Prime Minister Internship Scheme for Pharma Candidates

The Prime Minister Internship Scheme is a Government of India initiative aimed at providing internship opportunities to youth in top companies of India. The program offers youth exposure to real-life business environments across sectors, helping them gain valuable skills and work experience, ultimately enhancing their employability. This scheme targets to offer one crore internships to youth over five years.

Internship is an arrangement between the intern and the company in which the company provides an opportunity to the intern to get training, gain experience and skills within the real-life environment of the business or organization. It helps in bridging the gap between academic learning and industry requirements, in turn, assisting enhancement of her/his employability.

Eligible candidates may get internship opportunities in different roles/functions across multiple sectors offered by Partner Companies/Organizations through the PMIS portal. Internship opportunities may be available across different locations/regions in India, and candidates can browse and apply based on their preferences such as location (state, district), sector, functional role and qualifications. The internships may be offered across sectors such as IT and Software Development, Banking and Financial Services, Oil, Gas & Energy, Metals & Mining, FMCG (Fast- Moving Consumer Goods), Telecom, Infrastructure & Construction, Retail & Consumer Durables, Cement & Building Materials, Automotive, Pharmaceutical, Aviation & Defence, Manufacturing & Industrial, Chemical, Media, Entertainment & Education, Agriculture and Allied, Consulting Services, Textile Manufacturing, Gems and Jewellery, Travel & Hospitality and Healthcare, etc. The scheme is designed to support participation of youth from diverse backgrounds, and the portal shortlisting approach considers broader representation across the applicant base. This enables youth from both rural and urban areas, and students/candidates from different educational backgrounds, to explore internship opportunities with top companies through PMIS.

Duration of the internship : Internships under the PM Internship Scheme will be for a duration of either 6 months or 9 months, depending on nature of internship, sector and company requirement. It is clarified that internship duration for the existing interns of the earlier pilot rounds will remain 12 months.

Eligibility Criteria
To apply for the PM Internship Scheme, you must meet the following criteria :
• You must be an Indian citizen.
• You must be aged between 18-25 years (as on the date of submission of application).
• You must not be employed full-time.
• You must not be engaged in full-time education. However, candidates enrolled in online or distance learning programmes are eligible, and candidates enrolled in the final year of full-time graduation or post-graduation are also eligible to apply.
• You must have passed High School/Secondary School, Higher Secondary School, possess a certificate from an ITI, hold a diploma from a Polytechnic Institute, or be an graduate (e.g., BA, B.Sc., B.Com, BCA, BBA, B.Pharma, B.E./B.Tech etc.) or a postgraduate (e.g., MA, M.Sc., M.Com, MCA, M.Techetc.) as per the scheme guidelines.
• You may also check your eligibility through the PMIS portal (pminternship.mca.gov.in) or through the PMIS mobile application2. Foreign Nationals : No, Foreign Nationals are not eligible to apply for the PM Internship Scheme.

Who is not eligible for the PM Internship scheme?
You are not eligible to apply for the PM Internship Scheme if :
• You are below 18 years or above 25 years of age (as on the date of submission of application).
• You are currently engaged in full-time employment.
• You are currently engaged in full-time education (except those enrolled in online/distance learning programmes and those in the final year of full-time graduation or post-graduation, as permitted).
• You have graduated or post graduated from specific institutions like IITs, IIMs, National Law Universities, IISER, NIDs, IIITs, and IISc. Step 2: hrl@zenotech.co.in
• You hold qualifications such as CA, CMA, CS, MBBS, BDS, MD, MS, MBA (or equivalent), MPhil or PhD.
• You are undergoing any skill, apprenticeship, internship, or training programme under a Central or State Government scheme.
• You have completed apprenticeship or training under NATS or NAPS at any point.
• The income of any of your family members (self, parents, or spouse) exceeds ₹12 lakh in the preceding financial year, as on the date of submission of application.
• Any member of your family (self, parents, or spouse) is a permanent/regular government employee (excluding contractual employees). “Government” includes Central and State Governments, Union Territory administrations, Central and State PSUs, statutory organizations, and local bodies etc.

Financial Assistance
Yes. After joining the internship, each intern will receive monthly assistance of ₹9,000 for the entire duration of the internship. In addition, some Partner Companies may offer extra financial or non-financial benefits (if any). These benefits are displayed on the portal/mobile app as icons on the internship opportunity tiles on the main/home page and are also listed in the detailed internship description under the “Additional Benefits” section (and may also be reiterated in the offer details shared by the company) Of this amount: PMIS
• Company share : ₹900 per month (10%) paid by the Partner Company (from CSR funds or own funds). This may be linked to attendance and adherence to company policies.
• Government share: Up to ₹8,100 per month paid via DBT to the intern’s Aadhaar-seeded bank account after the company uploads payment details on the portal. The Government amount is pro-rated based on the company’s payment. One-time incidental support: A one-time incidental grant of ₹6,000 is provided by the Government via DBT in two instalments of ₹3,000 each.
• 1st instalment: initiated after joining is verified on the portal.
• 2nd instalment: after completion of 90 days as active intern (Including sabbatical period if rejoined), minimum 2 monthly allowance payment done & uploaded by the company and at the time of payment status must be “Joining verified by HR”. The government will provide each Intern with the Life and Personal Accidental Insurances offering coverage and benefits equivalent to those under of Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY) and Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY).

Registration Process
The Prime Minister Internship Scheme portal is accessible in multiple languages, including Hindi, English, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Punjabi, Telugu, and Tamil. You can change the language from the dropdown menu in the top-right corner of the navigation bar of the portal.

Candidates (not registered on the PMIS portal) can raise grievances only for technical/portal issues, such as login problems, OTP not received, KYC errors, page loading issues, or document upload errors. Registered candidates can raise grievances under all available categories, which include DBT-related issues (one-time grant and monthly assistance), Internship- related issues (joining verification, HR concerns, supervisor issues, sabbatical, dropout/termination, workplace concerns), and Portal-related issues (technical problems).