insiderOne Internship Index
Internships in India, October 2026
The median monthly stipend for paid internships in India is ₹10,000 (n = 347 paid listings on insiderOne, as of 31 October 2026). Of the 617 internships open in India on insiderOne on 31 October 2026, 49% are remote, 29% of the 488 that state their pay are unpaid, and Bengaluru has the most (80).
The figures as last counted in October 2026, on 31 October 2026. They do not change.
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Median stipend
₹10,000
a month; half pay ₹6,750-₹15,000 (n = 347)
Remote
49%
304 of 617
Unpaid
29%
of 488 that state their pay
Live internships
617
open in India on 31 October 2026
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By city
| City | Live internships | Median stipend a month | Stipends stated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Remote | 281 | ₹10,000 | 170 |
| Bengaluru | 80 | ₹12,500 | 28 |
| Delhi | 36 | ₹10,000 | 27 |
| Hyderabad | 26 | ₹15,000 | 12 |
| Noida | 26 | ₹8,500 | 13 |
| Mumbai | 24 | ₹11,250 | 14 |
| Chennai | 22 | ₹12,000 | 10 |
| Gurgaon | 19 | ₹10,000 | 13 |
| Pune | 12 | too few to say | 3 |
| Jaipur | 10 | too few to say | 3 |
By kind of work
| Kind of work | Live internships | Median stipend a month | Stipends stated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marketing | 136 | ₹10,000 | 92 |
| Sales | 94 | ₹10,000 | 76 |
| Software | 72 | ₹10,000 | 21 |
| HR | 37 | ₹10,000 | 15 |
| Data | 34 | ₹12,000 | 18 |
| AI and machine learning | 31 | ₹15,000 | 16 |
| Operations and admin | 26 | ₹14,000 | 17 |
| Design | 22 | ₹8,000 | 11 |
| Finance | 9 | too few to say | 4 |
| Customer success | 8 | too few to say | 6 |
How this is counted
- Every internship or apprenticeship open in India on insiderOne on 31 October 2026: 594 of 617 listed on Unstop, the rest on companies' own hiring pages. It describes these listings, not every internship in India.
- Stipends are taken as listed, in rupees a month; a range counts at its midpoint. Unpaid means the listing says so.
- A median is shown only when at least 10 listings state a paid stipend; below that the table says so.
- Cities are folded to one spelling (Bangalore and Bengaluru are one city). Kinds of work are read from the title.