INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
3 min read Last Updated : Sep 06 2024 | 12:21 AM IST
In what could be a forerunner of better employment prospects, Industrial Training
Institutes (ITIs) have shown an improvement in performance in a grading by the Ministry of Skill Development and
and the Government Industrial Training Institute, Barbil (Odisha), have scored the highest
Budget announced a scheme to skill two million youths over the next five years, with 1,000 ITIs to be upgraded in hub-and-spoke arrangements
country compared to 14,951 last year
total of 142 ITIs received a grade of 9 and above for the academic year 2024-25.
The data showed nearly 12,700 ITIs received a grading of
4 and above in 2024-25, thus enabling them to add new-age courses such as 3D printing, internet of things, and those for drone and solar
would make the ITIs competitive and help them achieve excellence through an upgrade of the curriculum, infrastructure, and
To meet industry requirements and global standards, such a grading system will make the entire ecosystem more enabling, given the focus that
National Council for Vocational Training (NCVT) portal, and assigning a value of 0-10
Of the eight, admission (30 per cent) and passing results (30 per cent) have the highest weighting for the current academic year, followed
and data validation on certain parameters
Started in 2017, Phase 1 consisted of 43 parameters clubbed into 10 broad categories
Phase 2, launched in 2019, consisted of 27 parameters classified into five categories
The grade thus obtained ranged between 0 and 5 and was valid till 2022-23.
The notification says instructor availability will be included
