Overview

• Pilot rounds have posted over 245,000 paid internships and attracted more than 1.076 million applications according to July data
• Authorities have issued around 153,000 internship offers, of which 50,726 have been accepted, marking roughly one-third uptake
• In Round 1, 621,000 applications led to 82,000 offers with 28,000 acceptances and 8,700 joiners while Round 2 saw over 455,000 applications, 71,000 offers and 22,584 acceptances as of July 17
• More than 360,000 internships have been completed nationwide and corporate participation has grown to 327 firms across 735 districts
• The FY26 allocation was raised to ₹10,800 crore, funding a ₹6,000 one-time grant and a ₹5,000 monthly stipend shared between government and CSR contributions