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CTS Admission Process

Online counselling is conducted Statewide Selection is made on merit basis duly following rules of reservation. The candidates exercise the option of choosing the ITI and trade of their choice.

Students between the age of 14 - 40 are admitted in Industrial Training Institutes. No upper age limit for girls. Admission is made during the month of August every year.

Admission is purely based on merit i.e., marks scored in the School Examination, and candidates are admitted within the rule of reservation as follows:

Selection for admission	:	Based on merit
Engineering / Non Engineering Trades	:	Average Marks obtained in all subjects with Communal Reservation
Communal Reservation
Open competition	:	31%
Backward Classes	:	26.5%
Backward Classes - Muslim	:	3.5%
Most Backward classes	:	20%
Scheduled Castes	:	15.12%
Scheduled Castes(Arunthathiyar)	:	2.88%
Scheduled Tribes	:	1%
Physically Handicapped (within the BC/ MBC/SC/ST quota) Women (within the reserved quota)	:	5%
Women (within the reserved quota)	:	30%
Ex-Service men and Wards of Ex-service men	:	5 seats/ITI
Parentless students	:	2%
State level sports person	:	1%

Training Cost to Private ITIs

For the candidates who are admitted in Pvt ITIs in Govt Quota through online counselling, training cost @ Rs.16,500/- per trainee for Engineering trades and Rs.13,000/- per trainee for Non-Engineering trades being reimbursed by the State Government. Expenditure of Rs 10.00 Crore is utilized every year.

Curriculum

The syllabus for the courses are evolved, controlled and monitored by the DGT, New Delhi.

CTS Admission Status - Government ITI's

Chennai Region

		2025			2024			2023			2022
Sl.No	Name of the ITI	Sanctioned	Admitted	%	Sanctioned	Admitted	%	Sanctioned	Admitted	%	Sanctioned	Admitted	%
1	Ambattur	1076	869	80.76	1056	827	78.31	1052	873	82.9	1016	848	83.4
2	Ambattur (W)	160	136	85.00	160	144	90.00	160	144	90	184	150	81.5
3	Arakkonam	456	456	100.00	456	456	100.00	456	437	95.8	352	338	96
4	Chengalpattu	612	612	100.00	632	632	100.00	612	612	100	560	560	100
5	Guindy	684	581	84.94	752	623	82.85	684	609	89.04	652	551	84.5
6	Guindy (W)	304	226	74.34	280	245	87.50	280	269	96	380	292	76.8
7	Oragadam	200	200	100.00	200	200	100.00	200	178	89	136	136	100
8	Perumbakkam	284	238	83.80	284	214	75.35	284	254	89.4	172	172	100
9	North Chennai	612	497	81.91	660	546	82.73	632	557	88	712	556	78
10	Ranipet	288	288	100.00	288	288	100.00	288	287	99.6	160	160	100
11	RK Nagar	124	124	100.00	124	124	100.00	124	124	100	124	118	95
12	Thiruvanmiyur	116	116	100.00	116	116	100.00	116	116	100	116	116	100
13	Vadakarai	124	124	100.00	124	124	100.00	124	124	100	124	124	100
14	Vaniyambadi	256	236	92.19	256	236	92.19	256	232	90.6	152	117	29
15	Vellore	520	518	99.62	500	500	100.00	500	500	100	452	400	86
16	Gummidipoondi	108	108	100.00	108	104	96.30	108	93	86	108	64	59.2
17	Natrampalli	144	137	95.14	144	115	79.86	-	-	-	-	-	-
18	Thiruvottiyur	164	119	72.56	164	34	20.73	-	-	-	-	-	-
19	Kanchipuram	196	95	48.47	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
20	Salavakkam	164	119	72.56	164	34	20.73	-	-	-	-	-	-
21	Tiruvallur	164	119	72.56	164	34	20.73	-	-	-	-	-	-
22	Vellore	164	119	72.56	164	34	20.73	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total		6752	5859	86.47	6304	5552	88.07	5876	5409	92.05	5400	4729	95.3

