eSign Your Internship Offer Letter with Aadhaar
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The basics
What is an Internship Offer Letter?
An internship offer letter is a formal document issued by an employer to a student or early-career candidate offering them a structured internship opportunity. It specifies the internship duration, the stipend (if any), the reporting manager, the scope of work, the learning objectives, and the conditions attached to the internship such as maintaining confidentiality, meeting weekly deliverables, and adhering to company policies.
In India, internships are not treated as formal employment in most cases, so the legal framework is much lighter than for full-time roles. Interns are typically not covered by the Provident Fund Act or the Employees' State Insurance Act, and the minimum wage floor that applies to formal workmen does not strictly apply. However, the Indian Contract Act, 1872 still governs the internship as a contractual engagement, which means the offer letter is binding once accepted. Employers must still meet obligations on health and safety, particularly for physical internships, and some sectors (like banking, CA firms, and medical colleges) have regulator-mandated internship structures with specific stipend floors.
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Who uses SignSetu for internship offer letters?
Built for Indian professionals who care about speed, cost, and legal validity.
Startups hiring batch interns
Close 20 interns for a summer batch in a single afternoon. No printer, scanner, or courier coordination. Each intern signs from their own laptop.
HR teams at mid-size companies
Structure internship programs with clean paperwork. Every intern has a signed offer letter on file before day one, without manual tracking.
College placement cells
Partner with companies that can issue internship offer letters electronically, making the placement process smoother for students.
Interns and students
Receive a legally valid offer letter in your inbox within hours of clearing the interview. Sign from anywhere in India using Aadhaar OTP.
How it works
From upload to signed PDF in under 2 minutes.
Upload your internship offer letter PDF
Draft the letter in Word or Google Docs using your company template, export to PDF, and upload to SignSetu.
Add HR and the intern as signers
Enter both names and email addresses. Each party receives a secure signing link within seconds.
Both parties sign with Aadhaar OTP
HR signs first, then the intern signs from their laptop or phone using an OTP sent to their Aadhaar-linked mobile. The fully signed PDF is delivered to both inboxes.
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Drop the PDF, add your signer, done in 2 minutes. HR + intern = ₹30 per offer letter.
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Essential clauses to include
Make sure your internship offer letter includes these before you sign.
Common mistakes to avoid
What goes wrong when internship offer letters are signed the traditional way.
Not specifying the exact duration, leading to disputes about when the internship ends and whether a certificate will be issued
Promising 'experience certificate on completion' without defining the eligibility criteria, which can become an issue if the intern leaves early
Omitting the IP assignment clause, so work produced during the internship cannot be clearly claimed by the company
Confusing the stipend with a salary, which can create ambiguity on tax treatment and PF applicability
Forgetting the confidentiality clause, leaving company information exposed to interns who may join competitors
Legally valid under Indian law
An internship offer letter is fully eligible for Aadhaar eSign under Section 3A of the Information Technology Act, 2000. The underlying contract framework is governed by the Indian Contract Act, 1872, which treats the internship engagement as a valid contract once offered and accepted. Interns are generally not covered by the Employees' Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 or the Employees' State Insurance Act, 1948, because they are not considered 'employees' for the purposes of these statutes in most cases. Minimum wage requirements under the Minimum Wages Act, 1948 also do not strictly apply to internships, though many employers voluntarily offer stipends aligned with college guidelines or platform norms. Some regulated sectors have specific rules: chartered accountancy articleship stipends are set by ICAI, medical internships have Medical Council guidelines, and bank internships follow RBI or employer-specific norms. For general internships, the offer letter is the primary legal document establishing terms. The eSigned internship offer letter is admissible as electronic evidence under Section 63 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023. Both the employer and the intern typically sign, making it a two-party document.
Reference: Section 3A, IT Act 2000 + Indian Contract Act 1872
Pricing
HR + intern = ₹30 per offer letter
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