Procedure for establishing a new private industrial training institute on a permanent unaided basis

The requirements relating to availability of land, workshop facilities, trades, necessary machinery and equipment, basic amenities, electrical load, availability of funds, and other essential norms and conditions for establishing a new Industrial Training Institute (ITI) have been specified in detail in the relevant Government Resolutions.
1. Government of Maharashtra, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Department, Government Resolution No. ITC-2217/Pr.Kr.232/Vyashi-3, dated 09/02/2018.
2. Government of Maharashtra, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Department, Corrigendum No. ITC-2217/Pr.Kr.232/Vyashi-3, dated 23/04/2019. An advertisement/notice regarding the invitation of online applications for establishing a new private Industrial Training Institute is published in newspapers before the portal is opened. Accordingly, interested institutions/institutional promoters are required to submit their online applications within the prescribed period. Institutions/institutional promoters desirous of establishing a new private Industrial Training Institute on a permanent unaided basis may submit their applications online through the website https://vti.msbsvet.gov.in. The portal is opened once a year for a specified period for submission of applications. The procedure for establishing a new private Industrial Training Institute and for obtaining a Letter of Intent (LoI), including the applicable procedure and requirements, has been prescribed in the relevant Government Resolutions of the Government of Maharashtra. Applications received through the portal are subjected to desk-top assessment. Eligible applications, along with recommendations, are submitted to the Government for consideration. Upon approval, the Government issues the Letter of Intent (LoI) to the applicant institution. After receipt of the LoI, the institution is required to submit an online application on the Affiliation Portal of the Directorate General of Training (DGT), New Delhi. A Joint Inspection is conducted by the DGT representative to verify compliance with the prescribed norms. Affiliation is granted by DGT, New Delhi, to institutions found eligible and recommended after inspection.
Affiliation criteria: ITI Affilation Norms 2025 After obtaining affiliation from DGT, New Delhi, the institution is permitted to admit students to the concerned trades through the online admission portal, in accordance with the applicable procedure.
Therefore, institutions/institutional promoters desirous of establishing a new private Industrial Training Institute are advised to carefully read the relevant Government Resolutions of the Government of Maharashtra and acquaint themselves with the prescribed conditions, requirements, criteria and procedure before submitting an application through the online portal.