Business Research Intern

01 — The role

Why this role exists at EduRankAI

EduRankAI is developing next-generation technologies in Artificial Intelligence, Education Technology, Research, Product Engineering, and Digital Innovation. Business research answers the commercial questions behind our products — how organisations in education and skilling actually earn revenue, what their cost base looks like, and which business models hold up once the initial funding runs out. This is deliberately narrower than the market research role, which studies competitors and users; here you study the economics of a business model itself, including the conditions under which each one fails. You will build evidence files a decision-maker can act on, with every figure traceable to a named public source. Where public evidence is genuinely thin, you record that plainly instead of filling the gap with a convenient assumption.

02 — The work

What you will own

• 01 Research how organisations in education, skilling, and adjacent sectors generate revenue, and document each model with its cost base and margin behaviour.
• 02 Build evidence files on pricing structures, contract terms, and payment cycles observed in publicly available disclosures.
• 03 Size specific commercial opportunities using bottom-up methods, stating every assumption and where it came from.
• 04 Maintain a source register so that any figure in a research note can be traced back to the document it was taken from.
• 05 Test business assumptions proposed by internal teams against published evidence and report where the evidence does not support them.
• 06 Write short research notes of two to three pages that end with a recommendation rather than a summary.
• 07 Flag the questions where public evidence does not exist, instead of estimating around the gap.
• 08 Present findings to the research and strategy teams in fortnightly review sessions.

03 — The expertise

What we look for

04 — The bar

Who thrives here

• → Students pursuing undergraduate or postgraduate programs from any discipline are encouraged to apply; students from the disciplines listed under Specialisation are especially encouraged.
• → Available for a full-time, 6-day-per-week internship for the stated duration.

Learning Outcomes

What you will practically learn

Perks

What you get, beyond the work itself

• Internship Certificate
• Letter of Recommendation (Performance Based)
• Mentorship from experienced professionals in the field
• Exposure to real product, research, and operational work — not simulated exercises
• Skill Development Workshops
• Outstanding performers may be considered for extended internships, leadership opportunities, or future full-time roles based on organizational requirements.

Terms of Engagement

How this internship is structured

Project Work / Departmental Responsibilities: approximately 5 hours per day. Holistic Well-being & Personal Development: approximately 1.67 hours per day, including physical fitness, mindfulness, reading, reflective learning, leadership development, and community engagement.

• · Interns are expected to maintain professionalism, creativity, confidentiality, and timely completion of assigned responsibilities.
• · Weekly mentor reviews and evaluations will be conducted.
• · Compliance with organizational policies, intellectual property guidelines, and ethical standards is mandatory.
• · Internship Certificate will be awarded upon successful completion of internship requirements.
• · Internship does not constitute an offer of employment.

05 — Hiring process

What to expect after you apply

1. 01

   Application review

   Every application is read personally within five business days. We respond either way.

2. 02

   Take-home or live exercise

   Role-specific. Time-boxed. Real problems we are actually working on, not invented puzzles.

3. 03

   Conversations

   Deep technical and values conversations with the team you would join. No trick questions. No panel ambushes.

4. 04

   Offer or honest no

   If yes: digital offer letter, signed in-portal, transparent terms. If no: written feedback if you want it.