Internship certificate format

An internship completion certificate that a company issues on its letterhead at the end of an internship. It confirms the intern's name, course and college, the team and dates, the project they worked on and what they did, the skills they showed and their conduct, with an optional line on the stipend. Colleges ask for it to award internship credit, and students use it in job and higher-study applications.

Templates

Internship certificate (document): An internship completion certificate for companies to issue on letterhead, confirming the intern's college, department, dates, project, skills shown and conduct, with an optional stipend line.
Experience letter (document): An employer-issued experience letter in the Indian format, on company letterhead, confirming an employee's designation, dates of service and conduct.

How to use these templates

Collect the facts from the intern's mentor: exact dates, the project title, two or three things the intern actually did and one line on how they worked.
Open the template and give the AI those facts, for example "Ananya Rao, B.Tech CSE 3rd year, RV College, data team, 2 June to 31 July, churn dashboard in Power BI".
Check the name against the intern's college ID and the dates against your records, and add a reference number from your HR series.
Print it on letterhead, sign and stamp it, and send a scanned PDF too, since most colleges and employers now ask for a digital copy.

Issuing an internship certificate that will be accepted

Use exact dates and the total duration in weeks. Colleges often need a minimum number of weeks for credit, and vague dates get questioned.
Name the project and the tools. "Built a Power BI dashboard on 18 months of sales data" is far more useful to the intern than "worked on analytics".
Keep the assessment honest. A certificate is not a reference letter; if you want to recommend the intern strongly, write a separate letter of recommendation.
Have it signed by HR or the intern's manager, with name and designation, and include a contact email so colleges and employers can verify it.
Many universities, including engineering colleges following AICTE guidelines, require an internship completion certificate for credit, sometimes in their own format. Ask the intern whether their college has one.

Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between an internship certificate and an offer letter?

An internship offer letter is issued at the start and sets out the dates, stipend and terms. The internship certificate is issued at the end and confirms the internship was completed.

Who signs the internship certificate?

Usually the HR manager or the intern's reporting manager, on company letterhead, with the company seal where one is used.

Should the stipend be mentioned?

It is optional. Some colleges and visa or scholarship applications ask whether the internship was paid, so including it can save the intern a second letter.

Can I issue certificates to a whole batch of interns?

Yes. Give the AI a list of names, dates and projects and ask it to produce one certificate per intern, then check each one before signing.