SURGE is the main undergraduate internship program at the institute. It is open to students from IIT Kanpur and other institutes. They work on research projects dealing with the latest advancements under faculty members.
It is an 8-week long program running from May 14 to July 14 for the 2024 session. Interested candidates have to apply online after meeting the eligibility criteria. Selected candidates have to pay the administrative charge fee to complete their application.
Until now, the program has seen more participants every year. A total of 951 IIT Kanpur students and 878 non-IIT Kanpur students have participated in SURGE till now. There have also been 66 overseas students with 6 being from SAARC countries. IIT Kanpur also runs SARIP (Student Advanced Research Internship Program) for postgraduate students.