Archive · 24 Dec 2025
Sports Ministry Launches Rs 5.30 Crore Internship Programme
The Sports Ministry has started a new internship programme with 452 paid positions every year.
The government will spend Rs 5.30 crore annually on this programme.
Interns will get Rs 20,000 per month and will work in different areas like sports management, science, and anti-doping.
They will be placed in important sports bodies like the Sports Authority of India and the National Anti-Doping Agency.
The programme aims to help young people learn about sports governance and administration.
There will be two recruitment cycles each year, in January and July.
Interns will work on important programmes like Khelo India and the Target Olympic Podium Scheme.
The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (MYAS) has launched a comprehensive internship programme with 452 paid positions annually.
The programme has an annual budget of Rs 5.30 crore, with interns receiving a monthly stipend of Rs 20,000.
Interns will be placed across MYAS and its autonomous bodies, including the Sports Authority of India (SAI), National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA), and National Dope Testing Laboratory (NDTL).
The programme aims to build capacity in sports governance, administration, sports science, anti-doping, event management, and athlete support services.
Interns will contribute to flagship programmes like Khelo India, the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS), and the Target Asian Games Group (TAGG).
- Who
- Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (MYAS) and its autonomous bodies
- What
- Launch of a comprehensive internship programme
- When
- Recruitment cycles in January and July
- Where
- Across MYAS and its autonomous bodies, including SAI, NADA, and NDTL
- Why
- To create a pipeline of young professionals in sports governance, administration, science, and allied fields, and to support elite athlete performance and major international sporting events
- Annual Budget
- Rs 5.30 crore
- Total Positions
- 452
- Monthly Stipend
- Rs 20,000
- Recruitment Cycles
- January and July
- Primary Beneficiaries
- College and university students
- Key Institutions
- MYAS, SAI, NADA, NDTL
- Functional Domains
- Sports governance, administration, science, anti-doping, event management, athlete support services
- Flagship Programmes
- Khelo India, TOPS, TAGG