IIT Hyderabad SURE Internship 2027: Eligibility, Stipend, Dates

SURE (Summer Undergraduate Research Exposure) is IIT Hyderabad's paid summer research internship for students from other colleges. Interns spend one to two months on the IITH campus working in a lab under a faculty mentor, and get a fellowship of up to ₹15,000. The Sponsored Research and Consultancy (SRC) office runs it.

Status on 30 October 2026: closed. The 2026 call ran from 28 February to 14 March 2026 (extended from 10 March), results came out in April, and the internship ran from mid-May to mid-July. IITH's SURE page now says submissions are closed for this cycle. Every call so far has come out in February (2023 to 2026), so expect the 2027 call in February 2027.

IIT Hyderabad SURE at a glance

Eligibility

From the 2026 IITH notice:

• Only students from outside IIT Hyderabad can apply.
• You must be in one of these: 2nd or 3rd year B.Tech or B.Des (all branches), 3rd or 4th year integrated B.Tech-M.Tech, 1st year M.Sc in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry or Biology, or 1st year M.A.
• You must be in the top 20% of your discipline by CGPA or percentage in all previous years. Your head of institution or principal certifies this in IITH's letter format at the time you apply.
• You must be a full-time, regular student when you apply and until the internship ends.
• You must be able to work full time on campus for at least one month.

The 2025 list was a little wider. It also took B.Arch and B.A. students, and 1st or 2nd year M.A., M.Sc or M.Res students in Psychology. Check the course list in each year's notice.

Selection process

• Apply only through the online portal. IITH does not accept offline or email applications.
• Departments screen applications. A department or mentor may also hold an online interview.
• IITH looks at consistent marks, class or university rank, work beyond coursework, awards in contests such as Olympiads or NTSE, and the interview.
• Results are posted department-wise on the SRC news page, and selected students are told by email. Students who are not selected get no message.
• Selected students must confirm joining by a deadline (5 May in 2026), or the offer lapses.

Fellowship and stay

The fellowship is fixed by duration, and you choose one option: ₹7,500 for one month, ₹10,000 for one and a half months or ₹15,000 for two months. No other amount or benefit is paid. In 2026, interns stayed in IITH student hostels and paid their own mess charges.

Past cycles

The internship has started on or around 15 May every year and ended by 14 July.

What changed over the years

• SURE was launched in 2023 with 150 internships across IITH's 18 departments and a ₹15,000 honorarium for two months.
• Seats grew to 200 in 2024 and 250 in 2025, with a reserved quota for women from 2024.
• From 2024, interns could choose a shorter one-month or six-week stay at a lower fellowship.
• The top 20% rule, certified by the head of institution, has been part of every notice since 2024.

How to apply

1. In February, watch the SURE page and IITH news for the new call.
2. Get the top 20% certificate from your principal on IITH's letter format before the deadline.
3. Fill in the online form and choose departments and labs that match your field.
4. Keep an eye on your email and the SRC results page in April, and confirm joining on time.

Applying to several summer programmes? See IIT and IIIT internships and the full list of summer internships. To check your marks against the top 20% rule, use the CGPA to percentage converter.

Cover photo: IIT Hyderabad Campus, Sanga Reddy District, Telangana by Rohitjahnavi, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.