Terms

Who we are

3sintern.com is run by EL Corp Technologies, [FILL: registered address] ("we", "us"). 3S Intern is our brand name. For help, use the support page.

Who can apply

College students in India, usually from the third year on, who are 18 or older. [REVIEW] You must be 18 or older because under Indian law a person under 18 cannot make a binding contract. The details you give must be true and your own.

Applying and selection

Applying is free. Sending a form does not mean you are selected. Our team reads every application and calls the students whose skills fit the work a team has open. Placement on a track depends on what each team has open, so we may offer your second choice, or no place in this batch.

Your internship acceptance letter

If you are selected, you get an internship acceptance letter before you pay anything. It names the group company you will work with, your dates, whether the work is online, at our office or a mix, any stipend, the fee and how to pay.

When you accept the letter and pay the first part of the fee, the letter and these terms together are our agreement. If the letter and these terms say different things, the letter applies. [REVIEW: decide how a student accepts, for example by signing or replying, and keep a record]

The internship fee

If you are selected, the internship fee is ₹2,999, paid in two parts: ₹750 when you join, and the other ₹2,249 at least 30 days before your internship ends. Your internship acceptance letter names the fee, the due dates and how to pay before you pay anything. The fee includes one mock interview with a mentor.

There is no fee to apply and no separate fee for the certificate. We send your certificate once you finish the internship and the full internship fee is paid. [REVIEW: lawyer to confirm]

If the second part is not paid by its due date, your certificate waits until it is paid. [REVIEW: owner and lawyer to decide anything further]

How to pay safely

• Pay only by UPI on a 3sintern.com pay page, opened from the link we email you. Your UPI app must show EL Corp Technologies as the name. If it shows another name, stop.
• For the internship fee, pay only after you are selected and have your acceptance letter.
• A payment counts only once it shows in our bank account. Keep the UPI reference number.
• We never ask for your OTP, UPI PIN or bank password. Never share them with anyone who says they are from us.
• Never pay anyone who asks before you are selected, or anyone who asks for money for a certificate. If someone does, tell us from the support page.

Refunds

Fees are not refunded. This is the same for the internship fee, mock interviews, help with your job search and paid courses. We show this rule in your acceptance letter and next to every price, so read it before you pay.

If we cancel your internship before it starts and cannot offer you another batch, we refund what you paid, to the account you paid from. [REVIEW: lawyer to confirm; set a time limit for this refund, for example 7 days]

This rule does not take away any right you have under the Consumer Protection Act, 2019, for example if we do not give you the service your acceptance letter promises. [REVIEW: lawyer to decide whether to add a part refund when we end an internship early for reasons that are not your fault]

The internship

Internships run 1 to 3 months. Your acceptance letter gives your dates, the group company you will work with, whether the work is online, at our office or a mix, and your stipend if your role pays one. A mentor from the team reviews your work and tells you what to fix.

The internship is training through real work. It is not a job, and you do not become an employee of EL Corp Technologies or the group company. A stipend, if your role pays one, is not a salary. [REVIEW: confirm with the lawyer, including tax on stipends]

Leaving or ending the internship

You can leave the internship at any time by telling your mentor or writing to us from the support page. Fees you have already paid are not refunded. [REVIEW: owner to decide whether the second part is still due if you leave before its due date]

We may end your internship if you break the rules below or gave false details to join. Before we do, we tell you why and give you a chance to reply, unless the breach is serious, such as sharing private data.

Your conduct

• Do the work yourself, and say so when you use help or tools.
• Keep what you see at work private: data, code, customer details and plans of the group company. This stays true after the internship ends.
• Follow the rules the group company gives you for its systems and data.
• Treat your team and other interns with respect.

If you break these rules, we may end the internship, as explained above. A fee you have paid is then not refunded.

The work you make

What you make during the internship belongs to the group company you do it for. You agree to transfer your rights in it to that company, and to sign a short letter saying so if asked. You may describe your work and what you learned in your resume and in interviews, without sharing private details. [REVIEW: under the Copyright Act, 1957 a transfer must be in writing and signed; put it in the acceptance letter]

The certificate

When you finish the internship and your mentor signs off your work, you get a certificate that names your track and dates, with an ID anyone can check at 3sintern.com/verify. The check page shows your name, track, dates and whether the certificate is valid. It never shows your contact details.

We may cancel a certificate that was issued in error, or that was got by giving false details. The check page then shows it as not valid. Before we cancel one, we tell you why and give you a chance to reply.

The certificate is proof of your work. It does not promise a job.

Mock interviews

A mock interview is a 30 to 40 minute online interview with a mentor, with an assessment and tips on what to improve. Every internship includes one. Anyone else can book one for ₹299. You can book a slot up to 3 weeks ahead. A booking cannot be cancelled and is not refunded, but you can move it to another slot up to two times. It is never needed to be selected, and it is never tied to the certificate.

After you pick a slot, we hold it for 2 hours while you pay. If we do not see your payment by then, the slot goes back to others. A move must be made at least 24 hours before the slot starts. We send the video call link once the payment shows in our bank. [REVIEW]

If we have to cancel or miss your slot, we give you a new slot that suits you, and it does not count as one of your two moves. [REVIEW: owner to decide what happens if you miss a slot without moving it]

Help with your job search

Help with your job search is provided by placement agencies we work with. It is optional and paid separately; some internships include it. It helps you find openings and apply. It is never a promise of a job. We share your details with an agency only if you agree to it on a separate form, and you can take back that consent at any time.

Courses and trainings

Our trainings are recorded video courses you watch at your own pace, with optional live doubt clearing on Zoom. They are paid. If you are selected for an internship, the training for your own track is free; other trainings are paid. The price is shown before you pay. Fees are not refunded.

Your access is for you alone. Do not download, record, copy or share the videos or material; we may end access without a refund if you do. [REVIEW: hosting platform and its own terms]

We do not promise a job

We help you learn and show your skills. We do not promise a job, a placement or a stipend unless your acceptance letter says so in writing.

Our responsibility

We take care to keep the site working and the information on it correct, but we cannot promise it is always available or free of mistakes. As far as the law allows, we are not responsible for losses that come from using the site, and our total responsibility to you is limited to the fees you paid us. [REVIEW: check this limit is not an unfair contract term under the Consumer Protection Act, 2019]

Nothing in these terms takes away your rights under Indian consumer law.

Complaints

For any complaint about our service or fees, write to our grievance officer: Nirmalkumar T, Director, EL Corp Technologies, [FILL: registered address]. You can also use the support page.

We confirm we got your complaint within 48 hours, and resolve it within one month, as the Consumer Protection (E-Commerce) Rules, 2020 ask.

Email the grievance officer

Law and disputes

These terms follow the laws of India. If we cannot settle a dispute by talking, the courts in [FILL: city] decide it. This does not stop you from going to a consumer commission where you live or work, as the Consumer Protection Act, 2019 allows.

If a court finds one part of these terms is not valid, the rest still applies.

Changes to these terms

We may change these terms and will change the date at the top when we do. The terms on the day you joined apply to your internship, unless you agree to a change in writing.