Coimbatore Region

		2025			2024			2023			2022
Sl.No	Name of the ITI	Sanctioned	Admitted	%	Name of the ITI	Sanctioned	Admitted	%	Sanctioned	Admitted	%	Sanctioned	Admitted	%
1	Anaikatti (ST)	124	117	94.35	124	119	95.97	124	124	100	124	124	100
2	Coimbatore	920	696	75.65	856	790	92.29	896	896	100	764	744	97
3	Coimbatore (W)	304	254	83.55	304	272	89.47	304	269	88.4	348	289	83
4	Coonoor	320	231	72.19	320	259	80.94	320	284	88.7	276	227	82
5	Dharapuram	360	312	87.22	360	343	95.28	340	321	94	308	308	100
6	Erode	500	453	90.60	460	452	98.26	500	478	95.6	332	332	100
7	Gobichettipalayam	216	199	92.13	216	202	93.52	216	196	90.7	128	128	100
8	Gudalur (ST)	240	204	85.00	240	220	91.67	240	219	91.2	152	152	100
9	Karur	144	129	89.58	144	139	96.53	144	144	100	144	136	94
10	Tiruppur	388	388	100	388	388	100	388	388	100	260	260	100
11	Udumalpet	228	228	100	228	228	100	228	228	100	124	124	100
12	Valparai	104	72	69.23	104	101	97.12	104	95	91	104	85	81.7
13	Kangeyam	152	100	65.79	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
14	Perur	176	75	42.61	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total		4176	3460	81.99	3744	3513	93.83	3804	3642	95.7	3064	2909	92.7

Madurai Region

		2025			2024			2023			2022
Sl.No	Name of the ITI	Sanctioned	Admitted	%	Sanctioned	Admitted	%	Sanctioned	Admitted	%	Sanctioned	Admitted	%
1	Aundipatti (W)	208	208	100.00	208	208	100.00	208	208	100	204	204	100
2	Bodinayakkanur	236	228	96.61	148	148	100	236	236	100	236	236	100.00
3	Chekkanoorani	224	224	100	224	224	100	244	244	100	224	224	100.00
4	Dindigul	484	484	100	396	396	100	484	484	100	464	464	100.00
5	Dindigul (W)	264	264	100	288	288	100	264	264	100	264	264	100.00
6	Karaikudi	316	243	76.90	368	292	79	316	285	90.19	316	248	78.48
7	Madurai	1044	1044	100.00	1000	1000	100.00	1000	1000	100	956	956	100
8	Madurai (W)	232	232	100.00	232	232	100.00	232	232	100	232	232	100
9	Mudukulathur	236	193	81.78	148	148	100	236	208	88.1	236	184	77.97
10	Paramakudi	440	392	89.09	440	379	86.14	440	374	85	400	347	86.7
11	Ramanathapuram	384	384	100.00	384	378	98.44	384	372	96.8	280	274	97
12	Sivagangai	236	178	75.42	236	209	88.56	236	215	91	228	228	100
13	Theni	484	484	100.00	484	484	100.00	484	484	100	440	440	100
14	Kadaladi	88	88	100.00	88	88	100.00	88	88	100	88	78	88.6
15	Manamadurai	92	92	100.00	92	92	100.00	92	92	100	92	66	71.7
16	Odanchathiram	116	106	91.38	116	66	56.9	116	106	91.36	116	106	91.38
17	Kamuthi	88	88	100.00	88	82	93.18	-	-	-	-	-	-
18	Gujiliamparai	132	96	72.73	132	54	40.91	-	-	-	-	-	-
18	Thiruparankundram	188	96	51.06	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
18	Thiruuthirakosamangai	132	132	100.00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total		5644	5276	90.48	5240	4932	94.12	5060	4892	96.6	4608	4387	95.2

Salem Region

		2025			2024			2023			2022
Sl.No	Name of the ITI	Sanctioned	Admitted	%	Sanctioned	Admitted	%	Sanctioned	Admitted	%	Sanctioned	Admitted	%
1	Dharmapuri	416	416	100.00	376	376	100.00	376	376	100	396	381	96
2	Hosur	476	453	95.17	468	440	94	444	439	98.8	464	464	100.00
3	Karumandurai (ST)	200	150	75.00	200	178	89.00	200	182	91	152	133	87
4	Kolli Hills (ST)	216	118	54.63	216	137	63.43	216	191	88.4	168	168	100
5	Mettur Dam	336	336	97.62	336	336	100.00	336	336	100	328	328	100
6	Namakkal	264	244	92.42	264	262	99.24	264	217	82.2	176	164	93
7	Salem	788	787	99.87	744	744	100.00	764	756	98.9	700	672	96
8	Salem (W)	260	260	100.00	260	260	100.00	260	260	100	284	247	86.9
9	Denkanikottai	124	124	100.00	124	124	100.00	124	124	100	84	64	76.19
10	Harur	104	55	52.8	104	104	100	104	104	100.00
11	Sendamangalam	104	100	96.15	120	95	79.17	-	-	-	-	-	-
12	Pochampalli	108	98	90.74	108	76	70.37	-	-	-	-	-	-
13	Karimanagalm	204	90	44.12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
14	Krishnakiri	172	63	36.63	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
15	Sendamanagalam	120	120	100.00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
16	Tiruchengode	132	82	63.64	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total		3920	3435	83.06	3316	3156	95.17	3088	2985	96.6	2860	2652	92.7

