Registration Process
The candidate must type the URL pminternship.mca.gov.in, in an internet browser to access the portal application.
On the home page of the website, the candidate must click on “Youth Registration” tab (highlighted with red rectangular box) on the right top corner, to start the registration process for the PMIS portal.
Candidates can also access “Register Now” tab (highlighted with red rectangular box) by scrolling down to the PM Internship Offers section on the home page.
Upon clicking, on the “Youth Registration” or “Register Now” tab the candidate will be prompted to provide his/her mobile number onto the “Register Youth” box.
The essential fields on the “Register Youth” for the candidates are as follows:
Mobile Number: It is an identification that enables the individuals to access the online services of the portal for registration. It is preferable to use a mobile number which linked with Aadhaar.
Confirmation checkbox: The candidate must confirm that “the mobile number he/she is providing is unique”.
Submit: After entering the mandatory details, the individual will have to press the “Submit” button.
OTP: The candidate will get an OTP on his/ her entered mobile number and must enter it to verify the mobile number. The OTP message template would look like as shown in the below screenshot.
The candidate must enter the OTP received in the field provided.
Upon submitting the “OTP” received, the candidate will move into the next step to create the password.
Create password on first login: Moving ahead, the candidate will get the Pop- up to “Create Password” upon first login. The candidate can create the new password and can access his/her user account page upon successful
creation.
The Various fields required for Create Password are as follows:
New Password: Here the candidate should enter his/ her new password. The password must be at least 8 Characters long and must include 1 Uppercase letter, 1 lowercase letter, 1 Digit and 1 Special Character. Example: Password@12, passWord@1, passworD@1 etc.
Confirm New Password: In this field candidate needs to confirm and enter the new password entered in the previous step.
Submit: Candidate should click on the Submit button to update the password.
After password update, the candidate gets access of the portal and lands to the User account homepage under the “Candidate Profile” section.
Multiple failed login attempts: After registering and setting up a password, if a candidate enters an incorrect password three times during subsequent login attempts, their account will be temporarily locked for 15 minutes. After this waiting period of 15 minutes is over, the candidate will need to reset their account and password to regain access.
Candidate Homepage
Once the candidate login, the following screen will be displayed. The
sequence of checkpoints represents the candidate’s journey and shows the different stages of the internship process.
In the top-left side of the screen the following information will be displayed:
Candidate ID: This is a unique identification number for Candidates. Candidates are
advised to keep it available with them for any future communication related to their
internship.
Candidate Name
Age
Candidate Designation: This will be the intern’s title once he begins the internship.
Profile Completion status
Candidate Location
Edit Profile: Candidates can edit the details in their profile using the edit option available at top right of the tile (highlighted with red box in the image above). Upon clicking this edit option, the candidate will be re-directed to their candidate profile section where they can edit any details.
View Profile/CV: This will display the entire profile or CV of the candidate once they complete the details. By clicking the View Profile/CV, the
complete profile of the candidate will be shown, and they can download their CV by using the “Download Profile” button.
Change Password: This will help the candidates to change their password.
Candidates can change their password by providing their current password, entering a new one, and confirming the new password.
Sign Out: Candidates can logout from the portal using the Sign Out option.
At the top of the screen, candidates will find links to FAQs, Guidelines, Manuals, Partner Companies list, and Tutorials/Guidance Videos, all designed to help users navigate the portal with ease.
Language: The option to change the language on the PMIS portal is also available at the top-right side of the screen. The candidate can select their preferred language from the list available.
Notifications: At the right side of the screen, the
Notification section will display all notifications related to the internship, keeping the candidates updated on
important events and actions. Candidates can click and
view all the notifications. They can also click on Read More to view a particular notification.
Need Help: At the bottom right side of the screen, the Need Help section provides candidates with assistance options.
By clicking the “Need Help” icon, candidates can access support via call, email, and guidance videos available on YouTube.
