Last Updated: 16 April 2025

2024-25: Record 93.04% enrollment despite 25% Rise in Seats offered in total 137 IITs^[1]

-- Impressive 25% RISE in seats: 28000 to 35,000
-- Private institutes struggling for admissions^[2]

TARGET ITI Capacity of 50,000 seats by 2026-27

Before AAP Govt^[3]:
-- Only 50-60% seats used to get filled
-- Outdated courses were taught

New 21st Century Courses introduced: Total 86 Courses offered^[4]
-- Additive Manufacturing (3D Printing)
-- Electric Vehicle Mechanics
-- Industrial Robotics
-- Digital Manufacturing and
-- Drone Technology

¶ Increased Demand from students

Increased Women Participation^[4:1]

• 33% reservation for women across all trades has been implemented
• i.e. Increased female participation in vocational training

¶ Infra Upgrade

25 new ITIs have been set up in the State^[6:1]

• 23 ITIs has been upgarded under World Bank assisted project STRIVE^[6:2]
  • 12.72 crore has been spent on acquisition of the latest machinery to upgrade workshops
• 5 ITIs to be converted into Excellence centres, in partnership with Rajya Sabha Member VikramJit Singh Sahni^[7]
  • Rs 11 crore to be spent on this
  • Air hostesses, beauty wellness and junior nurses courses will be initiated at Mohali ITI Women
  • Lalru and Manakpur Sharif ITIs will be developed as drone academies
  • Patiala, Ludhiana, Manikpur Sharif in SAS Nagar, Sunam (Sangrur) and Lalru

¶ Industry Partnerships

• MoU signed with Tata Steel on 07 October 2024^[8]
• Partnership with leading companies such as ITC Ltd and Swaraj Engines Ltd^[9]
• Department has signed an MOU for academic cooperation with Homi Bhaba Cancer Hospital & Research Centre^[6:3]

¶ Details^[9:1]

• Offering engineering courses like Electrician and Mechanic-Diesel Engine in women's ITIs also
• To provide vocational education to the youth in order to address the issues of unemployment and brain-drain
• To bridge the skill gap and enhance employbality of youth in the state

References:

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1. https://finance.punjab.gov.in/uploads/26Mar2025/2e99440b-e9e9-444f-8730-911f6aa6ecd2_20250326133710.pdf (Page 29) ↩︎

2. https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/skill-based-courses-in-high-demand-at-137-govt-itis/ ↩︎

3. https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/ludhiana/cm-mann-inaugurates-multi-skill-development-centre-renovated-iti ↩︎

4. https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/plan-to-increase-iti-seats-to-50000-in-2-years-minister/ ↩︎ ↩︎

5. https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/amritsar/assist-govt-in-making-state-startup-hub-bains-to-bizmen/ ↩︎ ↩︎

6. https://www.babushahi.com/full-news.php?id=196638 ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎

7. https://www.babushahi.com/education.php?id=192298 ↩︎

8. https://www.tatasteel.com/media/newsroom/press-releases/india/2024/punjab-government-and-tata-steel-foundation-partner-to-enhance-technical-education-and-employability-skills/ ↩︎

9. https://www.babushahi.com/full-news.php?id=192217 ↩︎ ↩︎