APPRENTICESHIP RULES, 19921

In exercise of the powers conferred by, subsection of section 37 Apprentices Act, 1961
(52 of 1961) and after consulting the Central Apprenticeship Council, the
Central Government hereby makes the following rules in supersession of the
Apprenticeship Rules,1962, except as respects things done or omitted to be
done before such supersession, namely:-

1.

Short title and commencement

(1)

These rules may be called the Apprenticeship Rules,1992.

(2)

They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official

Gazette.

2.

Definitions -In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires:-

(1) "Act" means the Apprentices Act,1961 (52 of 1961);

(2) "Diploma Holder" means

a person

who holds a diplom in

engineering or technology or equivalent qualification granted by

State Board of Technical Education, or recognised by the State Government

concerned or the Central Government.
(3)

"Engineering Graduate" means a person, who(a)

(i)

holds a degree in engineering or technology granted bya statutory University, or

(ii) an institution empowered to grant such degree by an Act of

Parliament;

has passed the graduateship examination of professional bodies

(b)

recognised by the Central Government as equivalent to degree;

or
(c)

holds the qualifications which exempt him from Sections A an

B examinations of the Institution of Engineers (India).

(4)

"Vocational Certificate Holder" means a person who holds a certificate

in
a Vocational Course, involving two years of study after the completion
of secondary stage of school education, recognized by the All India Council
for Technical Education;
(5)

"National Classification of Occupations" means the National

Classification of Occupations adopted by the Government of India, Ministry of

Labour Directorate General of Employment and Training;
(6 "Registered Medical Practitioner" means a person whose name is entered in
the register maintained under any law for the time being in force in any State
regulating the registration of practitioners of medicine;
(7)"Sandwich Course Student" means a student undergoing a Sandwich
Course of studies at any of the technical institutions recognised for th purpose and
leading to the award of degree or diploma in engineering
or technology;
(8)

"Schedule" means the Schedule appended to these rules;

(9)

"Standard Industrial Classification" means the Standard Industrial

Classification adopted by the Government of India, Ministry of Labour,
Directorate General of Employment and Training;

(10)

All the words and expressions, not defined here in these rules, but
defined in the Act, shall have the same meaning as given to them in the

said Act.

3.

Standard of Education -

(1) A person shall be eligible for being engaged as a trade apprentice - if he

satisfies the minimum educational qualifications as specified in Schedule-1.
(2) A person shall be eligible for being engaged as a Graduate or Technician
(Vocational) apprentice if he satisfies one of the minimum educational
qualifications specified in Schedule-IA:
Provided that:(a)

no Engineering Graduate or Diploma Holder or Vocational Certificate

holder who had training or job experience for a period one year or
more, after the attainment of these qualifications shall be eligible for
being engaged as an apprentice under the Act;

(b)

no Sandwich Course Student shall be eligible for being engaged as an

apprentice under the Act after passing the final examination of the
technical institution wherein such student is undergoing the course
unless so approved by the Regional Central Apprenticeship Advisers;

(c)

a person who has been a Graduate or Technician or Technician

(Vocational) apprentice under the Act and

in whose case the

contract of apprenticeship was terminated for any reason whatsoever

shall not be eligible

for being engaged as an apprentice again

under the Act without the prior approval of the Apprenticeship

Adviser.
4.

Standard of Physical Fitness -

(1) A person shall be eligible for being engaged as an apprentice if he satisfied

the minimum standards of physical fitness specified in Schedule-II.
Provided that a person who has undergone institutional training in a school or
other institution recognised by or affiliated to the National Council or the All India
Council or a Statutory University or a State Board of

Technical Education and

has passed the examination or tests

conducted by these bodies, or is undergoing institutional training in a school or
institution so recognised or affiliated in order that he may
require a degree or diploma in engineering or technology or certificate in
vocational course or equivalent qualification shall, if he has already
undergone medical examination in accordance with the rules for the admission to
the school or institution, be deemed to have complied with
the provisions of this rule.
2Provided

further that the standards of fitness specified for item (4)

relating to "EARS" and item (6) relating to SPEECH" of schedule II

shall not apply in the case of a person who is deaf or dumb or deaf and
dumb for the following trades, namely:(a)

Building and Furniture Trades Group:

1.

