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Category Manager Intern

Own and launch a strategic category by driving partnerships, stakeholder engagement, and growth initiatives.

Intern Internship On-site / Hybrid — Kolkata, West Bengal, India 3-6 months

Engagement

Internship

Structured, hands-on mentorship for a fixed term. This internship is on site at Kolkata, with hybrid days available by prior arrangement. It is not a remote position.

Scope of role

Contribute to live projects. Shadow senior practitioners. Build a portfolio that matters.

Please note this is an unpaid internship — the offer is real work, mentorship and experience at the frontier, not a stipend.

01 — The role

Why this role exists at EduRankAI The Category Manager Intern will function as a mini-founder, taking ownership of a strategic category within the EduRankAI ecosystem. The role involves identifying growth opportunities, building partnerships, coordinating with stakeholders, and driving category-specific initiatives. Candidates may specialize in tracks such as Federation Management or University Partnerships & Relations.

02 — The work

What you will own

- 01 Conduct market and stakeholder research for category expansion
- 02 Identify and engage potential partners and collaborators
- 03 Build relationships with universities, federations, and institutions
- 04 Coordinate meetings, outreach campaigns, and follow-ups
- 05 Track category performance and prepare progress reports
- 06 Work closely with leadership on strategic initiatives
- 07 Develop and execute category growth plans
- 08 Manage stakeholder databases and partnership pipelines
- 09 Represent the organization during outreach activities
- 10 Support category launch and operational execution

03 — The expertise

What we look for





Business DevelopmentPartnership ManagementCommunication & NegotiationProject ManagementResearch & AnalysisRelationship BuildingMicrosoft Excel / Google SheetsPresentation SkillsStrategic ThinkingLeadership Potential

04 — The bar

Who thrives here

- → Currently pursuing or recently completed undergraduate/postgraduate studies
- → Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- → Demonstrated leadership or entrepreneurial experience preferred
- → Ability to work independently in a remote environment
- → Interest in education, technology, sports, or ecosystem development
- → Willingness to take ownership and deliver measurable outcomes

Terms of Engagement How working time works at this level

No counted hours. A five-day week with a four-hour overlap window, plus responsibility for the coverage of your area — including who is on call and when.

Type

Lead

Working days

5 per week

Rest days

2 per week

Hours counted

No

Daily overlap

4h

Measured by The outcomes of the area you lead, the reliability of its coverage, and the growth of the people in it.

Where this stands legally

Hours are not counted at this level. The statutory ceiling of 9 hours a day and 48 a week remains the limit the role is designed to fit inside: if the work cannot be done within a normal week, the scope is wrong, not the person.

The full per-level model is published at Working Hours by Level.

05 — Hiring process

What to expect after you apply

- 01

Application review Every application is read personally within five business days. We respond either way.
- 02

Take-home or live exercise Role-specific. Time-boxed. Real problems we are actually working on, not invented puzzles.
- 03





Conversations Deep technical and values conversations with the team you would join. No trick questions. No panel ambushes.
- 04

Offer or honest no If yes: digital offer letter, signed in-portal, transparent terms. If no: written feedback if you want it.

Before you start

What we will collect. What it costs. What we will not do with it.

We will collect

- Name, email, phone — Account + application updates. No marketing.
- Resume / portfolio link — Human review of your work.
- Date + place of birth — Identity verification only.
- Your written responses — Selection rubric. Read by humans.
- Government ID (later) — Anti-fraud at offer / interview stage. Not at signup.

We will never
- Sell your data
- Share with third-party recruiters
- Use for advertising
- Train models on it
- Send marketing email

Our situation EduRankAI is a small, independent organization building long-term capabilities in educational intelligence, advanced AI systems, and research infrastructure. We take no advertiser money, no donations with strings attached, and no investor pressure on hiring decisions. Applying is free, and every application is read by a human — recruitment, technical, academic and leadership teams. It buys us the right to be honest.

Full transparency policy Questions? Email us

Ready to apply?

We read every application personally. If you are the right person for this role — regardless of pedigree, background, or where you are based — you will hear back from us within five business days.

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