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Nokia Internship 2027 – full job details

The Nokia Internship 2027 opening is a research post inside Nokia Bell Labs’ Platform ASIC Research team in Bengaluru. The listing is filed as a fixed-term student trainee role, runs for six months and expects you in the office full time. Nokia published it on 6 November 2026 and has tagged it as trending on its portal.

The theme is energy-efficient computing for AI-heavy wireless systems. In plain terms, you would test whether newer styles of hardware, such as neuromorphic chips or RISC-V accelerators, can run radio and AI workloads using less power. That makes this Nokia Internship 2027 slot a fit for research students in architecture, VLSI or wireless, not for undergraduates.

What you will do in the Nokia Internship 2027 role

Based on Nokia’s description, the Nokia Internship 2027 work will be spread across research and hands-on experiments:

• Investigate low-energy compute ideas for wireless systems that rely on AI models.
• Study neuromorphic computing and judge how well it suits wireless workloads.
• Write prototypes, models and benchmarks in Python and C to test those ideas.
• Explore accelerator concepts such as RISC-V-based acceleration, custom instruction extensions and hardware/software co-design.
• Possibly help with Verilog work, microarchitecture studies or architecture-level design and simulation.
• Compare standard AI compute against low-power options – event-driven, approximate or neuromorphic methods.

Nokia Internship 2027 eligibility

The core requirement for the Nokia Internship 2027 is active enrolment in a Ph.D. or MS (Research) programme while you intern. Beyond that, Nokia asks for:

• A strong base in at least one of: computer architecture, VLSI or digital design, AI/ML algorithms, wireless communications, signal processing, embedded systems or HW/SW co-design.
• Practical coding in Python, C or both.
• The ability to plan experiments, read results and refine research ideas on your own.
• Solid fundamentals in algorithms, digital systems and performance-versus-energy trade-offs.
• Availability for the full six months.

Good to have: RISC-V architecture or ISA extensions, accelerator or processor microarchitecture work, spiking neural networks or other low-power AI, quantization, sparsity, pruning or approximate computing, and RTL, simulation or FPGA/ASIC design flows. Nokia does not state a batch, CGPA cut-off or age limit, so treat any figure you see elsewhere as unconfirmed.

Nokia Internship 2027 selection process

Nokia has not published the selection rounds for this role. For research internships of this kind, plan for a CV and research-profile shortlist, one or two technical interviews on your thesis area (architecture, VLSI, ML or wireless), and a discussion with the lab team about fit and availability. Treat this as a preparation plan, not confirmed steps.

Documents required

• An updated CV with your research topic, publications and tools – build one quickly with our Resume Builder.
• Proof of current Ph.D. or MS (Research) enrolment.
• Academic transcripts and, ideally, a short research statement.
• A no-objection or approval note from your guide for the six-month stint.

Preparation tips for the Nokia Internship 2027 interview

• Be ready to explain your own research clearly in five minutes, including results and trade-offs.
• Revise computer architecture basics: pipelines, caches, memory bandwidth and energy per operation.
• Read up on RISC-V custom extensions and spiking neural networks at an overview level.
• Practise Python and C coding for simple benchmarks and data analysis – try our free career tools.
• Prepare a crisp opening using our self-introduction guide.

Expected stipend for the Nokia Internship 2027

Nokia has not disclosed a stipend for this Nokia Internship 2027 post. As a reported guide only, AmbitionBox shows Nokia Student Intern take-home pay of roughly ₹25,700–27,100 per month and SDE Intern pay near ₹23,400–24,900 per month. These figures are India-wide, not specific to Bell Labs, and confidence is low; research-level stipends for Ph.D. students may be higher. Ask Nokia for the figure in writing.

How to apply for Nokia Internship 2027

1. Open the official Nokia Student Intern – Research (job 39934) page.
2. Click Apply and sign in or create a profile on Nokia’s careers site.
3. Upload your CV and enrolment proof, and answer the screening questions honestly.
4. Submit and keep a note of the job ID 39934 for follow-ups.

There is no published last date for the Nokia Internship 2027, so apply as soon as possible.

About Nokia

Nokia calls itself a global leader in connectivity for the AI era, building fixed, mobile and transport networks with research support from Nokia Bell Labs. Its Bangalore Platform ASIC Research lab studies advanced computing architectures and algorithms for next-generation communication systems. Listed benefits include well-being programmes, employee resource groups, mentoring and learning support.

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