Plumber

2.

Carpenter.

(b)

3.

Furniture and Cabinet Maker.

4.

Sports Goods Maker (Wood)

Draughtsmen

1.
(c)

(d)

1.

and

Draughtsman(Civil)

Printing Trades Group.

1.

Process Cameraman.

2.

Retoucher Lithographic.

3.

Engraver.

4.

Book Binder.

Hotel & Catering Trades Group

Cook (General).

2.

Cook (Vegetarian).

3.

Baker and Confectioner.

(e)

1.

Cutting and Tailoring Trades Group.

Designer and Master Cutter.

2.

Tailor (Men)

3.

Tailor (Women)

4.

Tailor (General)
(f)

Surveyors Trades Group

Agriculture

Trades

Group

1.
(g)

Painting Trades Group

1.
3(h)

(i)

Painter (General).

Group No.1-Machine Shop Trades Group:

1.

Fitter

2.

Turner.

Group No. 3- Metal Working Trades Group:

1.

Sheet Metal Worker.

2.

Welder (Gas and Electric)

(j)

Group No.4- Electrical Trades Group

1.

(2)

Horticulture Assistant.

Wireman.

Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing provision where

a physically handicapped person registered at any Employment Exchange is declared,

by either the medical board attached to Special Employment Exchanges for the
physically handicapped or the local Civil Surgeon(where such Medical Board
has not been constituted) to be physically fit for being engaged as an apprentice in
any of the designated trades under the Apprentices Act. 1961, he may be engaged
as an apprentice in that trade.

5.

Reservation of Training Places:-

In respect of each of the states specified in column (2) of the Schedule-IIA

training places shall be reserved by the employer for the Schedule Castes and
Scheduled Tribes in every designated trade so that the ratio of the apprentices
belonging to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes to the total number of
apprentices in such designated trade or trades shall be specified in columns(3) and (4)
of the said Schedule (and where there is more than one designated trade in an
establishment such training places shall be reserved also on the basis of

total

number of apprentices in all designated trades in suchestablishments).

Provided that when the prescribed number of persons belonging either
to the Scheduled Castes or to the Scheduled Tribes are not available, the
training places so reserved for them may be filled by persons belonging to the
Scheduled Tribes or as the case may be, to the Scheduled Caste and if the
prescribed training places can not be filled even in the above given manner,
then the training places so lying unfilled may be filled by persons not belonging to
the Scheduled Castes or the Scheduled Tribes.

6.

Registration of Contract of Apprenticeship :-

(1)

Every employer shall send to the Apprenticeship Adviser the contract of

apprenticeship for registration within three months of the date on which it was
signed.
(2)(a) The

Central Government may specify, model contract forms for the

following categories of apprentices:(i)

Trade Apprentices:

(ii)

Graduate. Technician and Technician (Vocational) Apprentices

(b) The model contract form as may be specified by the Central

Government with such variation as the circumstances of each case
may require, be used for the respective purposes therein mentioned.
(3)

The obligation of the employer and that of the trade apprentice shall be
as specified in Schedule-V. The terms and conditions in respect of
graduate, technician and technician (vocational) apprentices shall be as
specified in Schedule-VI.

7.

Period of Apprenticeship Training (1)

The period of apprenticeship training in the case of trade apprentices

referred to in clause (b) of Section 6 of the Act shall be as specified in
schedule-I.

