FFirstShift

Internships for students in India

Real work.
Real review.
Real firm letter.

Pick any role. Do a real brief for a real registered Indian firm. Get reviewed by their team. Earn a certificate and an experience letter on the firm letterhead.

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From Rs. 499 month 1. Any role. Any duration. Start any day.

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Marketing Internat D2C ApparelMumbai · just now
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Data Analyst Internat D2C ApparelDelhi · 8 min ago
Content Internat D2C ApparelPune · 14 min ago
UX Research Internat D2C ApparelHyderabad · 21 min ago

How it works

From apply to firm letter in as little as a month

Internship tracks

Pick a role. Start any day.

Each track pairs you with a real brief from a real firm. Work at your own pace, get reviewed, earn the letter. Want something different? Tell us.

Beginner-Intermediate

Software Engineering

Ship a real feature into a real codebase.

Build a production-style feature end to end: from a product spec, through a pull request with tests, to a reviewed merge. You work on a real starter repo, get a mentor-reviewed PR, and leave with shipped work for your portfolio.

  • ✓Matched to a real firm and brief
  • ✓Reviewed by a working professional
  • ✓Letter on firm letterhead at the end

Rs. 399

month 1, then Rs. 100/mo

2 to 8 weeks

Beginner

Marketing & Social

Run a real campaign for a real brand brief.

Take a real brand brief from objective to executed campaign. You build a content calendar, write posts, design assets in Canva, and report on results. Your work is reviewed by a working marketer against a real rubric.

  • ✓Matched to a real firm and brief
  • ✓Reviewed by a working professional
  • ✓Letter on firm letterhead at the end

Rs. 399

month 1, then Rs. 100/mo

2 to 6 weeks

Beginner

Content & Copy

Write copy that actually has to convert.

Write real copy for real scenarios: landing pages, ad headlines, email sequences, and product descriptions. A working content lead reviews every piece against a professional rubric and gives line-level feedback.

  • ✓Matched to a real firm and brief
  • ✓Reviewed by a working professional
  • ✓Letter on firm letterhead at the end

Rs. 399

month 1, then Rs. 100/mo

2 to 8 weeks

Beginner-Intermediate

Data Analyst

Answer a real business question with real data.

Take a real business question and a real (cleaned) dataset, and produce an analysis a manager could act on. You clean the data, analyze it, build a dashboard, and write a recommendation. Reviewed by a working analyst.

  • ✓Matched to a real firm and brief
  • ✓Reviewed by a working professional
  • ✓Letter on firm letterhead at the end

Rs. 399

month 1, then Rs. 100/mo

3 to 8 weeks

Intermediate

UX Research

Run a real user research study, end to end.

Plan and run a real user research study: write a research plan, conduct real interviews with real users, synthesize findings, and present recommendations. Reviewed by a working UX researcher.

  • ✓Matched to a real firm and brief
  • ✓Reviewed by a working professional
  • ✓Letter on firm letterhead at the end

Rs. 399

month 1, then Rs. 100/mo

3 to 8 weeks

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1:1 Mentorship & Reviews

Targeted Guidance for Your Applications

Work directly with practicing engineers and recruiters from registered firms to refine your materials and interview skills.

Popular
DOC

Resume Review

48 hours turnaround

ATS optimization and line-by-line feedback from hiring managers.

Rs. 199Rs. 499

Written report + Annotated PDF + Action items

60% off
  • Line-by-line bullet point rewrite with metric-driven impact
  • ATS score benchmark and keyword alignment for target roles
  • Actionable checklist to fix weak structure and formatting
  • Detailed 2-page reviewer commentary report
Best Value
1:1

1:1 Mock Interview

Schedule within 24-72 hours

Technical or HR interview session with structured rubric evaluation.

