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TRANSFORMING INDUSTRIAL TRAINING INSTITUTES
SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND EMPLOYMENT VERTICAL, NITI AAYOG 
TRANSFORMING INDUSTRIAL
TRAINING INSTITUTES
NITI AAYOG
January 2023
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TRANSFORMING INDUSTRIAL TRAINING INSTITUTES
SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND EMPLOYMENT VERTICAL, NITI AAYOG 
TRANSFORMING INDUSTRIAL
TRAINING INSTITUTES
NITI AAYOG
January 2023
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TRANSFORMING INDUSTRIAL TRAINING INSTITUTES
SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND EMPLOYMENT VERTICAL, NITI AAYOG 
TRANSFORMING INDUSTRIAL
TRAINING INSTITUTES
NITI AAYOG
January 2023
TRANSFORMING 
INDUSTRIAL TRAINING 
INSTITUTES
JANUARY 2023
SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND EMPLOYMENT VERTICAL
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TRANSFORMING INDUSTRIAL TRAINING INSTITUTES
SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND EMPLOYMENT VERTICAL, NITI AAYOG 
TRANSFORMING INDUSTRIAL
TRAINING INSTITUTES
NITI AAYOG
January 2023
TRANSFORMING 
INDUSTRIAL TRAINING 
INSTITUTES
JANUARY 2023
SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND EMPLOYMENT VERTICAL
NITI Aayog. (2023). Transforming Industrial Training Institutes. January, 
2023.
Copyright@ NITI Aayog, 2023 NITI Aayog Government of India. Sansad 
Marg, New Delhi–110001, India
Publishing Agency: NITI Aayog
Year of Publication: 2023
Book, English
Report and Cover Design by YAAP
Authors from Skill Development and Employment Vertical, NITI Aayog
Shri Rajesh Gupta Director
Dr. Gagan Preet Kaur Consultant Grade II
Shri Kailash Nath Verma Research Officer 
Ms. Oshin Dharap Young Professional
Shri Dheeraj Kumar Rathore Young Professional
Disclaimer: 
Every care has been taken to provide accurate information along with references 
thereof. However, NITI Aayog shall not be liable for any loss or damage, arising out of 
or in connection with any use of or reliance on the information in this document. In 
case of any errors, the same shall be attributed to the authors and not the Institution. 
Further, this report has been prepared for encouraging further work toward pathways 
for transforming the ITI ecosystem. The report should not be taken as the policy stance 
of the Government of India.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Authors are immensely thankful to Sh. Kundan Kumar, Adviser NITI Aayog, for providing an 
opportunity to work on this subject and for unflinching support and guidance throughout the 
study. His insightful inputs have been instrumental in shaping the study. Authors also thank 
Ms. Anjali Bansal, Associate NITI Aayog for her valuable inputs. The support extended by Ms. 
Shreya, Ms. Daphnee, Ms. Parul and Ms. Shruti is also acknowledged for their work on select 
components of the report. The authors thank all the ITI principals, instructors and trainees, 
and officials who participated in the interviews and interaction sessions.
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TRANSFORMING INDUSTRIAL TRAINING INSTITUTES
SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND EMPLOYMENT VERTICAL, NITI AAYOG 
TRANSFORMING INDUSTRIAL
TRAINING INSTITUTES
NITI AAYOG
January 2023
TRANSFORMING 
INDUSTRIAL TRAINING 
INSTITUTES
JANUARY 2023
SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND EMPLOYMENT VERTICAL
NITI Aayog. (2023). Transforming Industrial Training Institutes. January, 
2023.
