PM Internship Scheme (PMIS): Checklist, Stipend, Eligibility and How to Apply

Before you open the form, run two quick checklists. The first is your documents. The second is your eligibility. If both are clear, the application itself takes about half an hour. Most people who get rejected fail on a line they never read, so let us start with what to keep ready and who fits the rules. The walk-through comes right after.

You cannot finish the profile if a document is missing midway, so collect all of these first.

• Aadhaar card, with your name and date of birth spelled the way you want them to appear.
• A bank account linked and seeded to your Aadhaar. The government share of the stipend reaches you only by Direct Benefit Transfer, so this link must work.
• An active mobile number for the OTP and for every notification later.
• Educational certificates. Your Class 10 marksheet at the minimum, plus any diploma, ITI, or degree you hold.
• A recent passport-size photograph in a clear file.
• Family income details for the relevant financial year. You may need to confirm the figure is under the ceiling.
• For a final-year student, a No Objection Certificate from your college. The portal now allows final-year graduate and postgraduate students, and the NOC confirms the internship will not clash with your studies.

Both sides of this list matter. The “cannot apply” lines are where most applications get filtered out, so read them as carefully as the first set.

You can apply if you:

• Are an Indian citizen.
• Are aged 21 to 24 years at the time you apply. Final-year graduate and postgraduate students who fit the other rules may also apply under the expanded criteria, with a college NOC.
• Have passed at least Class 10. Higher qualifications such as ITI, a diploma, or a graduate degree are fine too.
• Are not in full-time employment.
• Are not in full-time education. Online or distance-learning students are allowed, and final-year students now have a separate route.
• Have a total family income that is not more than Rs 8 lakh a year.

You cannot apply if you:

• Have a family income above Rs 8 lakh a year.
• Have a family member who is a permanent or regular government employee, as the scheme norms define it.
• Graduated from an IIT, IIM, IISER, IISc, or a National Law University.
• Hold a higher professional or postgraduate qualification such as CA, CS, CMA, MBBS, MBA, or any master's degree.
• Are already drawing a stipend or benefit under another government skilling, apprenticeship, or internship programme, including NATS or NAPS.

Clear every “can apply” line and none of the “cannot apply” lines? Then move to the steps below. If one line is borderline, sort it out before you start, because a mismatch later costs you the application.

Think of a young woman who finished her BCom last year. No company called her for an interview. She has the degree but no work to show, and every job ad seems to want experience she does not have. Months pass and the gap on her resume grows.

Now picture the same person six months into a PMIS internship at a large company near her town. She has a desk, a reporting manager, and real tasks. She has learned how an office runs, picked up a few software tools, and built a small network of colleagues who can vouch for her. The stipend covers her travel and phone bills, and the joining grant helped her buy decent clothes for work. When she applies for a regular job now, she has something concrete to put on the page. That shift, from an empty resume to a structured first experience, is what the scheme is built to give.

The PM Internship Scheme, or PMIS, is a Government of India programme run by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs. It was announced in the Union Budget 2024-25 and launched in 2024 by the Union government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The aim is large. The plan is to give one crore young people a real internship over five years by placing them in India's top 500 companies, chosen on the basis of their past CSR spending. You can see it next to every other central scheme on the All Modi-era Sarkari Yojana index 2014 to 2026.

An internship runs for 12 months. At least half of that time has to be spent in an actual working setting, not in a classroom, so you come out with hands-on practice and not only a certificate.

The money is the part most people ask about first, so here it is plainly.

A note on the stipend figure, because it matters. The official scheme guidelines for the pilot rounds set the monthly amount at Rs 5,000, with Rs 4,500 from the government and Rs 500 from the company. Some 2026 news reports say the monthly amount for the current round has been revised upward. The exact revised figure and the government-to-company split were not consistent across those reports, and we could not confirm a single number against an official source. So treat Rs 5,000 as the documented baseline and confirm the exact stipend for your listing on pminternship.mca.gov.in before you accept an offer. The Rs 6,000 joining grant has stayed the same across rounds.

Because the government share comes by DBT, your bank account must be linked to Aadhaar. If the link is not active, fix that before you join, or the stipend will not land.