Rs. 399Rs. 999

45-minute live Google Meet call + Rubric scorecard

60% off
  • 45-minute 1:1 live interview tailored to your target company/role
  • Realistic role-specific questions (DSA, System Design, Frontend, or HR)
  • 15 minutes of dedicated verbal feedback and live Q&A
  • Written scorecard assessing technical depth, communication, and confidence
Trending
ADV

Career Guidance & Roadmap

Schedule within 24-72 hours

Personalized 1:1 mentorship session to structure your career path.

Rs. 299Rs. 799

30-minute 1:1 strategy session + Action plan

63% off
  • 30-minute 1:1 video consultation with an industry mentor
  • Custom 3-month skill-building and project roadmap
  • Cold outreach and referral strategies that work in practice
  • Clear advice on overcoming career breaks or branch transitions

Alumni voices

What students say after finishing

Illustrative alumni reflections on the program.

I expected another certificate-mill. Instead I got a real brief from a real firm, with a real review. The letter on the firm letterhead landed me my first interview.

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Aarav S.

Backend Intern · D2C Apparel

How we compare

FirstShift vs the alternatives

FirstShift

Real engagement

Typical internship

From a college list

Real work review
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Experience letter on firm letterhead
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Background verification supported
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Choose your own role
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Career-break returner support
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Start any day, any duration
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Certificate
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Cost
Rs. 399 / Rs. 96
Free (unpaid)

What an employer can verify

  • The firm exists and is registered in India
  • The candidate did a project for that firm
  • The dates on the engagement
  • That the firm reviewed the work

Have a candidate with a FirstShift letter? See how to verify.

Background verification

It holds up when an employer checks.

Every FirstShift engagement is a real project for a real registered firm. When a candidate presents one of our letters, the employer can call the firm and the firm will confirm the engagement. That is the difference between a real internship and a certificate mill.

We do not confirm employment, because this was not employment. We confirm the project engagement, the dates, and that the firm reviewed the work.

Read our background verification page or our privacy policy.

Alumni

People who finished a FirstShift engagement

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Aarav S.

Backend Intern · D2C Apparel

Shipped a size-guide widget to production.

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Priya M.

Marketing Intern · D2C Apparel

Ran a 2-week Instagram launch campaign.

R

Rohan K.

Data Analyst Intern · D2C Apparel

Built a customer segmentation dashboard.

S

Sara T.

UX Research Intern · D2C Apparel

Ran 5 user interviews and a findings deck.

D

Dev P.

Content Intern · D2C Apparel

Wrote launch landing page and email sequence.

I

Isha R.

Frontend Intern · D2C Apparel

Merged a reviewed PR into the demo org.

K

Kabir N.

Operations Intern · D2C Apparel

Documented the order-to-fulfilment flow.

A

Aarav S.

Backend Intern · D2C Apparel

Shipped a size-guide widget to production.

P

Priya M.

Marketing Intern · D2C Apparel

Ran a 2-week Instagram launch campaign.

R

Rohan K.

Data Analyst Intern · D2C Apparel

Built a customer segmentation dashboard.

S

Sara T.

UX Research Intern · D2C Apparel

Ran 5 user interviews and a findings deck.

D

Dev P.

Content Intern · D2C Apparel

Wrote launch landing page and email sequence.

I

Isha R.

Frontend Intern · D2C Apparel

Merged a reviewed PR into the demo org.

K

Kabir N.

Operations Intern · D2C Apparel

Documented the order-to-fulfilment flow.

Pricing

Per-role pricing. Any duration.

Month 1 is paid up-front. Each additional month is billed separately with your opt-in. No placement fees, no hidden charges.

Software Engineering

Rs. 399

month 1, then Rs. 100/mo

Marketing & Social

Rs. 399

month 1, then Rs. 100/mo

Content & Copy

Rs. 399

month 1, then Rs. 100/mo

Data Analyst

Rs. 399

month 1, then Rs. 100/mo

UX Research

Rs. 399

month 1, then Rs. 100/mo

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