About Office of Dr Amar Patnaik
Dr Amar Patnaik is Member of Parliament in Rajya Sabha from Odisha representing the Biju Janata Dal. He is also the party’s national spokesperson and head of the party’s IT wing.
Before becoming an MP, Dr Patnaik had long career in Civil Services and is a former CAG official. He was instrumental in detecting frauds in Bihar (the Fodder scam) and Assam (the Letter of Credit scam) in the 1990’s. He was also associated with the United Nations and the World Bank for global external audit assignments. He was also Team Leader of India’s External Audit Mission to many countries.
Dr Patnaik hold a bachelor’s degree in Physics from St Stephens college at Delhi University, MBA in Finance and Systems from Xavier’s Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar, and Master’s programmes in public management from Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, Singapore and the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University. He was also British Chevening Gurukul Scholar in 2013 to pursue studies at London School of Economics.
About the Internship Opportunity
The Office of Dr Amar Patnaik is seeking to engage 10 interns for the upcoming winter session of the Parliament.
Areas of Focus
P.S Legislative research entails drafting parliamentary interventions such as questions, special mentions, zero hours, speeches, research and legal briefs etc. for Members of Parliament
Duration
This is a virtual and unpaid opportunity for 2.5 months starting from 20th September to 5th December
Eligibility
Preference will be given to students in their final years in law, economics and related fields.
However, decent writing and research skills are pre-requisite.
How to Apply
Interested candidates are required to fill this form
Please note that we’ll only reach out to you if you are shortlisted for the next stage of the selection process.
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