The whole process is online and free. There is no fee at any stage, and anyone asking you to pay for “PMIS registration” is running a scam. The only official portal is pminternship.mca.gov.in.

1. Open the official portal at pminternship.mca.gov.in. Check the web address carefully, because lookalike sites exist.
2. Register with your mobile number and complete the OTP verification.
3. Build your profile. Fill in your personal details, education, and skills. Keep your Aadhaar and bank details on hand.
4. Let the portal generate your resume from what you entered. It builds the resume for you, so enter everything correctly the first time.
5. Browse the internship listings posted by partner companies. You can filter by sector, location, and role to find ones that fit.
6. Apply to the internships that match you. You can apply to a handful of listings, so pick the ones you are genuinely eligible for and read each listing before you apply.
7. Submit and note your application reference. You will need it to track the status.
8. Wait for shortlisting. If a company selects you and you accept the offer, finish the onboarding steps the company shares.

Once you submit, the partner company reviews applications for its listing. If you are shortlisted, you get an internship offer through the portal. You then accept or decline. Accepting means you agree to the role, the location, and the term. After that, the company runs onboarding, and your stipend cycle begins once you join. The first thing to land is usually the Rs 6,000 grant, followed by the monthly amount. Keep checking the portal and your registered mobile, because offers and deadlines move on their own clock.

Most trouble is avoidable if you know what to watch for.

• Not shortlisted. Selection sits with the company, and one listing can draw thousands of applicants. Apply to several listings that match you rather than one, complete your profile fully, and keep checking for fresh listings, since new ones are added through the year.
• Eligibility rejection. This usually traces back to a line on the “cannot apply” list. A family income over Rs 8 lakh, a family member in regular government service, a disqualifying degree, or income proof that does not match what you typed are the common ones. Read the rules before you apply, not after a rejection.
• Stipend delay. The government share fails most often when the bank account is not Aadhaar-seeded or the Aadhaar details do not match. Confirm the seeding at your bank, keep your account active, and watch for the DBT credit.
• Profile or document mismatch. If the name or date of birth on your form does not match your Aadhaar or certificates, the verification can stall. Make the records agree before you submit.

The documented amount for the pilot rounds is Rs 5,000 a month, with Rs 4,500 from the government by DBT to your Aadhaar-linked account and Rs 500 from the host company. You also get a one-time grant of Rs 6,000 on joining. Some 2026 reports mention a higher current-round figure, so confirm the exact stipend for your listing on pminternship.mca.gov.in.

You must be 21 to 24 years old when you apply, and an Indian citizen. Under the expanded rules, final-year graduate and postgraduate students who meet the other conditions may also apply, with a No Objection Certificate from their college.

Your total family income must not be more than Rs 8 lakh a year. If it is higher, you are not eligible.

You need at least a Class 10 pass. Higher qualifications such as ITI, diploma, or a graduate degree are eligible too. But holders of a master's or a professional qualification like CA, CS, CMA, MBBS, or MBA, and graduates of IITs, IIMs, IISERs, IISc, or National Law Universities, are not eligible.

It runs for 12 months. At least half of that time has to be spent in a real working or practical setting, not in a classroom.

No. Registration and application on pminternship.mca.gov.in are free. If anyone asks for money, it is a scam.

The pilot ran a first round from October 2024 and a second round into early 2025. A further round of the pilot is underway in 2026, with companies posting listings through the year on a rolling basis. Check pminternship.mca.gov.in for the current round and the last date for each listing.

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India. It was announced in the Union Budget 2024-25 and launched in 2024.

If your stipend, onboarding, or status is stuck with a public authority and a normal complaint goes nowhere, you can ask for the position in writing. Draft a clean request with the AI RTI Drafter, read your rights under the RTI Act 2005, and follow the filing and appeal steps in The RTI Playbook.

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• Ministry of Corporate Affairs, PM Internship Scheme guidelines and FAQs.
• Official portal: pminternship.mca.gov.in.
• PIB, PM Internship Scheme pilot launch and Round 2 release.
• PIB, MCA expands PMIS eligibility to final-year graduate and postgraduate students, April 2026.
• Union Budget 2024-25.

Last reviewed: 30 June 2026.

By Dr. Shrawan Kumar Pathak

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