Summer Internship At Startups in India - How to apply?

As summer is fast approaching, thousands of engineering students in India are looking for opportunities in MNCs to apply for a position of a summer intern. While it might seem like a pretty picture to put the name of companies like TCS, Wipro, Infosys etc. on your resume under the internship section, one has to understand that it is very tough to get selected as an intern in most major companies. It is also a known fact that the kind of work offered to interns at the MNCs might not be that great. So, if you are looking for a serious internship, you must definitely look at deriving a great work/learning experience out of your 2-3 month internship time.

And that's when - internship at a startup comes into picture.

Why is working as an intern in a startup such a great idea?

First of all startup owners will welcome you with both hands if you have the right kind of talent.
They will offer you a decent amount of stipend and give you work that adds value to their company. At a startup company, your ideas are values and your work counts. You will get immediate feedback and have the satisfaction of having worked on a product or service that is may be used directly by the customers. That is a huge win. An experience of working on a product that has direct consumers is something you will never get in a big company as an intern.

Moreover, if you love working at the startup and can identify with their products, and in turn they love your work - there's a lot of chance that they've hire you as a full-time employee in the future.

With the changing scene of startups in India, the big employers have identified the potential of the talent coming from startup companies. There's a fair chance that the MNCs recognize your work experience at a startup as a valuable asset.

The big question however is - how to apply for startups in India?

And I am browsing and searching for the answer to that question. Once found, I'll update this discussion with details on that. Till then, if you have some suggestions about startups looking for interns, share in replies below.