chennai with corporate houses declining summer internships to many students citing the economic meltdown contacts with high flying socialites and ceos is helping bschool and engineering grads bag internships students say that while the applications for internships routed through the hr departments of companies are more often than not rejected those who use their social contacts are landing plum internshipsaccording to r srinivasan a resident of chennai whose son is a graduate student in the us my son is finding it difficult to get internships there i finally spoke to a well connected friend and within minutes i was put on to a ceo who offered a summer internship in the finance field in chennai another prominently connected person who is based in europe offered internship for a global firm but based in mumbai with the job market still down in the us india is an attractive option for summer internshipswhile most students agree that india can also be a good training ground american internships are a different ball game altogether internships are not mandatory at all but we all opt for it since interning with a good organisation usually translates into a job often said r balalji a graduate student in the us his parents are networking with a usbased venture capitalist known to them from college days to find him an internship sriram subramaniam a graduate student in the university of wisconsin madison says almost always if you get an intern it indicates an opening in that team in the near future and you have good chances of getting a permanent position and since you get paid between us 30 to 50 an hour for 40hours a week it is good money as wellinternships are another plus in your cv which is why graduate students go after them is how r bharadwaj a computer science graduate from north carolina university sums up the scramble for internships interning in india may not work as a ladder to a job in us but the experience in a reputed firm will count as exposure to the industry and work experience are valued in the us he adds the good thing about the forthcoming summer is that the job market may be down but for interns it is still good openings are better than what is perceived in the fields of it and computer science said s shravan he too has an internship tied up in india but hopes to get one in new jersey through his auntsome names have been changed on request