Summary: Siddharth Tripathi, PGDM student at Jaipuria Noida, is doing his summer internship with UCO Bank, Lucknow branch. He is finding himself exploring his hidden potential and learning to move things through patience and cajoling. He is learning new lessons in the art of self discipline.
When the clock strikes 10 O’clock in the morning, Siddharth Tripathi, dressed in formals is already sitting on his chair at UCO Bank, IT College, Lucknow branch. His job is to scan through the details of the loans provided by the branch to its clients. Later, during his internship he will carry out comparative study of the loans provided by two private and public banks in housing loan category, and then compare it with UCO Bank performance in housing loan segment. Finally, he will give his report on non performing assets (NPA) of the branch and help the bank assess how it has fared in recovering the loans in comparison to other banks.
Siddharth is very excited working on this Summer Internship Project of Jaipuria Noida. Initially, although the staff members of the bank were busy with the audit work, he still managed to get their full cooperation through his soft skills and good behaviour. “I kept talking to them about my project and shared with them the benefits of such a comparative study for the branch. Finally, my persistence paid, and now everyone goes out of the way to provide me the details I require for my research and comparative study,” says Siddharth with a newly found confidence in his voice. “Now I have learnt that slow and steady wins the race and of course a good work environment helps,” adds Siddharth with a smile on his face.
Reaching office in the morning and scanning through the loads of data till evening was really tough for Siddharth in the beginning. “For a couple of days I got late by half an hour, but then I decided not to let this happen. Fortunately, everything fell in line and I am sure I will have many interesting things to write in my SIP,” Says Siddharth. His industrial mentor Ms. Swati Srivastava, was a student of Jaipuria Lucknow branch is now Assistant Manager of UCO Bank, who has guided Siddharth in his project work. The highlight of his internship has been the visit to the currency chest (which is forbidden to outsiders), and being at the cash counter-learning the in’s and out’s of managing cash flow and operating Finacle (a universal banking product, developed by Infosys, to help with CRM and wealth management requirement of banks and other organizations).
He will be specializing in marketing and finance, and he is sure this internship will help him get insight into correct marketing and financial practices.

Summary: Reema Shrivastava, PGDM student of Jaipuria Noida, is enjoying her summer internship project with Bajaj Capital in Delhi. She is getting to know the real corporate world from close quarters, and learning a lot every day.
Every big journey begins with a small step. Reema Shrivastava, PGDM (General) student at Jaipuria Noida, is surely taking her baby steps nicely, learning about the real corporate world and actually living the life of a corporate executive, not just listening about it or watching it from outside. She is working as summer intern with Bajaj Capital.
She finds the atmosphere very professional. One has to adhere to the office rules.  “College life is different. But in office you can’t remain idle. Apart from that, one has to be dressed in formal wears and behave like a professional. It was a little uncomfortable in the beginning, but now I am enjoying the enthusiasm and energy here. I am meeting new and interesting people, and getting to know the real corporate world—hardworking, efficient and result oriented,” says Reema.
She is studying performance appraisal mechanism followed in Bajaj Capital. “Performance appraisal has always been a hot and rather controversial topic, especially in the business world. A good appraisal serves as a motivator while a bad appraisal kills the desire to do one’s best,” says Reema. “So, performance appraisal is an effective tool in the art of motivating and retaining employees,” says Reema, explaining the importance of her project.
She hails from Jabalpur and is currently doing her internship in Delhi. She is staying with her sister and this saves her from the trouble of organizing for her food and accommodation. But she has her fair share of difficulties. “Commuting in Delhi is a real problem but I have learnt to take it in my stride. Every day is a learning experience and there is so much to learn here,” concludes Reema.

Summary: Mini Nigam, PGDM (General) student of Jaipuria Noida is undergoing her first every internship programme with PNB. She finds this programme very enriching and everyone is helping her in the completion of her project.
This is the first time Mini Nigam is undergoing internship programme and she is very excited about it. “I am trying to learn as much as I can, and there is a lot of scope for learning here,” says Mini. She is doing her internship with PNB, circle office, Lucknow branch. Finance is her specialization subject and this training will prove very helpful to her in future.
“I am the only student who is doing internship from here. So, I am getting all the help from the staff. They have provided me with all the relevant books and I am allowed to use the library here. Everyone is very co-operative and really going out of the way to help me in my project,” says Mini.
As she is doing her internship from Lucknow, which happens to be her hometown, she is enjoying every moment here. “I am putting up with my parents, enjoying home cooked food, and at the same time doing my internship project. That’s icing on the cake,” concludes Mini.