Do’s and Don’ts: This section offers a list of important guidelines to help candidates avoid common mistakes during the registration and application process for
internships.
File a grievance: At the left side of the screen, the grievance section allows the candidates to raise
grievances and report any issues they may encounter with the portal or the process. The procedure to raise a
grievance is explained in the Grievance section of the manual.
Modify Consent: This section allows the candidate to provide or withdraw consent for collection and processing of their personal data on the PMIS portal. The user must click on Read Notice to view the complete details of the consent.
Creating Candidate Profile
After logging in, the candidate will be directed to complete the “Candidate Profile”. The candidate must click on the “My Current Status” tab. After clicking the tab, the candidate must complete the candidate profile which consists of following steps: e- KYC, Personal Details, Contact Details, Education Details, Bank Details, Skills and Languages and Profile Completion.
e-KYC
The candidate must do the e-KYC to proceed further. This is a mandatory step for profile creation. The candidate will have an option of doing KYC through Aadhaar Number or Digilocker. The candidate must check in the appropriate checkbox for e-KYC.
e-KYC through Aadhaar Number
Once the candidate selects the option for completing the e-KYC through Aadhaar, they will get the following box.
The various steps to be taken to complete Aadhaar e-KYC are as follows:
Aadhaar Number/Virtual ID: The candidate must enter his/her Aadhaar number in this field.
Consent Checkbox: The candidate must select the checkbox for providing his/her consent to share the Aadhaar details with PM Internship Scheme. It is a mandatory check, and the candidate must read the terms and conditions by clicking on “Read Full Consent Here”.
Enter Captcha: The candidate must enter captcha displayed on the screen.
Send OTP: The candidate must click on Send OTP to receive OTP on his/her mobile number which is linked with their Aadhaar.
Enter OTP: The candidate must enter the OTP received on his/her Aadhaar linked mobile number in this field and then click on Verify OTP.
Verify and Proceed: The candidate must click on this tab to verify the Aadhaar details.
Note: If the candidate profile information such as name, date of birth, gender, address etc. does not match, they can share the screenshot of the issue they are facing by raising a request on the PM Internship portal. They can raise a request through the home page or through the Grievance tab in their account.
e-KYC through Digilocker:
The candidate can also complete their e-KYC through Digilocker.
For the e-KYC through the “MeriPehchan” interface the candidate must check in the Digilocker checkbox and should click “Proceed Further”. Please note that your Digilocker account must be set up with the mobile number that you are using for registration. Your Aadhaar should be attached with your Digilocker account for completing the e-KYC through Digilocker.
Upon clicking, the candidate will be taken to Digilocker Process and will have to follow the following steps:
Aadhaar Number: The candidate must enter his Aadhaar number.
Request OTP: The candidate can request for the OTP by clicking on the Request OTP button. The candidate will receive the OTP on the mobile number which is linked to their Aadhaar
OTP: The candidate must enter the OTP and then click on “Continue” to move ahead.
Once, the candidate enters the OTP, he/ she will get a Pop-Up confirming that he/ she is already registered with DigiLocker (if, registered). The candidate must enter the Six-digit security PIN (for accessing the DigiLocker account) and click on Continue to move ahead.
The Six-digit security PIN is the set code used for accessing DigiLocker and is different from the OTP that you receive on the mobile number.
Six Digit security PIN is your password for login into The DigiLocker account. In case the candidate has forgotten his security PIN they can use Forgot Security PIN option on the DigiLocker interface.
The candidate will then need to Sign-in to the DigiLocker account. The candidate can select Mobile, Username or other modes of authentication to
sign-in and continue to the next step. The candidate must tick the consent box to Sign-in.
After signing-in to the DigiLocker account, the candidate will be prompted to provide his/her consent to share the Aadhaar Card details with PM Internship Scheme. The candidate must check in Aadhaar checkbox and click on Allow to move to the next step.
Once the candidate “allows” for the Aadhaar details, the candidate will get a pop-up for providing his Email id, the Candidate can enter the E-mail id in the Email field and then click on “Verify”.