Copyright@ NITI Aayog, 2023 NITI Aayog Government of India. Sansad 
Marg, New Delhi–110001, India
Publishing Agency: NITI Aayog
Year of Publication: 2023
Book, English
Report and Cover Design by YAAP
Authors from Skill Development and Employment Vertical, NITI Aayog
Shri Rajesh Gupta Director
Dr. Gagan Preet Kaur Consultant Grade II
Shri Kailash Nath Verma Research Officer 
Ms. Oshin Dharap Young Professional
Shri Dheeraj Kumar Rathore Young Professional
Disclaimer: 
Every care has been taken to provide accurate information along with references 
thereof. However, NITI Aayog shall not be liable for any loss or damage, arising out of 
or in connection with any use of or reliance on the information in this document. In 
case of any errors, the same shall be attributed to the authors and not the Institution. 
Further, this report has been prepared for encouraging further work toward pathways 
for transforming the ITI ecosystem. The report should not be taken as the policy stance 
of the Government of India.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Authors are immensely thankful to Sh. Kundan Kumar, Adviser NITI Aayog, for providing an 
opportunity to work on this subject and for unflinching support and guidance throughout the 
study. His insightful inputs have been instrumental in shaping the study. Authors also thank 
Ms. Anjali Bansal, Associate NITI Aayog for her valuable inputs. The support extended by Ms. 
Shreya, Ms. Daphnee, Ms. Parul and Ms. Shruti is also acknowledged for their work on select 
components of the report. The authors thank all the ITI principals, instructors and trainees, 
and officials who participated in the interviews and interaction sessions.
INDIA AND ITS 
W ATER W AYS
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MESSAGE FROM ADVISER, 
SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND 
EMPLOYMENT VERTICAL
India has the demographic advantage of the youngest workforce in the world; it can be the 
Human Resource Capital of the world by appropriately skilling its youth and converting this 
advantage into a dividend. To reap the demographic dividend, the role of training institutions 
is very critical. The training institutions have to be adequately equipped to suitably skill, reskill 
& upskill the workforce for the world of work. 
With the inception of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) in 
2015, several strides have been taken by the Government of India to transform the skill 
development landscape. Robust policy and programmatic interventions such as the National 
Skill Development Policy, National Skill Development Mission, Common Cost Norms, National 
Skill Qualification Framework, Upgradation of Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs), and World 
Bank assisted programmes SANKALP and STRIVE for strengthening short-term and long-term 
training ecosystem respectively are some of the flagship initiatives of the Ministry. 
ITIs have long been the backbone of the skill ecosystem, set up to ensure a steady flow of 
skilled personnel to the industry. With the advent of Industry 4.0, we are living through a 
fundamental transformation in the way we work. The curriculum and infrastructure of ITIs have 
to keep pace with the changing needs of the industry. Though there have been several efforts 
by the Centre and State Governments to revamp ITIs, these initiatives need to be enhanced 
through targeted interventions. Keeping this in view, an attempt has been made through this 
report to understand the ground reality of the ITI ecosystem and recommend solutions for 
its transformation. The report aims to support the stakeholders in their stride to improve the 
ITI ecosystem so that it continues to be an important pillar in skilling the future workforce.  
The study highlights transformative ideas for revamping the ITI ecosystem in the country. For 
the formulation of the report, several rounds of stakeholder interviews, expert consultations, 
and field visits were held and this report is the culmination of the efforts of the research team 
comprising Mr. Rajesh Gupta, Dr. Gagan Preet Kaur, Ms. Oshin Dharap, Mr. Kailash Nath Verma 
and Mr. Dheeraj Rathore from NITI Aayog. As a part of the research process, a mix of high-
graded and low-graded ITIs were visited to assess the disparity in the infrastructure, teaching 
quality, placement, tie-ups for industry interactions, apprenticeships, and so on. Perspectives 
of ITI stakeholders were assessed and consultations were held with domain experts to arrive 
at the recommendations for reforming the ITI ecosystem. A deep dive analysis of the budgets 
of various ITIs was undertaken, and data available on MIS was scrutinised.  
I hope this report will serve as a crucial resource for Ministries, State Governments, ITIs, and 
other concerned stakeholders to work in tandem to achieve quality conscious, performance-
driven, digitally enabled, and technologically empowered ITI ecosystem.
Kundan Kumar