About LAMP Fellowship 2020

LAMP Fellowship provides an opportunity for young Indians to be mentored by a Member of Parliament of India for a period of 11 months. The LAMP Fellows work full time with the assigned MP, from the beginning of the Monsoon session (Mid June) to the end of the Budget session (May) of Parliament. The fellows will be assigned an MP who is actively engaged in Parliament and can be from any house of the parliament and from any political party. The assigning of LAMP Fellows to the MPs will be done on a random basis; no consideration will be given to the LAMP Fellow's political leanings, educational background or ideology.

The candidates have to submit two essays as part of the application process, so if you are interested to apply then write the essay first and then start filling the application form. The Application form has to be filled in one go so check the form first and collect all the required information.



LAMP Fellowship is a full-time job for the fellows and not an internship and it is conducted by PRS Legislative Research. The fellows are provided with pre-placement training of 1 month. The fellows will have to stay in Delhi in the due course of their fellowship.

LAMP Fellowship Dates 2020

Event Date Last Date to Apply 26 January 2020 Fellowship Begins Mid June 2020 Fellowship Ends May 2020



LAMP (Legislative Assistants to Members of Parliament) Fellows will be based in Delhi during the LAMP Fellowship Period and will work closely with the assigned MP and help them by providing the extensive research support for their parliamentary work.

A significant amount of the research will be Parliament related, such as inputs for bills, parliamentary Questions, policy discussions and committee meetings.

LAMP Fellows are also required to provide background research for the conferences and media events MPs attend in their official capacity.

They may also be given the work of visiting the constituency of the MP.

After the LAMP Fellowship, several fellows have pursued advanced degrees in institutions like ISB, IIMs, Yale University, Columbia University, Oxford, and LSE. Others have chosen to work in areas such as policy research, political consulting, public relations and the development sector. Some Fellows have continued to work with MPs.

The applications will be accepted online and the last date to complete the LAMP Fellowship Application form is 26 January 2020



The selection of the fellows will be very competitive and the final selection will be done after a personal interview. LAMP Fellows will get a monthly stipend of Rs. 20,000 and an additional allowance of Rs. 3000 to cover other expenses such as local conveyance, telephone calls, internet charges etc.