Upon clicking on “Verify” the candidate will get a Pop-up for entering the OTP received on the mail id. The candidate must enter the OTP received in the OTP field and then click on “Submit” to complete the e-KYC through DigiLocker.
Personal Details
After the e-KYC completion, the candidate will move to the next step in profile creation which is filling Personal Details. Fields like Name, Gender and Date of Birth will be auto fetched by the system from the e-KYC interface.
The candidate is required to fill the following details on this page to proceed further:
Father/ Mother/ Guardian Name: The candidate must enter his/her father’s, mother’s or guardian’s name in this field.
Category: The candidate must choose his/ her category from a drop-down list of SC, ST, OBC and General.
Note: Please note that an information button, labelled with an “i” has been added next to various fields to assist candidates in completing the details with ease. Additionally, voice notes have been provided to offer guidance to candidates as they fill in the necessary information.
Permanent Address: The candidate must fill the following details related to his/ her permanent address.
Note: ‘Permanent Address’ is the address where you permanently reside as maybe given on your Aadhaar card or any other document. Voice notes have been provided to offer guidance to candidates.
House/Apartment No.: The candidate must mention his/her House/Apartment number.
Address Line 1: The candidate must enter the primary part of their address, such as house number, building name, area name. Voice notes have been provided to offer guidance to candidates.
Address Line 2: The candidate must enter additional details of their address, such as landmark, town, city, district, state. Voice notes have been provided to offer guidance to candidates.
State/UT: The candidate must select his/her state from the drop-down list.
District: The candidate must select his/her district from the drop-down list.
Block (Optional): The candidate must enter his/her block name in this field.
Village (Optional): The candidate must enter his/her village name in this field.
Zip/Postal/Pin Code: The candidate must enter his/her Zip/Postal/Pin Code in this field.
Is your Permanent Address same as your current address?
The candidate must check in Yes/No fields for this field, depending upon if the permanent and current address are same. If selected Yes, the current address fields will be auto populated. Else, the candidate will be required to fill the current address details as demonstrated in the next step.
Please note that the candidate must complete all mandatory fields of the Permanent Address before clicking on this option. ‘Permanent Address’ is the address where you permanently reside as maybe given on your Aadhaar card or any other document and ‘Current Address’ is where you live right now.
Tooltips and voice notes are added to help the candidates fill the details with ease. Upon clicking the “I” button, candidates can view the tooltips.
Current address: The following details need to be entered in the current address section.
Note: ‘Current Address’ is where you live right now. Voice notes have been provided to offer guidance to candidates.
House/Apartment No.: The candidate must mention his/her House/Apartment number.
Address Line 1: The candidate must enter the primary part of their address, such as house number, building name, area name. Voice notes have been provided to offer guidance to candidates.
Address Line 2: The candidate must enter additional details of your address, such as landmark, town, city, district, state. Voice notes have been provided to offer guidance to candidates.
State/UT: The candidate must select his/her state from the drop-down list.
District: The candidate must select his/her district from the drop-down list.
Block (Optional): The candidate must enter his/her block name in this field.
Village (Optional): The candidate must enter his/her village name in this field.
Zip/Postal/Pin Code: The candidate must enter his/her Zip/Postal/Pin Code name in this field.
Differently abled: The candidates must select Yes radio button if they are differently abled and select appropriate option from the drop-down menu. Else select the No radio button. According to the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act 2016, a person with a disability means a person with long term physical, mental, intellectual or sensory impairment which hinders his full and effective participation in society equally with others. Voice notes have been provided to offer guidance to candidates.
Save s Next: After filling up the above-mentioned details the candidate must click on the “Save s Next” button, to save the personal details and to move to the next step i.e. “Contact Details”.
Contact Details
In the “Contact details” step the candidate needs to provide his/her contact details. The following steps need to be taken by the candidate:
Registered Mobile Number: The candidate’s registered mobile number auto populates in this field.
