THE URBAN LEARNING INTERNSHIP PROGRAM (TULIP)

About:

• Objective: TULIP is a programme for providing internship opportunities to fresh graduates in all Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) and Smart Cities across the country.
  
  
• Eligibility: Any graduate who have completed B. Tech, B. Arch, B. Plan, BSc etc. can apply within 18 months from date of its graduation.
  
  
• Benefits: This will not only help the interns get hands on experience in the vast activities of urban local bodies but will also help to create a resource upon which the industry can draw easily for hiring.
  
  
• Background: TULIP has been conceived pursuant to the Budget 2020-21 announcement by the Finance Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman under the theme ‘Aspirational India’.
  
  
• Bodies involved: Technical support for the platform shall be anchored by AICTE and the programmatic non-technical support shall be anchored by Minister of Housing & Urban Affairs (MoHUA) over a period of 5 years.
  
  
• A Steering Committee under the Chairmanship of Secretary, MoHUA will review the progress of the program on a periodical basis.