PM Internship 2025: Youth opportunity!

If you want to begin your career with a good opportunity or wish to have an internship in a prestigious institute, then you can fulfill your dreams under the PM Internship Scheme. The second phase of the Pradhan Mantri Internship Scheme application is ongoing.

8,700 candidates began an internship

The central government has raised the fund for this scheme for 2025-26. The government has raised the fund from Rs 380 crore of the revised estimate to Rs 10,831.07 crore. The government had given an opportunity for more than 1,27,000 internships in the first phase of the scheme. While in the second phase it was around 1,15,000. From December 2024 until now, among over 28,000 chosen candidates, just 8,700 have initiated internships under the program.

PM Internship Scheme 2025 Eligibility: Eligibility Criteria

Young people who are aged between 21 to 24 years and who are neither pursuing full-time employment nor full-time studies are eligible for this internship program. Only the applicants will be made eligible for this scheme whose family income per annum is not more than Rs 8 lakh. If a family member holds a permanent government employment, then the youth belonging to that family will not be made eligible for this scheme.

Youths pursuing through distance and online learning will be treated as eligible for this internship. But youth receiving skill training under any other government scheme cannot benefit from this internship. Except for this, students who have graduated from renowned institutions such as IIT, IIM, IISER, NID, IIIT, and NLU will also not be eligible to apply. Moreover, candidates holding higher qualifications such as CA, CMA, CS, MBBS, BDS, MBA, or Master's degree will not be treated as eligible for internship under this scheme.

PM Internship Scheme 2025: Stipend

The shortlisted candidates will receive a stipend of Rs 5000 per month, where Rs 4500 will be provided by the Central Government and Rs 500 from the CSR fund of the respective company. Additionally, another amount of Rs 6000 will be paid to all the shortlisted candidates.

Process to apply

• Initially, go to the internship website pminternship.mca.gov.in.
• Click on the registration link provided on the homepage.
• Enter your mobile number and complete the registration process.
• Fill the application form and upload the required documents.
• Check the application form carefully and submit it.
• Also, take a printout of the application form for future reference.

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