Alternate Mobile Number: The candidate can enter one additional mobile number as an alternate mobile number in this field.
“Does the registered mobile number (login ID) belong to you?”: The candidate must select Yes or No, depending on whether the registered mobile number belongs to them or not.
If the candidate selects No, then they must enter the full name of the owner to whom the number belongs and then enter their relationship with the owner.
Email ID: The candidate must enter his/her email id in this field.
Send OTP: The candidate needs to click on this button to send an OTP on the entered email id in step d.
OTP: The candidate needs to access his/her mailbox to check for the OTP and must enter the OTP in this field.
Note: If you have not received the OTP in your inbox, please check your spam/junk folder. Voice notes have been provided to offer guidance to candidates.
Verify OTP: The candidate needs to click on this button to Verify the OTP.
Previous/Edit: The candidate can click on this icon to go to previous section of the candidate profile, wherein the user can edit his/her details.
Save s Next: After filling up the above-mentioned details the candidate can click on the “Save s Next” button, to save the personal details and move to the next step i.e. “Education Details”.
Education Details:
In this step the candidate needs to provide his/her “education details”. The candidate must enter all his/ her educational qualification details in this section.
Note: Please enter your qualifications in order of completion. For example, start with Class 10, followed by Class 12 and then graduation. After entering your qualifications, click Save/Add More to add more qualifications. Voice notes have been provided to offer guidance to candidates as they fill in the necessary information.
The candidate will be required to fill the following details for each educational qualification:
Qualification: The candidate needs to select his/her qualification from a dropdown list of various options like 10th, 12th, ITI and graduation.
Course: The candidate needs to select his/her qualification course from a dropdown list of various relevant applicable options.
Stream/Specialization: The candidate needs to select his/her course stream or applicable specialization (if any), from a dropdown list of various options.
Name of Board/University: The candidate must enter his/her Board or University name in this field.
Name of Institute: The candidate must enter his/her Institution name (School/College/Others) in this field.
Year of Passing: The candidate needs to select his/her year of passing of the course, from a dropdown list of various applicable options.
Marks Obtained: The candidate needs to select his/her score type as applicable for the course being mentioned, from a dropdown list of various applicable options like CGPA/Grades/Percentage.
CGPA/Grades/Percentage: The candidate must enter his/her CGPA/ Grade/Percentage in this field based on their selection for field No. vii.
Upload Certificate: The candidate must upload his/her qualification “certificate” in this field. The candidate must “click” on “Choose File” and can upload the PDF certificate from his/her device. Note: The candidate can upload a PDF file up to 7 MB in size.
Save/Add More: The candidate can save the above current qualification and can add more by clicking on this button. The candidate must enter the qualifications in the order of their achievements (i.e. first 10th, then 12th and lastly, Graduation), to save and move to the next qualification.
Previous/Edit: The candidate can click on this icon to go to previous section of the candidate profile, wherein the user can edit his/her details.
Save s Next: After filling up the above-mentioned details the candidate must click on the “Save s Next” button, to save the Education Details and to move to the next step i.e. “Bank Details”.
Bank Details
In this step of Candidate Profile, the candidate confirms if his/her Bank Account is Aadhaar Seeded. It is essential for the candidate’s bank account to be Aadhaar- seeded to receive the one-time Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) and the monthly
internship allowance.
Aadhaar Seeded Bank Account: The candidate must select the “Yes” radio button if his/ her bank account is Aadhaar seeded or the “No” if the bank account is not an Aadhaar Seeded Account.
An Aadhaar seeded account is a bank account wherein Aadhaar number of account holder is linked with the bank account and its details are updated in
NPCI mapper. For more details on Aadhaar seeded account, you may visit https://www.npci.org.in/what-we-do/nach/faqs/customers)
Please note that Aadhaar seeded and verified account is a pre-condition for one-time grant and monthly allowance to be transferred directly to the
intern’s bank account under the PM Internship Scheme, applicable only upon selection for internship.
