Prime Minister’s Internship Scheme

The “Prime Minister’s Internship Scheme”, launched by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India, aims to provide internship opportunities to one crore youth in top 500 companies over a period of five years. The scheme offers a 12-month internship to help youth gain exposure to real-life business environments across various professions. It is designed to bridge the gap between academic learning and industry requirements by enabling interns to acquire practical skills and work experience. The scheme operates independently of other skill development or internship programmes of the Central and State Governments. At least half of the internship duration is spent in an actual working environment rather than classroom training. Duration of the Internship shall be 12 months. At least half of the internship period must be spent in the actual working experience/ job environment, and not in the classroom.