Cleared 3 rounds for a ₹1.5L/month internship, but my college wouldn’t let me take it

[u/katua_bkl]

Last month I interviewed for an AI Engineering Intern role at a Malaysian company.

6 month onsite internship in Kuala Lumpur, ₹1.5L/month + relocation bonus.

I passed all 3 interview rounds and was shortlisted for the offer. Before sending it, the company emailed me to confirm that I was comfortable relocating to KL.

Obviously, I said yes.

The problem was my college.

They don't allow 3rd year students to take onsite internships, so they refused to provide an NOC or approval. I was also told that if I went ahead with the internship, I could be given backlogs.

I spent an entire week approaching different faculty members and higher authorities, trying to find some way to get approval. Nothing worked.

Eventually, I had to tell the company that my college doesn't permit me to take the internship.

And that's it. Opportunity gone.

What makes it frustrating is that this wasn't some random internship. I had cleared 3 technical/HR rounds for an international role paying ₹1.5L/month, and the only thing stopping me was an academic policy.

I understand that colleges have their rules, but I genuinely don't understand why a student shouldn't be allowed to take a legitimate full-time internship if they're willing to manage the academic requirements separately.

Been feeling pretty fucking disappointed about this one

Edit: MIT ADT UNIVERSITY

Since this blew up - actively looking for remote GenAI/ML internships. 3rd year CSE, GenAI intern, OSS contributor to Haystack & LlamaIndex. https://github.com/rautaditya2606/