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Internship Portal To Open Sat Evening!

By Ruchika Chitravanshi
October 12, 2024 12:39 IST
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Internship opportunities have been posted by 193 companies, including Jubilant Foodworks, Maruti, Eicher Motor, L&ampT, Muthoot Finance and Reliance.

IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra D Modi interacts with Indian interns from Odisha's World Skill Centre undergoing training during his visit to the semiconductor facility of AEM Holdings Ltd, Singapore, September 5, 2024. Photograph: ANI Photo
 

The Prime Minister's Internship Scheme has registered over 90,849 opportunities as on Friday, according to sources in the ministry of corporate affairs (MCA).

The internship portal launched, on a pilot basis on October 3, will be opened for applicants on Saturday evening.

Sources in the MCA said internship opportunities have been posted by 193 companies, including by major private sector players such as Jubilant Foodworks, Maruti Suzuki India, Eicher Motor Ltd, Larsen & Toubro, Muthoot Finance, and Reliance Industries.

The opportunities are spread across 24 sectors, with the greatest share available in the oil, gas and energy sector, followed by travel and hospitality, automotives, banking and financial services among others.

The internships are available in over 20 fields, including operations management, production and manufacturing, maintenance, sales and marketing spread, across 737 districts across the country.

The scheme would target providing 125,000 internship opportunities to youth aged 21 to 24 in FY 2024-2025 with a budget of Rs 800 crore.

The government aims to skill one crore youth in India's top companies in five years through the internship scheme.

The youth will gain exposure for 12 months to real-life business environment, varied professions and employment opportunities.

The eligibility criteria for internship candidates requires them to have passed High School, Higher Secondary School, possess a certificate from an Industrial Training Institute, hold a diploma from a Polytechnic Institute or have a graduate degree.

The persons should also be Indian nationals, who are not fully employed and engaged in full-time education. Those enrolled in online or distance learning programmes are eligible to apply.

Candidates would be able to browse internships based on their preferred sectors, roles, locations and apply up to five opportunities.

The MCA would provide direct benefit transfer of Rs 6,000 to the intern on joining and a cover under the PM Jeevan Jyoti Bima and PM Surakha Yojana.

A financial assistance of Rs 5,000 per month would also be provided to the intern of which Rs 4,500 would be disbursed by the government and Rs 500 would be paid by the company from its CSR funds.

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