Probation: A trial period after joining as a regular employee, when the company reviews your performance before confirming you. It is more common in full-time jobs than in internships.
Example
Your full-time offer mentions a 6-month probation period with a review at the end.
Why Probation matters for IT interns
During probation, steady work and good conduct matter a lot, and the notice period is often shorter.
Where you will hear it
You will come across this term while searching for internships, reading offers, and talking to recruiters or your college placement cell. If someone uses it and you are not sure what they mean in your project, it is completely fine to ask; every team uses terms a little differently.
Related terms
- Onboarding: Your first days or weeks when the company sets you up: accounts, laptop, access, policies, team introductions…
- Paid Internship: An internship where you receive a monthly stipend for your work.
- Pre-Placement Offer (PPO): A full-time job offer given to an intern before regular campus placements, usually because they did well…
- Selection Process: The steps a company uses to choose candidates, such as an online test, coding round, technical interview and…
- Stipend: The fixed monthly amount paid to an intern.
- Unpaid Internship: An internship with no stipend.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Probation?
A trial period after joining as a regular employee, when the company reviews your performance before confirming you. It is more common in full-time jobs than in internships.
What is an example of Probation?
Your full-time offer mentions a 6-month probation period with a review at the end.
Why does Probation matter for IT interns?
During probation, steady work and good conduct matter a lot, and the notice period is often shorter.
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About the author
Dhaivat has 16+ years of experience in the IT industry, working on AI and cloud technologies, project delivery, and engineering leadership. He has interviewed and mentored many interns, wrote The Lost Intern, and runs the non-commercial Career Impact Initiative, mentoring students for free.