The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has notified the Indirect Taxes Internship Scheme, 2021.
“The Board / Ministry has approved an Internship Scheme to engage Law students / Law graduates to assist the Directorate in defending cases before the Hon’ble Supreme Court,” the CBIC said.
The purpose of this scheme is to benefit from the energy and enthusiasm of young Law students/ graduates and enhance the quality of defence of Indirect Tax cases. This will offer them an opportunity to hone their skills on real-time basis in real cases. They will also benefit from the experience of senior officers of the department who will give them a valuable hands-on experience in Indirect Taxation matters.
The Directorate of Legal Affairs shall be responsible for operationalizing the scheme, selection and deployment of Interns. DLA will call for applications directly from premier colleges/NLUs and also by publicizing the scheme through departmental website, media or by way of directly establishing contact with leading law colleges.
The Board notified that 10 Interns each will be selected from the two categories namely Students who have completed the 2d year of a 3 year LLB course or students pursuing 3d year onwards of a 5 year integrated LLB course. Such students shall be allowed to intern for one or two months, depending upon the requirements of the students and regulations of the college, a stipend of 5000/- per month shall be paid to the interns and Students who have completed their LLB degree and have been registered with the Bar Council for less than 2 years. The graduates shall be allowed to intern for six months and Rs. 15,000/-per month shall be paid to the interns.
On successful completion of internship, a Certificate of Internship shall be issued by the Directorate of Legal Affairs.
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