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University research & student internships · Proposed programme
Study how the world works.
Build better answers for India.
IFT aims to work with leading universities and colleges on all 18 national pillars. Faculty-led student teams would study a chosen country, understand its systems and develop evidence-based ideas that can be adapted for India.
This is a proposed network. No university partnership, internship placement, academic credit, stipend or travel arrangement is confirmed.
What participation means here
A shared research network.
A clear purpose for every team.
Investigate a system.
Study a country and pillar. Read primary sources, compare delivery models and document what works, what fails and why.
Connect research to real needs.
Help define Indian problems, organise source records and prepare clear public explanations. Local experience should inform adaptation and pilot design.
From a question to a useful result
Country → Pillar → Research → India-fit solution.
Choose the context
Select a country, an Indian problem and the pillar being studied. A country is a place to investigate, not a model assumed to be best.
Form a supervised team
Agree the institution, faculty mentor, student roles and the internship or research terms before work starts.
Study the evidence
Read official records, research and evaluations. Explain the mechanism, resources, institutions, costs and limitations.
Compare with India
Consider local law, language, resources, access, scale and delivery capacity. Explain what to adopt, modify or reject.
Prepare the outputs
Produce a clear topic page, an evidence record, a comparison and a practical solution brief. Separate findings from proposals.
Review before publishing
Faculty and editorial reviews check accuracy, clarity and ethics. A pilot, if appropriate, needs its own approval, owner and measurement plan.
Interactive research planner
Give the study a clear brief.
Choose the institution, country, pillar and topic, then submit the proposal to IFT for review. No information is sent to a university, and no partnership or internship is created.
What each team should deliver.
A better public topic page
Explain the problem, country context, evidence, institutions and practical lessons in simple language.
A traceable evidence record
Record source links, dates, methods, uncertainty and any conflicting findings. A citation alone does not prove a conclusion.
An India-fit comparison
Show where Indian conditions differ and which parts of the approach could be adapted.
A solution or pilot brief
Define an owner, resources, safeguards, expected outcomes and a way to measure results. Do not claim implementation before it happens.
Proposed outreach reference
25 leading universities.
A network we would like to build.
These institutions are contact targets for consideration, not IFT partners. The reference list uses the top 25 positions in the QS World University Rankings 2027. Subject expertise, mentor availability and mutual interest must also guide outreach.
Ranking source: QS, 2027 edition ›
| QS rank | University | Country / territory | IFT relationship |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | United States | Proposed contact target |
| =2 | Imperial College London | United Kingdom | Proposed contact target |
| =2 | Stanford University | United States | Proposed contact target |
| 4 | University of Oxford | United Kingdom | Proposed contact target |
| 5 | Harvard University | United States | Proposed contact target |
| 6 | University of Cambridge | United Kingdom | Proposed contact target |
| 7 | California Institute of Technology | United States | Proposed contact target |
| =8 | ETH Zurich | Switzerland | Proposed contact target |
| =8 | UCL | United Kingdom | Proposed contact target |
| 10 | National University of Singapore | Singapore | Proposed contact target |
| 11 | The University of Hong Kong | Hong Kong SAR | Proposed contact target |
| 12 | Nanyang Technological University | Singapore | Proposed contact target |
| 13 | Peking University | China | Proposed contact target |
| 14 | Tsinghua University | China | Proposed contact target |
| 15 | University of Pennsylvania | United States | Proposed contact target |
| =16 | Cornell University | United States | Proposed contact target |
| =16 | Yale University | United States | Proposed contact target |
| 18 | The Chinese University of Hong Kong | Hong Kong SAR | Proposed contact target |
| 19 | UNSW Sydney | Australia | Proposed contact target |
| =20 | Johns Hopkins University | United States | Proposed contact target |
| =20 | University of California, Berkeley | United States | Proposed contact target |
| =22 | EPFL | Switzerland | Proposed contact target |
| =22 | The University of Melbourne | Australia | Proposed contact target |
| 24 | University of Chicago | United States | Proposed contact target |
| 25 | Technical University of Munich | Germany | Proposed contact target |
Rank is a reference, not proof of fit for every pillar. Colleges and universities beyond this list can also propose relevant faculty-led research.
Agree the conditions before work begins.
Academic and internship terms
Confirm supervision, selection, duration, workload, assessment, credit, funding or stipend, ownership and publication permission with the institution.
Ethics and fieldwork
Field visits, interviews and sensitive information need suitable permissions, informed consent, privacy measures, risk review and a responsible local host. Do not send students into the field on the basis of this website.
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