CCI internship November 2026 — apply by 1 Oct
Competition Commission of India (CCI)
- Location
- New Delhi (CCI office)
- Last date
- 1 Oct 2026
- Qualification
- Law (3-year 2nd/3rd year or 5-year 4th/final year or LLM); MA/MSc Economics; 4th/final year 5-year Economics; MBA; MA/MSc Regulatory Governance; final group CA/CMA/CS
- Age limit
- Not printed as a hard cap on the March 2020 guidelines
- Vacancies
- Not printed as a fixed monthly total on the official guidelines
- Pay / stipend
- ₹15,000 per month honorarium
- Experience
- Enrolled students only; recommendation from the college is compulsory
- Application fee
- None printed
- Selection
- Screening of prescribed form + 200-word SOP + college recommendation
Official Details
CCI internship November 2026 follows the standing Competition Commission of India guidelines (revised March 2020) still hosted on cci.gov.in/internship. If you want the November 2026 month, the form must reach CCI by 1 October 2026. Official guidelines and application form — CCI guidelines PDF.
A government internship here is simple: you sit in a public office for a fixed month, do the work an officer assigns, and leave with a certificate. CCI is not a private company. It is India’s competition regulator. It looks at whether companies are fixing prices, blocking rivals, or combining in a way that hurts buyers. This internship is that office for one month. It is not a Scientist-B job and it is not a remote certificate mill.
What the Competition Commission of India actually does
CCI works under the Competition Act, 2002. Its public job is advocacy and enforcement of competition law. The internship page says the programme exists so students of economics, law, management and finance can see how that Act is applied, not only how it is taught in class.
Work is in New Delhi. You are attached to a division and an officer. On day one there is a short induction on the Act. At the end you present the work you did. The guidelines say that if you skip that presentation, the certificate and the honorarium are not released.
What kind of seat this is
This is a full-time, one-month student internship. It normally starts on the first working day of the month. You can ask for two or three calendar months only if your college writes a recommendation for that longer period. Hybrid or work-from-home is not printed as a right on the guidelines.
Honorarium printed on the guidelines: ₹15,000 per month.
No category-wise vacancy split is printed on this notice. Treat the monthly intake as limited and competitive.
Who should apply — and who should skip
Apply if you are an Indian student in one of the printed degree lines, your college will sign the recommendation, you can sit in New Delhi for November 2026, and you can file a 200-word statement of purpose by 1 October 2026.
Skip if you need a remote internship, you already have a placement in hand (public copies of the same guidelines bar that), your college will not forward the form, or someone is asking you to pay a “CCI processing fee”. CCI does not sell slots on WhatsApp.
Dates and fee
| Item | On the official guidelines / internship page |
|---|---|
| Rule for November 2026 | Application must reach by 1st of the preceding month — 1 October 2026 |
| Internship month if selected | November 2026 (first working day of the month) |
| Usual duration | One month; 2–3 months only with a college recommendation for that period |
| Fee | None printed |
| Honorarium | ₹15,000 per month |
| Apply only at | cci.gov.in/internship |
Available positions
1. CCI intern — honorarium ₹15,000 / month Monthly intake
Eligibility criteria
Indian nationals from recognised institutions with exposure to competition law, as printed on the March 2020 guidelines:
- Economics and management: MA / MSc (Economics); fourth and final year of a five-year integrated economics programme; MBA.
- Law: second and third year of a three-year LL.B. after graduation; fourth and final year of a five-year integrated law course, including students who have written the third-year exam and are entering the fourth year; LL.M.
- Regulatory governance: MA / MSc (Regulatory Governance).
- Professional courses: students of the final group of Chartered Accountancy, Cost Accountancy or Company Secretary.
Application must be in the prescribed annexure, must carry a recommendation of the competent authority of your college, and must include a Statement of Purpose of about 200 words. Applications without the recommendation are not entertained. Applications in any other format are not entertained.
No category-wise vacancy split is printed on this notice.
Total vacancies — not printed as a single national number on the official guidelines. Public write-ups often say about 15 interns a month. That figure is not in the lines we opened on the March 2020 PDF. Do not treat 15 as a guaranteed seat count.
Educational qualifications
| Stream | Degree / year printed | Extras |
|---|---|---|
| Economics / management | MA/MSc Economics; 4th/final year of 5-year integrated economics; MBA | Recognised institution; competition-law exposure expected |
| Law | 3-year LL.B. 2nd/3rd year; 5-year integrated 4th/final year (or entering 4th after 3rd-year exam); LL.M. | College recommendation compulsory |
| Regulatory governance | MA/MSc Regulatory Governance | Same form and SOP |
| CA / CMA / CS | Final group only | Same form and SOP |
Selection
- File only the prescribed annexure on the CCI website.
- Attach the college recommendation and the 200-word SOP.
- CCI screens forms. There is no written exam printed on the guidelines.
- If taken, you work full-time under an officer, attend the day-one induction, and present your work at the end.
How to prepare (free, official)
- Guidelines and application form
- CCI internship page
- Read the Competition Act, 2002 overview on the same official site before you write the SOP. Do not paste a ChatGPT essay that never names a CCI order.
How to apply without getting played
- Open only cci.gov.in/internship.
- Download the annexure. Fill it yourself.
- Get the recommendation signed by the competent authority of your college. Unsigned forms die here.
- Write a 200-word SOP that names a real competition topic (a merger, a cartel case, or a market you actually studied). Empty praise of CCI is wasted words.
- Submit online through the CCI site. Keep a screenshot.
- Do not pay anyone a portal fee. None is printed.
FAQs
What is the last date for CCI internship November 2026?
1 October 2026 — the 1st of the month before the internship month, as printed on the guidelines.
Who can apply?
Indian students in the printed law, economics, MBA, regulatory-governance or final-group CA/CMA/CS lines, with a college recommendation.
How many vacancies?
The official guidelines do not print a fixed monthly roster. Intake is limited.
Where do I apply?
cci.gov.in/internship.
What is the fee?
None printed.
Is it paid?
Yes. Honorarium ₹15,000 per month on the guidelines. Certificate and honorarium need the end presentation.
Can final-year students apply?
Yes, if they sit in a printed year: 5-year law fourth/final year, 3-year LL.B. second/third year, LLM, the listed PG economics/MBA lines, or final-group CA/CMA/CS.
Can I apply for December instead?
Yes. Then the form must reach by 1 November 2026. Same rules.
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