The Prime Minister’s Internship Scheme (PMIS), run by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA), offers 12-month paid internships in top companies across India to Indian youth aged 21 to 24 years, with monthly financial assistance, a one-time grant of ₹6,000 and government-paid insurance cover. You apply free of cost on the official portal pminternship.mca.gov.in — register, browse live internship listings by state, district and sector, and click Apply. All facts below are taken from the official PMIS portal and the Government of India’s myScheme page for PMIS.
Apply here (official): PM Internship Scheme portal — pminternship.mca.gov.in
Official internship compendium (PDF): Download from the PMIS portal
Key facts
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Scheme | Prime Minister’s Internship Scheme (PMIS) |
| Ministry | Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India |
| Target | Internship opportunities for one crore youth in top 500 companies over five years |
| Duration | 12 months, real work experience (not classroom training) |
| Age | 21–24 years (as on the last date for application submission) |
| Financial support | Monthly assistance + ₹6,000 one-time grant via DBT on joining (see “Benefit” below for exact figures) |
| Insurance | PM Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana + PM Suraksha Bima Yojana, provided by Government of India |
| Sectors | Internships across 25+ sectors — IT, hospitality, retail, logistics, healthcare, manufacturing and more |
| Fee | No application fee mentioned on the portal |
Current status
The scheme is active. As of 15 July 2026, the official portal displays live internship opportunities (e.g., production/manufacturing roles in Gujarat and operations roles in Manipur), states that “internships are posted regularly” and asks candidates to “check application deadlines carefully”. The portal also carries a current notice for Round II interns: those provided ₹456 for insurance benefits under PMJJBY and PMSBY must update their details on the PMIS portal by 15.05.2026, failing which ₹456 will be deducted from the government share of their monthly allowance.
Objective
PMIS aims to bridge the gap between academic learning and industry requirements by giving youth 12 months of exposure to real business environments in India’s top companies. Per the myScheme description, at least half of the internship period is meant to be in an actual working environment, and the scheme operates independently of other Central/State skill or internship programmes.
Benefit
As listed on the Government of India’s myScheme page for PMIS:
- Monthly financial assistance: ₹4,500 per month from the Government of India plus ₹500 per month from the industry partner, paid for the entire 12 months.
- One-time grant: ₹6,000 for incidental expenses, disbursed by DBT when the intern joins at the internship location.
- Insurance: cover under Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana and Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana, provided by the Government.
- Certificate: a digital, tamper-proof completion certificate issued jointly by MCA and the company you intern with.
Note on the amount: the PMIS portal home page currently advertises “₹9,000/month financial assistance” along with the ₹6,000 one-time incidental support, while the myScheme page still lists the ₹4,500 + ₹500 structure. Since the two official sources differ, confirm the current month’s figure in the Guidelines PDF under the portal’s “Guidelines” menu before you plan finances; the portal figure is the more recently displayed one.
Eligibility (from myScheme, Government of India)
- Indian national.
- Age 21 to 24 years as on the last date for submission of the application.
- Not employed full-time and not engaged in full-time education. Candidates enrolled in online/distance learning programmes are eligible.
- Qualification: completed High School or Higher Secondary School, or an ITI certificate, or a Polytechnic diploma, or a graduate degree such as BA, B.Sc, B.Com, BCA, BBA, B.Pharma etc.
- Family income must not exceed ₹8,00,000 per annum.
Exclusions (who cannot apply)
- Graduates of IITs, IIMs, National Law Universities, IISER, NIDs and IIITs.
- Holders of CA, CMA, CS, MBBS, BDS, MBA or any master’s or higher degree.
- Anyone currently in a Central or State Government skill, apprenticeship, internship or student training programme.
- Anyone who has ever completed apprenticeship/training under NATS or NAPS.
- Candidates where any family member’s annual income exceeds ₹8 lakh, or any family member is a permanent/regular government employee. (“Family” means self, parents and spouse; “employee” excludes contractual staff.)
Documents required
- Aadhaar card
- Educational certificates
- Proof of age
- Bank account details (for DBT)
- Any other documents as required by the specific internship
Fees
No application fee is mentioned on the official portal. Beware of anyone charging money for “PMIS registration”.
Deadlines
There is no single scheme-wide deadline — each internship posting carries its own application deadline on the portal, which is why the portal tells candidates to check deadlines carefully and visit often. No other official deadline has been announced, except the Round II insurance-details update date (15.05.2026) mentioned above for existing interns.
How to apply online (step by step)
- Go to the official portal: https://pminternship.mca.gov.in/ and click Login/Register to create your candidate account.
- Complete your profile with your personal, educational and bank details.
- Click View & Apply Internship. Use the filters — state, district, sector, field — to find internships near you or anywhere in India.
- Open an internship, read the details, and click the “Apply” icon in the Action column.
- Fill all mandatory fields and click the “Submit” icon to complete the application.
- You can use the portal’s Check Eligibility tool and the Compendium PDF to shortlist opportunities before applying.
Tracking your application
On your candidate account page, go to “Track Your Application”. The table there shows updates for each internship — offers received, accepted, or waitlisted.
Offline route
There is no offline application route; PMIS applications are made only on the official portal. A mobile app is also listed in the portal’s menu for applying from your phone.
Corrections
Profile details are edited by logging in to your PMIS account. For issues you cannot fix yourself, use the portal’s Support section — that is the officially provided channel.
Common mistakes to avoid
- Applying when you hold an excluded qualification (e.g., a master’s degree or CA) — the application will not survive verification.
- Ignoring the family-income and government-employee conditions, which cover parents and spouse.
- Missing individual posting deadlines because you checked the portal only once — listings are posted regularly.
- Wrong bank details, which block the ₹6,000 DBT grant and monthly assistance.
- Using unofficial “agents” — registration is free and direct.
Helpline / contact
Use the Support menu on pminternship.mca.gov.in for candidate queries; guidance videos and manuals (including FAQ PDFs for candidates) are published on the portal under the FAQs and Manuals menus.
What if the portal is down?
Internship listings and deadlines remain governed by the portal, so retry after some time and check the posting’s deadline once it is back. If a deadline passes during a genuine outage, raise the issue immediately through the portal’s Support channel once available.
Information last verified: 15 July 2026
Sources
- https://pminternship.mca.gov.in/
- https://www.myscheme.gov.in/schemes/pmis
- https://pminternship.mca.gov.in/mca-api/files/cdn?path=compendium.pdf