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PM Internship Scheme
Country	India
Prime Minister(s)	Narendra Modi
Ministry	Ministry of Corporate Affairs
Key people	Nirmala Sitharaman
Launched	3 October 2024; 10 months ago (2024-10-03)
Status	Active
Website	pminternship.mca.gov.in

Pradhan Mantri Internship Yojana (PMIS, transl. Prime Minister's Internship Scheme) or simply PM Internship Scheme was launched by Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India on 03-October-2024 to provide internship opportunities to the youths in nation's leading companies.^[1][2][3]

Overview

It was proposed to support 10 million youths through the scheme with a budgetary allocation of ₹20 billion (US$240 million) for 2024-25 and ₹108.31 billion (US$1.3 billion) for 2025-26.^[4][5]

In the first phase of the scheme, about 28,000 candidates accepted the offer and, over 8,700 candidates joined their internship.^[5] In the second phase, as on 17-July-2025, over 22,500 candidates have been accepted the offer.^[6][7]

Statistics

Phase	Date	No. of Applications	No. of Candidates	No. of offers made by the companies	No. of candidates received the offers	No. of candidates accepted the offers	No. of candidates joined the internship	Note
I	Oct–Dec, 2024	621,000	181,000	82,000	60,000	28,000	8,700	[8][5]
II	Jan-Apr, 2025	455,000	214,000	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA	[9]

Features

The scheme offers a one-year internship with a monthly stipend of ₹5,000. It includes a training program of at least six months' duration across various roles and sectors. Additionally, interns receive a one-time joining grant of ₹6,000.^[8][10][3]

References

1. Raghav, Pradeep Kumar (October 3, 2024). "शुरू हुई पीएम इंटर्नशिप योजना, जानें क्या होगी योग्यता? कब कर सकेंगे आवेदन और सब कुछ". Zee News Hindi (in Hindi). Retrieved August 7, 2025.
2. "PM Internship scheme launched: Rs 5,000 monthly stipend, register on Oct 12-25". India Today. October 4, 2024. Retrieved August 7, 2025.
3. Magazine, Aanchal (October 14, 2024). "Internship scheme opens for candidates to register, over 80,000 positions listed". The Indian Express. Retrieved August 7, 2025.
4. Prasad, Gireesh Chandra (February 7, 2025). "Budgeting for skills: Govt raises FY26 allocation by 27 times for PM internship scheme". Mint. Retrieved August 7, 2025.
5. Magazine, Aanchal (February 6, 2025). "8,000 candidates join PM internship scheme in 4 months since its launch". The Indian Express. Retrieved August 7, 2025.
6. Chitravanshi, Ruchika (July 28, 2025). "71,000 offers made in second round of PM internship pilot project". Business Standard. Retrieved August 7, 2025.
7. "PM Internship Scheme: 6% of recipients of offers have joined work so far". The Hindu. July 21, 2025. Retrieved August 7, 2025.
8. Walia, Aggam (March 28, 2025). "With round 2 deadline nearing, PM Internship Scheme candidates attend open house to clear queries". The Indian Express. Retrieved August 7, 2025.
9. Magazine, Aanchal (August 5, 2025). "PM Internship Scheme: Share of female applicants surges to 41% in second pilot of govt's flagship internship scheme from 31%". The Indian Express. Retrieved August 7, 2025.
10. Kulkarni, Sneha (March 6, 2025). "Rs 5,000 monthly stipend to Rs 6,000 grant: PM Internship Scheme 2025 registration ends in 2 days". The Economic Times. Retrieved August 7, 2025.