About the Centre for Communication Governance

The Centre for Communication Governance at National Law University Delhi is a leading academic research centre dedicated to working on information law and policy in India. CCG was established in 2013 to ensure that Indian legal education establishments engage more meaningfully with information law and policy, and to contribute to improved governance and policy making.

Through its work, CCG seeks to embed constitutional values and good governance within information policy and examine the evolution of existing rights frameworks to accommodate new media and emerging technology. CCG's ongoing work includes privacy and data protection, platform regulation and intermediary liability, and the regulation of emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence.

The academic research and policy output of CCG is intended to catalyse effective research-led policy making and informed public debate around issues in technology, Internet governance and information law and policy. 

About the Project and the Role

CCG is working on a project examining the harms to children and young people arising from AI systems. Interns will work closely with the project team on this brief and will contribute to the following:

• Case law research: Identify, read and analyse judicial decisions and pending matters, primarily from High Courts, Supreme Courts and equivalent or higher courts across jurisdictions, using legal databases and other sources.
• Case summaries and analysis: Prepare structured summaries and comparative analysis of decisions, tracking the legal issues, reasoning and remedies in each.
• Research support: Assist with literature reviews, mapping of regulatory and policy developments, and the preparation of drafts and background notes for the brief.

All selected applicants will be expected to take substantial initiative, maintain the highest ethical standards in their work, and contribute to the institution's growth and development. 

Please note that the project involves themes around the harms to children and young people, and so, interns will also be expected to handle sensitive material, including descriptions of self-harm, abuse, and distress, with care, discretion, and professionalism. Information about ongoing work must be treated as confidential.

• Work under the project will be designed by the CCG staff and assigned to each intern on a daily or weekly basis, with jurisdictions or regions divided among the interns and the project team.
• Interns will have regular check-ins with the Project Officer (approximately three times a week), some of which may include the wider project team, along with an initial onboarding session.
• Interns must be able to meet interim deadlines, since the work feeds into a fixed project timeline with pre-determined deliverables.

Duration and Mode of Work

• The internship will run from mid-November 2026 to March 2027. Exact start and end dates will be finalised with selected interns.
• While applications for virtual (online) internships are accepted, preference will be given to applicants who are able to work from our office, as required. The interns’ academic schedule will be taken into consideration when determining their in-office commitments.

Since continuity is important to this project, applicants should state clearly in their application any period during which they will have examinations or other commitments that limit their availability and how they plan to manage the workload during that time.

Qualifications

CCG welcomes internship applications from:

• 3rd, 4th and 5th year students enrolled in recognised five-year law programmes;
• 2nd and 3rd year students enrolled in recognised three-year law programmes; and
• students enrolled in recognised LL.M. programmes at any recognised university. 

Prior experience with legal research and case law analysis is required. While research experience surrounding technology law and policy, and/or its intersection with child rights will be preferred, it is not required.

Stipend 

Selected interns may be considered for a cumulative stipend upon successful completion of the internship, subject to the quality and timely submission of their work.

Application Procedure

Interested applicants are required to fill in the form attached here by 11:59 PM on 11th November 2026. 

As part of the application, you will have to submit:

1. Curriculum Vitae
2. Expression of interest (300 words) (Please highlight your experience with legal analysis in this section.)
3. One relevant academic writing sample of up to 1,000 words (essay or extract, published or unpublished)

The CV, Expression of Interest and Writing Sample must be merged into one PDF file, not more than 10 MB in size, labelled 'Your name - CCG', and uploaded on the form.

Other Information

Successful applicants will be notified by 13th November 2026. Only successful applicants will be contacted.

If you have any questions regarding the application process, please send them to ccg@nludelhi.ac.in with the subject line "CALL FOR INTERNS."