IIHS (Institution Deemed to be) University Placements

IIHS Placements

IIHS provides 100% placement support to its students. To enhance practical learning, the university organizes exposure visits and site-based applied modules such as hands-on practicals and real-world projects.

These modules equip students with innovative, long-term solutions to urban challenges in India. They also gain training in various methods of documentation, representation, and analysis, including mapping, surveying, interviewing, and participant observation.

IIHS Internships

The Indian Institute for Human Settlement does not guarantee job placements. However, the UFP guarantees a two-month internship for all Fellows in order to facilitate the transition from classroom learning to the complex world of work and practice. Internships will be offered in government departments and public institutions, private firms and practices, social movements, non-governmental organisations, research think-tanks, development sector organisations and planning and design firms, among others.

Each learner will focus on a work programme after reaching an agreement with members of the IIHS faculty and the institution about the mutually beneficial outputs from the Internship. Internship outputs can take multiple forms including a conceptual paper, policy brief or analysis, spatial plans, business models, technical reports, film and video, among others.

In the last three years, the Fellows were offered internships by a wide range of institutions including ADAPT, CBRE India, Centre for Policy Research, Centre for Urban Equity, CEPT, CNN International, Conservation India, DASRA, Gram Vikas, Hasirudala, Indian School Leaders, Institute for Transportation and Development Policy, Just Jobs Network, GIZ, Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Mahila Housing Trust SEWA, North East Network, Public Health Foundation of India and Quicksand, Boston Consulting Group, VIDHI Centre for Legal Policy, French Institute of Pondicherry, Nagrik Foundation, URBZ, CMID, Biome Trust, Karnataka Housing Board, India Spend, World Resources Institute, Fields of View, Aga Khan, Lakeer, IGSSS, Institute of Public Health, Housing and Land Right Network, Public Affairs Centre, Alternative Law Forum among others.