Candidate will be notified through an SMS about verification status of the same. In case of an unsuccessful verification, candidate is requested to visit his/ her Bank branch and get account Aadhaar Seeded.
Once candidate has got the details of Aadhaar seeded account, he/ she must revisit this page again and update the same.
Please complete this activity to enable initial direct benefit transfer upon selection, under the PM Internship Scheme.
Previous/Edit: The candidate can click on this icon to go to previous section of the candidate profile, wherein the user can edit his/her details.
Save and Proceed: By clicking on this icon the candidate can save the Aadhaar Seeded Bank Account details and can move to the next step of the Candidate Profile section, i.e. “Skills and Languages”.
Skills s Languages
In this step of Candidate Profile, the candidate enters his/her skills and known
languages.
The candidate needs to provide details regarding the following in this section.
My Skills: The candidate needs to select his/her applicable skills from a drop-down list of the skills. The candidate can select multiple skills from the dropdown to accurately reflect their expertise.
Languages, Certifications and Experience
Languages Know: The candidate needs to select his/her known languages from a drop-down list of the languages. The candidate can select multiple languages.
Past Experience: The candidate must enter his/her Past experience in this description field provided. For example, if you have done any
internships before, mention the name of the company, your role, skills and the tasks you worked on.
Additional Certifications, if any: The candidate can enter his/her additional certifications (if any) in this description field.
Other Details, if any: The candidate can add any other details that he/ she wishes to highlight in their profile. This can include any hobbies, awards etc.
Checkbox: The candidate needs to check this box by clicking on it for providing his/her consent that “Would you like to share your details with other Govt. portals/Schemes for various training and opportunities?”.
Generate CV: After filling up the above-mentioned details the candidate can “click” on the “Generate CV” button, to generate the CV and review his/her CV. The candidate can download a copy of CV by clicking on the Download CV button available at lower right bottom. Please ensure that you have filled
all sections of your profile and saved them before generating the CV. In case you still do not see your CV, raise a ticket with the screenshot for resolution.
Previous/Edit: The candidate can click on this icon to go to previous section of the candidate profile, wherein the user can edit his/her details.
Complete Profile: After filling up the all the details, the candidate must click on the “Complete Profile” button, to save the Skills and Certification Details and to complete the “Candidate Profile”.
After completing the profile, the candidate will be able to apply for internships once the Application window opens.
Part 2: Grievance Section
Grievance Section
This section helps the Candidate to raise a grievance that he/she might have at the time of Candidate profile creation and internship application.
The various step the candidate must follow for raising a grievance are:
The candidate must click on the Add Grievance button in the File a
Grievance section. This section allows you to raise grievances and report any issues you may encounter with the portal or the process.
Add Grievance: Upon clicking on this field icon, the candidate will access the box for “Add Grievance”.
Main Category: The candidate can select the category of his grievances from a drop-down list of Portal Related and Internship Related.
Subcategory: The candidate must select the subcategory of his grievance as per the category selected, by clicking on the drop-down list of Subcategories, like Portal Related and Others.
Sub Subcategory: The candidate must select the sub subcategory of his
grievance as per the subcategory selected, by clicking on the drop-down list of various Subcategories options available.
Description: The candidate must describe the grievance in detail over this text field.
Upload Document: The candidate can upload a document pertaining to his grievance by clicking on Choose File button. The size of the document
should not be greater than 7 mb.
Submit: After filling up the above-mentioned details, the candidate must click on “submit”.
The grievance of the candidate is now submitted on the portal.
The candidate can see the status of the grievance submitted on the portal by the following tiles:
Pending: This tile indicates that the grievance is under process and not yet resolved.
Disposed: This tile indicates that the grievance is resolved, and resolution is given.
Clarification sought: This tile indicates that your grievance has been returned to you for clarification. Please review the request and provide a response.
Re-submitted: This tile indicates that the
grievance has been re-submitted by you after providing the required clarification.