Tirunelveli Region

		2025			2024			2023			2022
Sl.No	Name of the ITI	Sanctioned	Admitted	%	Sanctioned	Admitted	%	Sanctioned	Admitted	%	Sanctioned	Admitted	%
1	Ambasamuthiram	128	127	92.22	128	128	100.00	128	128	100	128	128	100
2	Aruppukottai	236	236	100.00	260	244	93.85	236	236	100	132	132	100
3	Kadaiyanallur	212	198	93.40	212	205	96.70	212	191	90	124	124	100
4	Nagalapuram	204	204	100.00	204	153	75.00	204	199	97.5	140	140	100
5	Nagercoil	424	382	90.09	424	409	96.46	424	412	97	436	421	96.5
6	Nagercoil (W)	228	228	100.00	228	228	100.00	228	228	100	228	228	100
7	Radhapuram	216	163	75.46	216	161	74.54	216	195	90	128	128	100
8	Sattur	256	159	62.11	256	205	80.08	256	205	80	152	149	98
9	Tenkasi	272	272	100.00	272	272	100.00	272	272	100	168	167	99
10	Thoothukudi	520	421	80.96	456	373	81.80	496	454	91.5	552	462	84
11	Tiruchendur	336	322	95.83	336	311	92.56	336	306	91	268	268	100
12	Tirunelveli	628	543	86.43	552	546	98.91	616	582	94.4	500	481	96
13	Veerakeralampudur	204	204	100.00	204	204	100.00	204	204	100	204	204	100
14	Veppalodai	188	151	80.32	188	141	75.00	188	157	83.5	164	123	75
15	Virudhunagar	452	369	81.64	432	406	93.98	452	394	87	384	384	100
16	Thiruchuli	112	112	100.00	112	100	89.29	112	92	82.1	112	75	66.9
17	Eral	124	124	100.00	124	63	50.81	-	-	-	-	-	-
18	Kurukkalpatti	156	102	65.38	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
19	Thisayanvilai	104	84	80.77	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total		5000	4401	83.06	4604	4149	90.12	4580	4255	92.9	3780	3604	95.3

Villupuram Region

		2025			2024			2023			2022
Sl.No	Name of the ITI	Sanctioned	Admitted	%	Sanctioned	Admitted	%	Sanctioned	Admitted	%	Sanctioned	Admitted	%
1	Alathur	228	204	89.47	228	194	85.09	228	195	85.5	140	124	88
2	Andimadam	344	344	100.00	344	344	100.00	344	344	100	240	240	100
3	Ariyalur	348	314	90.23	348	348	100.00	348	348	100	284	284	100
4	Cheyyar	124	124	100.00	124	124	100.00	124	124	100	100	55	55
5	Chidambaram	252	252	100.00	252	252	100.00	232	232	100	148	148	100
6	Chinnasalem	124	124	100.00	124	124	100.00	124	124	100	124	124	100
7	Cuddalore	736	702	95.38	724	692	95.58	724	678	93.6	672	628	93
8	Cuddalore (W)	320	320	100.00	320	320	100.00	320	320	100	364	323	88
9	Jamunamaruthur (ST)	240	208	86.67	240	208	86.67	240	232	96.6	152	139	91
10	Kattumannarkoil	212	202	95.28	212	197	92.92	212	212	100	124	124	100
11	Kunnam	104	104	100.00	104	96	92.31	104	86	82.6	104	58	55.7
12	Mangalur	92	92	100.00	92	92	100.00	92	84	91.3	92	64	69.5
13	Neyveli(SCVT)	208	202	97.12	208	208	100.00	208	208	100	104	104	100
14	Perambalur	232	190	81.90	212	184	86.79	232	199	85.7	204	172	84
15	Sankarapuram (ST)	236	194	82.20	236	218	92.37	236	202	85.5	188	188	100
16	Tindivanam	248	248	100.00	248	248	100.00	248	248	100	144	144	100
17	Tiruvannamalai	416	416	100.00	416	416	100.00	416	416	100	288	288	100
18	Ulundurpettai	464	452	97.41	464	461	99.35	464	457	98.4	396	387	97
19	Veppur	132	132	100.00	132	61	46.21	-	-	-	-	-	-
20	Chengam	124	124	100.00	124	67	54.03	-	-	-	-	-	-
21	Gingee	120	120	100.00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
22	Tha.Pazhur	108	101	93.52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
23	Marakkanam	116	116	100.00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total		5528	5285	83.06	3868	3594	92.9	4896	4709	96	5152	4854	94.22

