Guidelines Applicable for Addition of Trade/Units in Existing ITI at the time of application, ITI must meet the minimum prescribed grading criteria for addition of trades/units and comply with all other applicable grading-related requirements as issued by DGT from time to time.
Upon successful completion of Stage-I details, the application will be forwarded to the State/ UT Directorate through portal, for evaluation and decision on the issuance of the No Objection Certificate (NOC) as per the guidelines given in section 2.5.1.2 in Chapter 2 and SOP for NOC as given in Annexure-8 in ITI Affiliation Norms 2025.
After obtaining the NOC, the applicant must provide civil infrastructure, power, and machinery details in Stage-II, as per the procedure in section 2.5.2 in Chapter 2 of ITI Affiliation Norms 2025.
The existing ITIs shall also require to upload all documents required for Stage-II and joint inspection as mentioned in Annexure-1. In addition, they must upload details of instructors appointed for the already affiliated trades, along with proof of salary payment for the last six months.
The process of desktop assessment, joint inspection and final decision by DGT, will remain the same for such applications, as defined in Chapter 2 of ITI Affiliation Norms 2025.
If the institute has applied for addition of units in the existing affiliated trade(s) then the inspecting members can also check the infrastructure and machinery availability for the already affiliated unit(s) in that particular trade.
The addition of trade(s) and unit(s) in existing ITIs shall be permitted only if the institute complies with the applicable DGT norms, circulars, and guidelines issued from time to time.
ITIs established prior to the issuance of these norms shall be exempted from the minimum land requirement, as specified in Section 9.1.1 of Chapter 9 of ITI Affiliation Norms 2025 as well as the requirement of a minimum of four trades. Nonetheless, such institutes must meet the prescribed space norms for workshop, classroom, IT lab, and other infrastructure requirements as outlined in Chapter 9.
