Jammu: The Government Industrial Training Institute (ITI), Jammu, has been ranked 51 among the total 13,348 ITIs across the country. It has also secured the top position in the state.
The ITI-Jammu has been awarded with an overall rating of 2.97 issued by the Directorate General of Training (DGT), Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE).
The ITIs in Kishtwar and Samba stood second and third in the state with an overall rating of 2.71 and 2.66, respectively.
A total of 11 Government ITIs, including eight from Jammu division and three from Kashmir division, had made it into the final grading list of the DGT-MSDE. Other ITIs with their grading points include those in Kathua (2.61), Hirangagar (2.52), Anantnag (2.32), Ganderbal (2.31), Sopore in Baramulla (2.29), Ramban (2.28), Udhampur (2.25) and RS Pura, Jammu (2.22).
“As many as 13,348 ITIs, including both government and private, are providing vocational training to around 19 lakh youth in the country. To perform a quality check, the DGT decided to grade the ITIs on the basis of some key parameters to draw a comparison among the institutes,” an ITI-Jammu official said.
“Total 43 parameters were categorised into 10 heads for grading the institutes. These included civil works, trades, industry concept, outcome, instructors, production centre, capacity utilisation, key compliance, special achievements and miscellaneous. A global rating agency, Credit Rating Information Services of India Limited, carried out the entire grading process throughout the country under the National Council for Vocational Training,” the official added.
To celebrate the achievement, a function was organised on the premises of the ITI-Jammu on Wednesday wherein Director, Technical Education, Anoo Malhotra was the chief guest.
Established in 1958
- There are a total of 53 Government ITIs in J&K, including 26 in Jammu division and 27 in Kashmir division, that are providing training facilities in various trades of 1 to 2 years duration
- Of the 53 ITIs, there is one each for women in Jammu and Bemina. Initially, two ITIs were established in J&K in 1958 at Jammu and Srinagar, respectively
Rating of top 3 institutes
- The ITI-Jammu has been awarded with an overall rating of 2.97 issued by the Directorate General of Training, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
- The ITIs in Kishtwar and Samba stood second and third in the state with an overall rating of 2.71 and 2.66, respectively
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