PM Internship Scheme: Maharashtra overtakes Tamil Nadu in round 3 as UP leads participation

4 min readNew DelhiJul 29, 2026 04:35 PM IST UP, Andhra Pradesh, and MP top the chart with highest internship offers in PMIS pilot project Govt data shows (Representative Image/AI Generated via Freepik)Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra accounted for the highest number of internship opportunities posted under the first two rounds of the Prime Minister Internship Scheme (PMIS) pilot, but the states did not see a similar lead in the number of candidates completing the programme. Gujarat also featured among the top states in opportunities created, while actual participation remained relatively lower.The trend changed in the third round, with Maharashtra overtaking Tamil Nadu in the number of internship openings posted. Uttar Pradesh, meanwhile, emerged as the state with the highest number of candidat