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AI / ML engineering internship in Pune

a remote-first, 8-week ai/ml internship built for undergraduates in and around Pune — the western india engineering education corridor. ship real prs, get reviewed on a 4-point rubric, and leave with a signed, recruiter-verifiable certificate. free during the 2026 beta.

remote · india8 weeks · 12-15 h/wk₹0 during betademand: very high

the ai/ml market in Pune right now

Pune sits along the Hinjewadi Phase 1-3 → Baner → Kharadi → Magarpatta corridor. the biggest teams currently hiring ai/ml interns include Bajaj Finserv Direct, Talentica, Persistent, PubMatic, Druva, Icertis, plus 4+ mid-sized product teams. campus placements dominate aug-oct; product startups hire jan-mar. demand for ai/ml specifically is very high right now.

stipend + first-year offers

  • typical ai/ml intern stipend in Pune: ₹16k–₹39k per month
  • post-internship CTC (fresher, ai/ml): ₹8.1–18.9 LPA
  • remote-work adoption in Pune product teams: 70%
  • weekly commitment: 12-15 hours, over 8 weeks
  • cost during dreamclerk beta: ₹0

notable Pune startups also hiring ai/ml

FirstCry Tech · TransportSimple · Vconnex · ZestMoney

where Pune interns actually work

when interns do go on-site (rare — most stay remote), the usual clusters are The Address Hinjewadi, Awfis Baner, 91springboard Yerwada, and the offices along the Hinjewadi Phase 1-3 → Baner → Kharadi → Magarpatta stretch. college feeder pipeline: coep, vit pune, pict, mit-wpu.

local ai/ml communities to plug into

Pune Ruby Group · Pune JS · Pune Python · IIIT Pune meets. we point every ai/ml intern from Pune at at least two of these on day one — the review threads inside dreamclerk plus a live community in your city is the fastest way to a first paid role.

what the ai/ml track actually covers

you're onboarded to one of six simulated production codebases. week 1 is a good-first-issue. weeks 2-6 are five real sprints of 5-8 tickets each, using Python, PyTorch, HuggingFace, FastAPI. sprint 6 is your capstone — a fine-tuned intent classifier with a 0.87 f1 target. sprint 7 is a review round where you shadow three juniors and merge their prs. sprint 8 is the certificate.

hiring partner for this track: oxygon (ai infra). the partner reviews your capstone directly; strong capstones get a fast-track interview offer.

who reads the certificate in Pune

recruiters at Bajaj Finserv Direct, Talentica, Persistent, PubMatic and 40+ other Pune teams opened certificates from our first three cohorts. within 7 days of graduation ~14% of certs received a screening call. the certificate embeds your prs, your review threads, your sprint velocity, and your capstone — every Pune recruiter can verify the signature in one click, no follow-up call needed.

how to apply from Pune

no resume, no essay. a 1-page form takes 90 seconds. if you pass the 20-minute ai recruiter interview, you're in — the next cohort starts within 30 days. no relocation from Pune, no in-person days, no laptop requirement beyond a browser.

faq — ai/ml internship in Pune

is this really free?

yes. during the 2026 beta the AI / ML engineering track in Pune is ₹0. no ISA, no deferred fee, no hidden costs.

do i have to be a Pune resident?

no — the cohort is remote-first across india. this page exists because we see strong applicant volume from coep, vit pune, pict, mit-wpu, and because most conversion offers here are for Pune-based teams.

what stipend can i expect after i finish?

ai/ml interns in Pune who convert to paid roles typically earn ₹16k–₹39k/month during a paid extension, then ₹8.1–18.9 LPA first-year CTC on full conversion. dreamclerk itself is unpaid during the beta.

how many seats are left in this cohort?

we cap each cohort at 200 seats to keep reviewer load sustainable. seat counts update in real time on the signup form.

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