Public Records 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. Public records research is the craft of finding what is already on the record — gazette notifications, government orders, tender portals, statutory registers, court listings and open data releases — and retrieving it reliably rather than hopefully. This is not internal records management: you are not filing our own documents but working outward into public archives, including the right-to-information route where a record has not been published. You will maintain a retrieval log capturing which source was searched, on what date, with what query and what result, so that a nil finding is as trustworthy as a positive one. Requests are drafted precisely, because a loosely worded request wastes weeks and often returns nothing usable.

02 — The work

What you will own

• 01 Locate and retrieve public records across gazettes, government orders, statutory registers, tender portals, and open data releases.
• 02 Draft precise information requests where a record has not been published, and track each one through to a response.
• 03 Maintain a retrieval log capturing the source searched, the date, the query used, and the result including nil results.
• 04 Verify the authenticity and currency of a retrieved record before anyone relies on it.
• 05 Summarise long official documents into short factual notes without adding interpretation of your own.
• 06 Build a catalogued internal library of retrieved records so the same document is never sourced twice.
• 07 Advise colleagues on which public source is likely to hold a given type of record, and how long retrieval usually takes.
• 08 Respect the boundaries of what is lawfully public, and decline requests that would go beyond them.

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.