Internship Certificate Format: Fields, Templates and Verification

An internship certificate format is the set of details a company puts on the document that proves your internship: who you are, what you did, for how long, and who can confirm it. Get those details right and the certificate holds up when your department or an employer checks it.

This page is about the document itself. If you are still choosing where to intern, read internship with certificate in Pakistan first.

What a valid internship certificate format includes

There is no single government format in Pakistan. These are the fields universities and employers look for, roughly in page order.

Certificate, experience letter or recommendation: which proves what

Ask for both. The certificate satisfies your department; the experience letter is what a recruiter reads.

Internship certificate format: copy-paste templates

Replace everything in square brackets, paste into Word or Google Docs on the company letterhead, and keep both a PDF and a signed, stamped paper copy. You can send HR a filled draft, but only the company can sign and issue it.

[COMPANY LETTERHEAD: legal name, logo, address, phone, official email, website]
[NTN: ____ | SECP Reg. No.: ____ | PSEB Reg. No.: ____ (where applicable)]

Certificate No.: [COMPANY CODE-YEAR-SERIAL]          Date of issue: [DD Month YYYY]

INTERNSHIP COMPLETION CERTIFICATE

This is to certify that [Full Name as on CNIC], [son/daughter] of [Father's Name], a student of [Degree, Semester] at [University] (Roll No. [____]), has completed an internship at [Company Legal Name] as a [Track/Role] Intern.

Internship period: [Start date] to [End date] ([duration])
Mode and hours: [Onsite at City / Remote / Hybrid], about [__] hours per week
Supervisor: [Name, Designation]

During the internship, [he/she] worked on [2 to 4 specific tasks, e.g. building REST APIs for a client dashboard]. [His/Her] performance was [satisfactory / good / excellent].

Verify: scan the QR code or visit [verification URL on company domain].

_______________________          [Company stamp]          [QR code]
[Supervisor Name], [Designation]

[COMPANY LETTERHEAD]
Ref. No.: [____]                              Date: [DD Month YYYY]

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN

This is to confirm that [Full Name] worked with [Company Legal Name] as a [Role] Intern from [Start date] to [End date] ([duration]), [onsite at our City office / remotely].

Main responsibilities and work completed:
- [Task with result, e.g. built the booking form and admin table for a client website]
- [Task with result]

Tools used: [e.g. React, Node.js, Git, Figma]

[He/She] reported to [Supervisor Name, Designation], who reviewed [his/her] work [weekly]. [One or two honest lines on punctuality, learning speed and quality of work.]

For verification, contact [HR email on company domain] or [phone], quoting Ref. No. [____].

_______________________          [Company stamp]
[Name], [HR Manager / Team Lead]

Some departments want a letter addressed to them. Template (c) pairs with the request letter in our internship letter from university guide.

[COMPANY LETTERHEAD]
Ref. No.: [____]                              Date: [DD Month YYYY]

To
The Internship Coordinator / Chairperson
Department of [Computer Science], [University], [City]

Subject: Internship completion of [Full Name], Roll No. [____]

Dear Sir/Madam,

With reference to your letter No. [____] dated [____], we confirm that [Full Name], [Degree, Semester], completed an internship with [Company Legal Name] from [Start date] to [End date] ([duration]) in the [Track/Role] team.

The internship was [onsite / remote / hybrid], about [__] hours per week, under the supervision of [Supervisor Name, Designation]. [His/Her] main work included [2 to 3 tasks]. Your evaluation form is attached, signed by the supervisor.

Yours sincerely,

_______________________          [Company stamp]
[Supervisor Name], [Designation], [phone / official email]

How universities and employers verify a certificate

1. They scan the QR code or open the link. It should land on the company’s own domain with the same name, role and dates. A Google Drive file or a picture of the certificate is not verification.
2. They contact the company using details from its official website, not the number printed on the certificate.
3. They check the company exists: an NTN on FBR’s Taxpayer Profile Inquiry, a private limited company on SECP’s company search. PSEB numbers only apply to IT and IT-enabled companies.
4. They ask you about the work: what you built, with which tools, and what went wrong. Your weekly reports and internship report are your backup.

Registration checks: FBR Taxpayer Profile Inquiry on e.fbr.gov.pk (search by NTN, CNIC or registration number); SECP company name search on secp.gov.pk.

Red flags of a fake or bought certificate

• Offered “in one day” or for a price, with no work required.
• Dates that do not fit: a “3-month internship” issued after two weeks, or dates that clash with exams or a full-time job.
• No supervisor name, a pasted signature image, no stamp and no contact details.
• A QR code that leads nowhere, to a generic homepage, or to an image instead of a record.
• A company with no address, website or registration, only a social media page.
• Generic work descriptions identical to your classmates’ certificates.

A bought certificate is a risk, not a shortcut: if it is discovered, you can lose the offer or the credit.

What to do if your company does not issue one

1. Ask in writing in your first week, not on your last day, and confirm who will sign.
2. Send a filled draft of template (a) or (b) so HR only has to check, print and sign.
3. Accept a fallback: a signed supervisor’s letter on letterhead, or an official-domain email confirming your role and dates.
4. Use your department’s form. Many departments have an evaluation proforma the supervisor fills and stamps.
5. Keep your own evidence: offer letter, weekly reports, commits and emails.

How Ezitech’s internship certificates work

Ezitech’s certificate and experience letter both carry a QR code and unique ID that resolve on portal.ezitech.org, our own domain, so anyone can confirm them without emailing us. Each intern’s public profile lists their completed tasks with dates: the work behind the certificate.

We don’t sell certificates. Our internship programme runs for 3 months in one track, onsite in Rawalpindi or remote, on live client briefs with a named mentor reviewing work weekly. Ezitech is PSEB registered and NTN registered with FBR.

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