[3] EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS DEVELOPMENT THROUGH INTERNSHIPS: A CROSS-STREAM COMPARISON OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY: ARTICLE INFO: Date of Submission: July 03, 2025, Revised: July 15, 2025, Accepted: July 18, 2025,      https://doi.org/10.56815/ijmrr.v4i3.2025.23-32

Gawde Vijay Maruti Subhadra; Dr. Varsha Mallah

Authors

Gawde Vijay Maruti Subhadra Research Scholar, K.M. Agrawal College of Arts, Commerce and Science, Kalayan, Vice Principal, Vidyalankar School of Information Technology, Wadala, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Dr. Varsha Mallah Associate Professor, Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan’s Hazarimal Somani College of Arts and Science, Shri Manubhai Maneklal Sheth Junior College of Arts and Science and Jayaramdas Patel College of Commerce and Management Studies, Chowpatty, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

Keywords:

Internship, Professional Skill Development,Career Preparedness, Challenges

Abstract

The researcher attempted to find out how internship experiences vary with reference to professional development, career preparedness, and challenges faced during internship across two academic disciplines of Social Science and Humanities Stream and Science and Technology Stream. The researchers used a descriptive research design and collected data from 105 interns using convenience sampling in Mumbai city. The researcher found that professional skill development due to internship was rated higher by Social Science and Humanities stream in comparison to Science and Technology Stream. Career Preparedness outcomes were rated higher by Social Science and Humanities stream in comparison to Science and Technology Stream. For the challenges faced, Social Science & Humanities Stream perceive the issue of not receiving a stipend and balancing academics and internship responsibilities as a greater concern compared to those in Science & Technology Stream. Furthermore, for challenges faced, both the streams reported similar levels of difficulty in finding a suitable internship, perceived mentorship and guidance issues similarly, perceived workload intensity similarly, and reported comparable level of learning opportunities.