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Uttar Pradesh's technical and vocational training will be made job oriented. Internship and apprenticeship opportunities will be provided to the students. Engineering colleges in Basti, Gonda, Mirzapur and Pratapgarh will be operational on campuses from next session. These orders were issued by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in review meeting of technical education. ITI has been modernized in association with Tata Technology and students' placement has also increased.

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Every student must receive employment assurance, technical education must be industry-oriented: CM

CM Yogi Adityanath reviewed the technical and vocational education in a meeting

State Bureau, Lucknow.  Technical and vocational education will be totally employment-oriented, so that each student gets a chance to enter the industries. Technical education will no longer be restricted only to degree now. Each student will also receive a chance of internship and apprenticeship.

From the next session, the newly formed engineering colleges of Basti, Gonda, Mirzapur and Pratapgarh will function from their campuses. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath issued a number of significant instructions considering the future of the students in the review meeting of technical and vocational education at his residence on Kalidas Marg on Friday.

CM Yogi conducted a meeting

There are 324 government and 2982 private ITIs operating in the state. 212 government ITIs have been transformed into state-of-the-art through the assistance of Tata Technology. In 2024-25, 1.25 lakh youth have received apprenticeship and employment, and over 30 thousand students have applied in the PM Internship Scheme.

While that is happening, the placements of technical institutes have also picked up pace. This year 1.64 lakh students have been placed in Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University (AKTU) and the highest package is Rs 59.91 lakh per annum. The students have even been given packages of up to Rs 52 lakh in MMMUT University, Gorakhpur.

CM Yogi provided these directives

Having observed these statistics of the development of technical education and state institutions, the Chief Minister ordered that like government and aided polytechnic institutions, private institutions must also be covered under the State Institutional Ranking Framework (SIRF), so that quality is maintained everywhere.

All the institutes were requested to step forward with complete preparedness for NBA, NAAC and NIRF ranking. It was also made clear that no deserving student who undergoes admission should be denied scholarship and fee reimbursement.

 Opportunity for internship will be provided to students

The Chief Minister emphasized that education in technical institutions should not be merely a degree but become a source of practical knowledge and self-sufficiency. Each youth should be provided with opportunities based on his abilities, so that the vision of 'self-reliant India' can be achieved. Technical Education Minister Ashish Patel, Vocational Education Minister Kapil Dev Agarwal, Technical Education Minister Ashish Patel were also present during the meeting.