150 ITIs upgraded by Tatas in Karnataka set to be inaugurated in 2 weeks

Admissions to courses are ongoing and training of students in the 150 Industrial Training Institutes will commence on November 1.

Karnataka Higher Education and Skill Development Minister CN Ashwathnarayan. Image via Twitter

As many as 150 ITIs upgraded as technology hubs by Tata Technologies Limited (TTL) under the UDYOGA programme are ready to be inaugurated in two weeks, Karnataka Higher Education and Skill Development Minister CN Ashwathnarayan said. 

The training of students in ITIs for advanced courses will begin on November 1, the minister said. Addressing a press conference, he said admission to the advanced courses was in progress. New courses as per the approved curriculum include Advanced CNC Machining, Basics of Design and Virtual Verification, Artisan Using Advanced Tools, Industrial Robotics and Digital Manufacturing, Manufacturing Process Control and Automation and Mechanic Electric Vehicle. 

“The Junior Technical Officers (JTOs) will be trained in these new technology areas over a period of three years and investment in infrastructure, equipment, and training of JTOs will benefit around 20,000 students to study new courses and one lakh students from ITIs, polytechnics and engineering colleges will be able to study the new short-term courses,” he said. 

Ashwathnarayan said, “A total of 300 subject matter experts will be deployed for the first two years and 150 subject matter experts will be deployed in the third year to assist JTOs and to handhold the ITI staff in understanding and exploring the new technology areas.” 

The total cost of the project was ₹4,636 crore (State Government 12% and TTL 88%) and in addition to this, the Government was spending ₹220 crore for creation of new civil infrastructure. On the technology side, the investment would bring latest equipment such as CNC machines, laser cutting machine, Additive Manufacturing or 3D printing machine, industrial robotics, and advanced software, stated an official release.  

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