Cisco Networking Academy
Cisco Systems · Technology Skills Partner, AICTE
Cisco NetAcad lab — real enterprise hardware, real network topology.
Build the internet's next generation
Cybersecurity · Networking · Cloud · IoT · DevNet automation
Cisco Networking Academy partners with AICTE to put industry-grade networking, cybersecurity and cloud skills in the hands of Indian students. Internships run on live Cisco labs — Packet Tracer, DNA Center and real enterprise hardware — so your first day at a company isn't your first day on a network.
What you get
Fellowship at a glance
- Stipend as declared on each posting
- Official Cisco Networking Academy completion certificate
- Hands-on access to Cisco Packet Tracer & DNA Center
- Industry-mentored project with a Cisco partner firm
- AICTE-verified internship reflected on your portal profile
Cisco NetAcad internship dashboard
Postings, seats and open positions attributed to the Cisco programme, counted from the portal's database as you read this. Nothing here is typed in — a zero means the programme has not published a posting yet, and the moment it does these tiles move.
Who can apply, and what it is worth
The programme is open through your existing AICTE profile. Selection, duration and stipend are decided per posting by the Cisco partner firm that publishes it.
Who can apply
Students and recent graduates in computer science, electronics, electrical, information technology and related engineering branches.
Duration
Short tracks run 4–6 weeks; project-linked placements run 2–6 months. The exact window is stated on each posting.
Certificate on completion
A QR-verifiable Cisco Networking Academy certificate issued against the posting you were selected for.
One profile, every posting
The AICTE profile you already have applies here. No separate Cisco registration, no second document upload.
Live Cisco internships
Verified postings from Cisco partner organisations, refreshed as new cohorts open seats.
The next cohort opens shortly
Register now and we'll notify you the moment postings under this scheme go live.
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Get told the day Cisco opens a seat
Create or complete your AICTE profile now. When a Cisco partner publishes its next cohort, you apply in one click instead of starting a registration.
- Official Cisco × AICTE programme
- QR-verified Cisco NetAcad certificate
- One profile, every ministry & partner
Official Cisco × AICTE programmeCybersecurity, Networking, Cloud and IoT tracksStipend, where declared, paid monthly via the portal