Prasar Bharati Technical Intern Recruitment – South Zone
Recruitment overview
| Details | Information |
|---|---|
| Organization | Prasar Bharati |
| Post | Technical Intern |
| Recruitment type | Contractual engagement |
| Zone | South Zone |
| Notification date | 16 June 2025 |
| Total positions | 63 (tentative) |
| Engagement period | 1 year |
| Maximum age | 30 years |
| Stipend | ₹25,000 per month |
| Qualification | B.E./B.Tech/M.E./M.Tech in relevant engineering streams |
| Minimum marks | 65% |
| Work locations | Various Akashvani & Doordarshan Kendras in South Zone |
| Application | Online through Prasar Bharati |
| Employer | Prasar Bharati |
These details come from the official Prasar Bharati NIA.
Important: Is Virudhunagar included?
No. Virudhunagar is not listed in the official 2025 South Zone Technical Intern vacancy.
The official location list includes places such as Chennai, Avadi, Bengaluru, Thiruvananthapuram, Puducherry, Rameshwaram, Vijayawada, Tiruchirappalli, Dharwad, Kodaikanal, Hyderabad and others.
For Tamil Nadu, the notification specifically lists locations including:
- Chennai – Akashvani
- HPT Avadi
- Puducherry
- Rameshwaram
- Tiruchirappalli
- Kodaikanal
- Chennai – Doordarshan
- Chennai – Civil Wing
Virudhunagar is not mentioned in the official annexure.
Educational Qualification
Candidates were required to have a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering in relevant disciplines such as:
- Electronics Engineering
- Telecommunication Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Information Technology
- Computer Science
The degree needed to be from a government-recognized university/institution approved by AICTE/UGC, with at least 65% marks in the relevant stream.
Fresh graduates/postgraduates and candidates who completed their degree during the 2024–25 academic year were eligible under the notification. Candidates awaiting final results could also apply subject to the stated conditions.
Job responsibilities
Technical Interns would assist with:
- Installation and maintenance of broadcast equipment
- Operation of radio and television technical systems
- Studio equipment maintenance
- Signal monitoring
- Fault detection and troubleshooting
- Live telecast support
- Uplink/downlink operations
- Technical infrastructure planning
- Studio upgrading activities
- Civil and electrical maintenance
- Digital archiving
- Server management
- Hardware/software troubleshooting
- Outdoor broadcast support
- Special live events
The official notification describes these as technical support duties within Akashvani and Doordarshan operations.
Salary / Stipend
The consolidated stipend was:
₹25,000 per month
This was an internship/contractual engagement rather than a permanent government employee appointment.
Duration
The engagement period was:
1 year
The engagement was purely contractual, and the notification stated that the intern would not have an automatic claim for absorption or regularization in Prasar Bharati.