Get ready for a life-altering experience in India! MIT-India orientation sessions, educational seminars, and resources are designed to familiarize you with India culture, society and workplace norms. We review and assist with complex travel, visa, health, and housing arrangements.
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Culture Courses
| Course No. | Course Name |
|---|---|
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17.53 |
The Rise of Asia |
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1.813J/11.466/15.657/IDS.437J |
Technology, Globalization and Sustainable Development |
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2.651/EC.711 |
Introduction to Energy in Global Development |
|
2.75J/2.750J/6.025J/6.525J/HST.552J |
Medical Device Design |
|
2.76/2.760 |
Global Engineering |
|
3.008 |
Humanistic Co-design of Assistive Technology in the Developing World |
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4.002/15.001/16.652/STS.100 |
The Future: Global Challenges and Questions |
|
4.236J/11.463J |
Structuring Low-Income Housing Projects in Developing Countries |
|
4.622/4.623 |
Islamic Gardens and Geographies |
|
6.884 |
Telemedicine and Telehealth for Enhancing Global Health |
|
11.005 |
Introduction to International Development |
|
11.140/11.480 |
Urbanization and Development |
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11.167/14.47/15.219/17.399 |
Global Energy: Politics, Markets, and Policy |
|
11.474 |
D-Lab: Water, Sanitation and Hygiene |
|
11.491/17.176J |
Economic Development and Policy Analysis |
|
11.493 |
Property and Land Use Law for Planners |
|
11.S940 |
Development, Planning, and Implementation: The Dialectic of Theory and Practice |
|
11.S945 |
Emerging Patterns in Urban India |
|
12.348/15.026 |
Global Climate Change: Economics, Science, and Policy |
|
14.73 |
The Challenge of World Poverty |
|
14.74 |
Foundations of Development Policy |
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15.017 |
Engineering, Economics and Regulation for Energy Access in Developing Countries |
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15.218 |
Global Economic Challenges and Opportunities |
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15.225 |
Economy and Business in Modern China and India |
|
15.227/15.229 |
Seminar in International Management |
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15.233 |
Global Health Lab |
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15.375/MAS.665 /EC.731J |
Development Ventures |
|
15.779/15.78 |
Technology, Design and Entrepreneurship: Operating in Emerging Communities |
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17.524 |
State, Society, and Political Behavior in Developing Countries |
|
17.581 |
Riots, Rebellions, Revolutions |
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21A.308 |
Global Mental Health |
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21A.329 |
Practicum in Global Health and Development |
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21A.410 |
Environmental Struggles |
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21A.801J/21A.839K/EC.702J/EC.792K/STS.071J/STS.481J |
Cross Cultural Investigations: Technology & Development |
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21G.011 |
Topics in Indian Popular Culture |
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21G.019 |
Communicating Across Cultures |
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21G.022J/21L.048J/WGS.141J |
International Women's Voices |
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21G.040 |
A Passage to India: Introduction to Modern Indian Culture and Society |
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21H.009 |
World History and Its Fault Lines Since 1800 |
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21H.157 |
Modern South Asia |
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21H.357 |
South Asian Migrations |
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21H.358/21H.958 |
Colonialism in South Asia and Africa |
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21L.020J/WGS.145J |
Globalization: The Good, the Bad and the In-Between |
|
21M.291 |
Music of India |
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21W.788/CMS.334 |
South Asian America: Transnational Media, Culture, and History |
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EC.718/EC.798 |
D-Lab: Gender and Development |
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EC.722 |
D-Lab: Prosthetics for the Developing World |
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MAS.534J/HST.928J/MAS.S62 |
Engineering Health: Understanding and Designing Affordable Health Diagnostics |
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STS.023/WGS.226 |
Science, Gender and Social Inequality in the Developing World |
|
STS.025J |
Making the Modern World: The Industrial Revolution in Global Perspective |
|
WGS.101 |
Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies |
|
WGS.109 |
Women and Global Activism in Media and Politics |
|
WGS.221 |
Women in the Developing World |
|
WGS.226J/STS.023 |
Science, Caste and Gender in India |
Passport
Every student needs a valid passport. If you are a US citizen and need to apply, please contact the passport division of the State Department. Routine service requires 4-6 weeks.
Visa for India
Traveling to India requires a visa, unless you have an Indian passport or OCI/ PIO card. If you are not a US Citizen, please check with your consulate and the Indian visa websites listed below for more information. The process can often take more documentation and time.
MIT-India will advise students about the application process, timeline and documents required. Please begin by reviewing what is required to enter India on a student, intern, business, and/or tourist visa. See the Indian Embassy website more information. Several documents are required from the MIT-India program and your host in India. Do not apply for your visa until you have been placed in an internship and have met with MIT-India to discuss.
Travel
If you are planning to travel to other countries before or after the program, check with the embassies of those countries before you leave the US regarding visas, documents, and/or immunizations required. You should discuss this with MIT-India prior to your departure to India.
Flight
Flights are typically booked in April and May, once the program placement has been finalized and the Indian visa has been issued. Flights are never booked until the visa has been received and your passport returned.
Flights are typically booked directly by the student and this will be determined by the host in April. The MIT-India program will provide funding to the student in advance of purchase. A few partners in India purchase flights for interns and you will be notified in advance. It is each student's responsibility to read and understand the terms and conditions for your airline ticket.
Accommodation
MISTI provides resources and advice for housing throughout India. Housing options vary by location, so start looking early. MIT India will help you try to narrow down your search and connect you with other interns in the area. MIT India hosts most often include housing at the academic institution, corporate housing, or NGO guesthouse.
- University housing
Contact your host to see if dorm rooms are offered. These usually consist of shared rooms and shared bathrooms.
- Corporate apartments
The host will notify you if housing is including on the corporate campus or nearby.
- Research Institute housing
Explore whether the institute has a guesthouse. Contact your host to see if there are sublets available within the research group or if any faculty are interested in paying guests.
- Shared apartments
Interns often try to live in shared apartments and find roommates through MIT India or their host organization.
- Hostels
Some students prefer to book a hostel and meet potential roommates upon arrival. The YWCA/YMCA hostels in Delhi, Bangalore, and Mumbai are clean, provide security, and many of our interns have enjoyed their accommodations. Many working Indian women living away from family utilize the YWCAs.
