Last date for ITI admissions extended to November 30

Till October 30, more than 90 per cent seats were allotted during the four Centralised Admission Process (CAP) rounds conducted between September and October.

As such, 83,744 students have already enrolled this year in government ITIs and 27,784 have got seats in private ITIs.

The total number of students opting for ITIs will reach a new high this year as the number of students set to pursue education at ITIs is higher than in 2020. Last year, 1,06,530 students opted to pursue studies at an ITI in the state.

Maharashtra is among the states with the highest number of ITIs in the country. At least 417 government ITIs have a total student intake of more than one lakh and an additional 550 private ITIs have a student capacity of 45,000.

Officials of the Directorate of Vocational Education and Training, Maharashtra, said admissions into government ITIs had grown from 83.87 per cent in 2020 to 90.72 per cent this year. On the other hand, admissions to private ITIs fell from 51.87 per cent to 51.51 per cent between 2020 and 2021, respectively.