ATS Admission Process

Apprentices (ITI graduates) are generally engaged throughout the year by the establishment as and when vacancy arises. A person, male or female, is qualified for being engaged as apprentice if he/she is not less than 14 years of age and satisfies the prescribed standards of education and physical fitness. Engaging apprentices in both Private and Public sector made as follows:

i.	Direct Campus selection from Government and Private ITIs
ii.	Through own advertisement by the organization.
iii.	Participating in Trade Apprenticeship Engagement Fair (TAEF) conducted by Department of Employment and Training.
iv.	Online fetching data from Employment and Training portal.
v.	Obtaining panel of candidates from respective State Directorate of Employment and Training through their Apprentices Act implementing units.
vi.	Employment Exchanges.
vii.	Through directly applying Apprenticeship Portal (apprenticeshipindia.org)
viii.	Through Prathan Mantri National Apprenticeship Mela (PMNAM)

Trades and Duration of Training

In our State, Apprenticeship Training is imparted in 91 designated trades. Some of the popular trades are Turner, Machinist, Electrician, Fitter, welder, etc. For most of the trades the duration of Apprenticeship training including basic Training is of one year. In few trades, the duration of training ranges from 6 months to 3 years depending on the trade. Now provision has been made for the employers to choose their optional trades for giving Apprenticeship training as per their requirement.

Contract of Apprenticeship

Online portal is used for administering the implementation of the Apprenticeship Training under the web portal www.apprenticeshipindia.org. Every person registered as apprentice or his guardian in case of minors, have to execute a contract of apprenticeship with the employer in the prescribed form, through online by using digital signature which will be registered by the respective Regional Joint Apprenticeship Adviser (Regional Joint Directors of Training).The training will be imparted in pursuance of the contract. The apprentices and the employers shall carry out obligations under the contract. No apprentice will be allowed to appear for the final examination without the registration of contract.

Training Programmes

The shop floor training is given to the Apprentices by the employer in the factory. Related theory instructions are also to be arranged by the employers, as the apprentices finally will appear for the examination both in practical and theory subjects.

IS Admission Process

Industrial School admission is conducted by the Industrial Schools. And the admission is approved by the concerned Regional Joint Directors.

The duration of the course is one year, two year and three years depending upon the trades. The age limit for industrial school admission is 14-40.

Industrial School Admission Status 2022

REGION	INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL (TEMPORARY)			INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL (AIDED)			INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL (PERMANENT)
	Sanctioned	Filled	Vacant	Sanctioned	Filled	Vacant	Sanctioned	Filled	Vacant
	Chennai	3272	1013	2259	128	78	50	1138	155	983
Coimbatore	478	117	361	72	48	24	24	5	19
Madurai	2564	851	1713	132	47	85	228	79	149
Salem	480	111	369	72	36	36	0	0	0
Trichy	4938	1453	3485	268	163	105	222	14	208
Tirunelveli	1394	676	718	344	194	150	144	33	111
Villupuram	4766	1320	3446	90	56	34	70	36	34
Total	17892	5541	12351	1106	622	484	1826	332	1504

Industrial School Admission Status 2023

Region	Sanctioned	Filled	Vacant	Total IS
Chennai	3160	1319	1841	28
Coimbatore	306	158	148	6
Madurai	3230	972	2258	30
Salem	454	233	221	5
Trichy	4972	1839	3133	47
Tirunelveli	1494	737	757	20
Villupuram	4726	1405	3321	38
Total	18342	6663	11679	174

Industrial School Admission Status 2024

Region	Sanctioned	Filled	Vacant	Total IS
Chennai	2948	1119	1829	28
Coimbatore	258	136	122	5
Madurai	2130	821	1309	24
Salem	358	135	223	4
Trichy	3584	1573	2011	30
Tirunelveli	1208	594	614	16
Villupuram	3554	1088	2466	27
Total	14040	5461	8574	134

Industrial School Admission Status 2025

Region	Sanctioned	Filled	Vacant	Total IS
Chennai	3602	1089	2513	31
Coimbatore	330	165	165	6
Madurai	2990	1057	1933	25
Salem	610	160	450	7
Trichy	3538	1420	2118	32
Tirunelveli	1660	637	1023	17
Villupuram	4852	1941	2911	35
Total	17582	6469	11113	153

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