PRIME MINISTER INTERNSHIP SCHEME: Over 155,000 apply within a day
Business Standard|October 14, 2024
Shortlist of candidates identified by Al to be shared with firms on Oct 15
RUCHIKA CHITRAVANSHI
PRIME MINISTER INTERNSHIP SCHEME: Over 155,000 apply within a day

Over 155,000 candidates registered for about 91,000 opportunities on an internship portal since it was opened for applicants on Saturday evening, according to sources in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs.

A shortlist using artificial intelligence would be prepared to identify eligible candidates and match them to the suitable internship opportunity. The shortlist would be shared with the companies on October 15.

This is part of the pilot for the Prime Minister internship scheme launched on October 3. The actual internship would start from December 2. The scheme was announced by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman as part of the government job-push agenda in her budget speech on July 23.

The scheme would target providing 125,000 internship opportunities to youth aged 21 to 24 in FY 2024-25 with a budget of ₹800 crore.

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