NATIONAL INTERNSHIP PROGRAMME AND ITS EVALUATION: A CASE STUDY OF PUNJAB REGION

Universities and colleges provide education, however it is found that education alone is not enough to achieve the high performance indices in practical work environment. Against this background there is a growing trend among the educational institutions and research houses for providing mentoring and internship opportunities to university graduates and undergraduate students. An ideal internship provides graduates with job opportunities in their field of interest and major. As a consequence of such programs, students gain practical experience with high work ethics and confidence in their interpersonal and communication abilities. The present study is conducted to find the outcomes of National Internship Programme (NIP) introduced in Pakistan for graduates during 2006 to 2010. A questionnaire survey was conducted, which included a total number of 90 graduate internees who availed this internship in different educational and public organizations all over the Punjab.