CBI cautions against false internship ads

Says no salary or jobs will be given to interns as claimed by many websites

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Tribune News Service

New Delhi, Jan 28

The CBI today cautioned the public to guard themselves against misleading advertisements projecting internship programme in the agency as part of employment opportunity.

The probe agency, which has in recent times faced a number of cases of imposters acting as senior CBI officials to mint money from gullible persons, in an official statement asked internship aspirants to be vigilant about websites making such claims.

In a first of its kind, the CBI has circulated the cautionary note following its advertisement on its website titled, “CBI Academy and Internshala.Com to initiate an Internship Scheme of CBI from the year 2020”.

“It has come to our notice that some platforms are referring to this Internship Scheme as an employment opportunity in the CBI. These platforms incorrectly mentioned that the CBI will pay the interns a consolidated amount or salary as per CBI norms, during the internship period. These platforms are also falsely giving alleged information to the general public that after completion of the CBI internship, the interns will be given placement in CBI,” the agency said in the statement.

The agency went on and made it clear that no payment will be made to the interns during the internship period which will be 6-8 weeks. The interns will have to make their own arrangements for stay and travel and the scheme does not involve any permanent placement with the CBI after completion of the internship period, it added.

“The CBI will not be responsible in any way for the amount paid by the individuals to any individual or group of individuals or agencies purporting to be representing CBI or giving false information on their websites,” it said, adding: Any one dealing with such fake web sites or agencies would be doing so at his/her own risk and the CBI will not be held responsible for any loss or damage suffered by such persons, directly or indirectly.”

The agency has recently started its internship programme for Indian nationals who are graduate/postgraduate or research students enrolled in reputed university and institutes, preferably specializing in law, cyber, data analysis, criminology, management, economics, commerce and forensic science, including digital forensics and associated subjects.