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A complete and practical reference for HR teams and founders on creating Internship Start and Completion Letters. This guide is aligned with Labour Code 2025, avoids misclassification risks, and ensures companies handle internships with proper documentation clarity.
Create Internship Letter Free Book a DemoInternships are structured learning engagements. Under Labour Code 2025, companies must ensure documentation clearly shows that the engagement is not employment. Letters should capture intent, training exposure, and duration without suggesting job deliverables or wage based obligations.
Include legal name, registered address, date, and reference number.
Name, role, department, and internship period.
Clarify that the engagement is for training and learning only.
High level overview of skills and systems interns will observe.
State stipend amount, payment frequency, and that it is not wages.
State clearly that no employer employee relationship exists.
Internship Start Letter
Date: 1 June 2025
Reference: INT/2025/001
This letter confirms that Rahul Mehta is enrolled as an intern with ABC Technologies Private Limited from 1 June 2025 to 30 November 2025.
The internship is a structured training program intended to provide exposure to software development practices, internal tools, project processes, and team workflows. This engagement is strictly for learning and skill development.
Stipend: The intern will receive a stipend of INR 15,000 per month to support participation in the internship. The stipend does not constitute wages or salary. No employment benefits apply.
This engagement does not create an employer employee relationship. No statutory employee entitlements arise from this internship.
For ABC Technologies Private Limited
Authorized Signatory
Internship Completion Letter
Date: 5 December 2025
Reference: INT/2025/001C
This is to certify that Rahul Mehta has successfully completed his internship with ABC Technologies Private Limited from 1 June 2025 to 30 November 2025.
The internship provided learning exposure to software development environments, internal systems, team based collaboration, and foundational project processes.
This letter is issued upon the intern completing the defined internship duration. It does not indicate job confirmation or employment with the company.
For ABC Technologies Private Limited
Authorized Signatory
It is not mandated, but essential for documentation clarity.
No. Stipend is allowed when defined as support for training.
It increases the need for clear documentation and intent.
Mention exposure and learning areas, not performance deliverables.
No. That implies employment.
Only if separately employed.
