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Bridging Theory and Practice: Industry-Academia Collaboration through Internships in Five Year Integrated Master’s Programme

Author(s) Bhawana Sarma, Pinki Kumari Singh, Dr. Polee Saikia
Country India
Abstract Industry-academia collaboration has become a vital tool for improving the efficacy and relevance of higher education, especially through internship-based learning. It forms a core component of the curriculum structure and framework of the Five Year Integrated Master’s Programme (FYIMP), which in comparison to separate undergraduate and post-graduate programmes, seek to build deep subject mastery, research orientation, and employability skills among students in a shorter amount of time. The present study is qualitative and exploratory in nature and aims to examine the nature and scope of industry-academia collaboration through internship programmes as highlighted in NEP 2020. Secondly, it aims to study the existing structure and nature of internship programmes in Five Year Integrated Master’s Courses under Gauhati University. For the fulfilment of the objectives, the investigators have employed content analysis technique to study the recommendations of NEP 2020 and other relevant documents on internship-based learning and case study method on some selected departments offering FYIMP, to gather both primary and secondary data. The findings reveal that internship-based collaboration greatly improves practical exposure and experiential learning, although issues like low industry engagement, a lack of common internship frameworks, and coordination gaps still exist. The present study highlights the contemporary demand of industry-academia collaboration via student internship initiatives, pinpointing mutual benefits, and offering guidance for policymakers and academic leaders to craft more effective partnership models, all while contributing to the relevance of curricula and the quality of education.
Keywords Industry-academia Collaboration, Internship, FYIMP, NEP 2020, Higher Education
Field Sociology > Education
Published In Volume 7, Issue 1, January-February 2026
Published On 2026-02-22
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