insiderOne Internship Index
Internships in India, November 2026
The median monthly stipend for paid internships in India is ₹37,500 (n = 792 paid listings on insiderOne, as of 15 November 2026). Of the 1,088 internships open in India on insiderOne on 15 November 2026, 70% are remote, 16% of the 948 that state their pay are unpaid, and Bengaluru has the most (172).
This month is still being counted: these are the figures as of 15 November 2026, and they are replaced by each recount until November 2026 ends. After that they stay as they are.
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Median stipend
₹37,500
a month; half pay ₹10,000-₹42,500 (n = 792)
Remote
70%
763 of 1,088
Unpaid
16%
of 948 that state their pay
Live internships
1,088
open in India on 15 November 2026
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By city
| City | Live internships | Median stipend a month | Stipends stated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Remote | 443 | ₹20,000 | 310 |
| Bengaluru | 172 | ₹20,000 | 102 |
| Gurgaon | 56 | ₹42,500 | 41 |
| Mumbai | 54 | ₹37,500 | 42 |
| Delhi | 51 | ₹37,500 | 46 |
| Hyderabad | 48 | ₹42,500 | 38 |
| Pune | 42 | ₹42,500 | 35 |
| Noida | 30 | ₹14,250 | 24 |
| Ahmedabad | 22 | too few to say | 7 |
| Chennai | 22 | ₹42,500 | 21 |
By kind of work
| Kind of work | Live internships | Median stipend a month | Stipends stated |
|---|---|---|---|
| AI and machine learning | 174 | ₹50,000 | 156 |
| Marketing | 173 | ₹11,500 | 129 |
| Software | 162 | ₹42,500 | 106 |
| Data | 104 | ₹37,500 | 92 |
| Sales | 97 | ₹11,000 | 80 |
| HR | 64 | ₹37,500 | 38 |
| Design | 43 | ₹12,500 | 28 |
| Operations and admin | 41 | ₹33,750 | 28 |
| Finance | 34 | ₹30,000 | 32 |
| Security | 12 | ₹62,500 | 11 |
How this is counted
- Every internship or apprenticeship open in India on insiderOne on 15 November 2026: 638 of 1,088 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.