internship Programme will be held from January to June 2027 with 542 positions.
Interns will be deployed across NHAI divisions and the Indian Highways Management Company Limited (IHMCL), gaining practical exposure to planning, construction, operation, maintenance, asset management, road safety, legal, finance, media, and other functional areas of the National Highway sector. Eligible candidates include final-year and pre-final-year undergraduate and postgraduate students from recognized institutions in India or abroad in disciplines including Civil Engineering, Information Technology, Computer Science, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Instrumentation Engineering, Data Science/Artificial Intelligence, Law, Mass Communication/Journalism, Rajbhasha, HR/Industrial Relations, and MBA (HR/Finance/Marketing).
To encourage participation from premier technical institutions, 100 seats have been reserved for students from IITs and 150 seats for students from NITs. Selected interns will receive a stipend of ₹20,000 per month in accordance with NHAI Internship Policy provisions, along with a certificate upon successful completion. The application process will be conducted through the dedicated NHAI Internship Portal, with students required to submit applications by October 20, 2026, and institute recommendations to be completed by November 10, 2026. NHAI has requested universities and institutions to widely disseminate information and facilitate timely submission of applications to strengthen industry-academia collaboration.