Prime Minister's Internship Scheme: How to Check Application and Payment Status

How to check your PM Internship Scheme status

The Prime Minister's Internship Scheme (PMIS), the Ministry of Corporate Affairs programme that places youth in paid internships at India's top 500 companies, has no separate "status tracker" page: everything runs through your candidate dashboard on pminternship.mca.gov.in, plus the PMIS mobile app. Because offers carry a time-bound acceptance window, checking status is less about a code on a screen and more about not missing a notification. This article shows where each status appears: application, shortlisting, offer, and stipend payment, and what to do next. For eligibility, the stipend split and how to apply, see the main Prime Minister's Internship Scheme guide.

One-line reminder: PMIS pays Rs 9,000 a month (Rs 8,100 government by DBT + Rs 900 company) plus a one-time Rs 6,000 joining grant.

How to check your PMIS application status online

1. Go to pminternship.mca.gov.in and log in with your registered credentials (the account tied to your Aadhaar-linked mobile).
2. Open the candidate dashboard, the landing screen after login.
3. Open the My Application section for a consolidated view of every internship you applied to and its current status.
4. Open My Internships to see postings you have been matched to or offered.
5. Cross-check your registered mobile and email, because offer notifications are pushed there and the acceptance clock starts when the offer is issued.

The same information is available in the PMIS mobile app under the same login.

What each PMIS status means and what to do

The dashboard moves an application through stages rather than opaque codes. In plain terms:

• Submitted / Applied, your application is in against that preference. Do: keep your profile and documents complete; nothing else to do yet.
• Under review / Shortlisting, the host company is screening candidates. Do: wait; do not create duplicate applications.
• Offer issued / Selected, a company has offered you the internship. Do: this is the critical stage. Review the offer letter on the dashboard and accept within the window shown — letting it lapse is treated as declining, and you must wait for a later round.
• Not selected. You were not shortlisted for that posting. Do: apply to other matched preferences in the next round.

PMIS allows only a limited number of preferences, so use them deliberately.

How to check your PMIS stipend and payment status

The stipend is split: Rs 8,100 from the government by Direct Benefit Transfer to your Aadhaar-seeded bank account, and Rs 900 from the host company. To keep payments flowing:

1. After accepting an offer, complete joining formalities with the host company and confirm your bank details so DBT can be credited.
2. Ensure your Aadhaar is seeded to the bank account. An Aadhaar/bank mismatch blocks the DBT stipend even after you are selected.
3. The one-time Rs 6,000 joining grant is credited by the government on joining; check the account into which DBT lands.
4. For a missing or delayed government share, the DBT leg is traceable to the Aadhaar-seeded account; first confirm the account is active and Aadhaar-seeded, then raise it with the host company and the PMIS helpline.

The government does not pay the stipend through any agent or intermediary; any request for money to "release" your stipend is a fraud.

If your status is stuck or wrong

• No offers after several rounds. This is common; acceptance rates in pilot rounds were low (around 34% in Round II per Ministry material), which is why eligibility was widened in 2026. Keep your preferences current.
• Offer window missed, the portal treats a lapsed window as declining. You cannot reopen it; wait for the next round.
• DBT not received despite selection; check Aadhaar-bank seeding first, since a mismatch is the most common blocker.

FAQ

Where do I check my PMIS status? On the candidate dashboard at pminternship.mca.gov.in (My Application and My Internships), or the PMIS mobile app: there is no offline status route.

How do I know if I got an offer? The dashboard shows it and a notification goes to your registered mobile and email. Accept within the window or it lapses.

Why has my stipend not arrived? The most common cause is Aadhaar not seeded to your bank account, which blocks the government DBT share. Fix the seeding, then raise it with the host company and the PMIS helpline 1800-11-6090.

Verify anything unclear on pminternship.mca.gov.in, the only official portal.