Sun Oct 13 02:20:00 UTC 2024: ## PM Internship Scheme Opens Registration for Youth: Over 80,000 Opportunities Available

**New Delhi:** The government has opened the registration window for the Prime Minister’s Internship Scheme for youth aged 21-24 years, starting Saturday. The scheme, aiming to provide one crore internships over five years in India’s top 500 companies, currently boasts over 80,000 internship opportunities across 24 sectors and 737 districts.

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs, implementing the scheme, reported that over 56% of the listed internships are in Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Karnataka, and Uttar Pradesh. The oil, gas & energy sector leads with over 25,000 positions, followed by manufacturing and automotive sectors with over 16,000 listings, and banking and financial services with over 10,000.

Candidates can register on the portal, pminternship.mca.gov.in, from 5:00 PM onwards. The scheme offers a 12-month internship with a monthly stipend of Rs 4,500, provided by the government via Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT). The company will contribute an additional Rs 500 per month through its CSR funds, and the government will provide a one-time grant of Rs 6,000 per annum for incidentals.

Applicants should have completed high school, higher secondary school, ITI certification, diploma from a polytechnic institute, or a bachelor’s degree (B.A., B. Sc., B. Com, BCA, BBA, B.Pharma). Reservation for SCs, STs, OBCs, and disabled candidates will be similar to government jobs. Individuals whose family income exceeds Rs 8 lakh in FY 2023-24, those with permanent/regular government employment, and graduates from IITs, IIMs, national law universities, IISER, NIDs, IIITs, or those holding qualifications like CA, CMA, CS, MBBS, BDS, MBA, or any master’s or higher degree are ineligible.

Shortlisted candidates will be informed from October 27 to November 7, with the acceptance window from November 8 to November 15. If a candidate declines the initial offer, they will be offered two more opportunities.

The pilot phase of the scheme, costing the government Rs 800 crore, aims to provide internships to 1.25 lakh candidates. Around 1 lakh youth are expected to be enrolled by early December.

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