(2)(a) Where a trade apprentice is unable to complete the full apprenticeship

course within the periods prescribed in sub-rule (1) or to take the final
test owing to illness or other circumstances beyond his control, the
establishment concerned shall extend the period of his apprenticeship
until he completes the full apprenticeship course and the next test is
held if so required by the Apprenticeship Adviser, Similar extension of
the period of training may also be allowed in the case of those trade
apprentices who having completed the course, fail in the final test.

trade apprentice who fails in the second test shall not be allowed any
extension of the period of training.
(b)

(i)

Where a trade apprentice is unable to complete the period

of apprenticeship training due to strike or lockout or layoff in an

establishment where he is undergoing training and is not instrumental
for the same, the period of his apprenticeship training shall be extended

for a period equal to the period of strike or lockout or layoff , as the

case may be, and he shall be paid stipend during the period of such
strike or lockout or layoff or for a maximum period of six months,
which ever is less;
(ii)

If the strike or lockout or layoff is likely to continue for a longer

period, the employer shall follow the procedure for novation of contract
of apprenticeship of a trade apprentice referred to in clause (i) with
the other employer as specified in section 5 of the Act.
(3)

In the case of trade apprentices other than those covered by clause (a)
of section 6 of the Act, the first six months of the period of training shall
be treated as period of probation.

(4)(a) The period of apprenticeship training in the case of Engineering

Graduates, Diploma holders and Vocational Certificate holders shall
be one year.
(b) In the case of Sandwich Course Students, the period of practical
training they undergo as part of apprenticeship course of studies shall
be the period of apprenticeship training.

(c)

Where a Graduate/Technician/Technician (Vocational) Apprentice is

unable to complete the period of Apprenticeship Training due to
strike / lockout/ layoff in as establishment where he is undergoing
training and is not instrumental in the same, the period of his
Apprenticeship Training would be extended equal to the period of
strike/lockout/layoff and he shall be paid stipend during the period

of such strike/lock out/layoff or for a maximum period of six months.

whichever is less.
(d)

If the strike/lock out/ lay off is likely to continue for a longer period,
the employer shall follow the procedure for novation of contract of
apprenticeship for the apprentices referred to in clause (c) with the
other employer as specified in section 5 of the Act.

84

Compensation for termination of apprenticeship :

Where the contract of apprenticeship is terminated through failure on the part
of any employer in carrying out the terms and conditions thereof, such
employer shall be liable to pay the apprentice compensation of an amount
equivalent to his three months last drawn stipend.

9.

Qualifications of persons placed in charge of the training of apprentices:A person placed in charge of the training of apprentices by the employer shall
possess the qualifications specified in Schedule IV to these rules.
The person so appointed shall be of the appropriate level commensurate
with the number of seats located for apprenticeship training and size of the
establishment.

95 a

Staffing

pattern

and

qualifications

of instructional staff for

practical and basic training of apprentices

Staffing pattern and qualifications of instructional staff for imparting practical
and basic training to apprentices shall be as specified in Schedule IV A

10.

Maintenance of record of work by apprentices:-

Every Graduate or Technician or Technician (Vocational) Apprentice shall

maintain a daily record of the work done by him relating to the apprenticeship
training in the form of a workshop or laboratory note book.

11.

Payment of stipend to apprentices:(1)6

The minimum rate of stipend payable to trade apprentices shall be as

follows, namely:a.

During the First Year of Training Rs.820/-per month.

b.

During the Second year of Training

c.

During the Third year of Training Rs.1090/-per month

d.

During the Fourth year of Training

Rs.940/-per month.

Rs.1230/-per month

Provided that in the case of trade apprentices referred to in clause

(a) of section 6 of the Act, the period of training already undergone by them in
a school or other institution recognised by the National Council, shall be taken
into account for the purpose of determining the rate of stipend payable.

(2)7

The

minimum rates of stipend payable to Graduate, Technician

and Technician (Vocational) Apprentices shall be as follows namely:a.Engineering graduates Rs.1970/-per month
(for post-institutional training)
Sandwich course

Rs.1400/-per month.

b.

(Students from Degree institutions)

c.

Diploma holders

Rs.1400/-per month

(for post-institutional training

d.

Sandwich course

Rs.1140/-per month.

(Students from Diploma institutions)

e.

Vocational Certificate holder.

Rs.1090/-per month.

(3) The stipend for a particular month shall be paid by the tenth day of the following
month.
(4)

No deduction shall be made from the stipend for the period during which an
apprentice remains on casual leave or medical leave. Stipend shall, however,
not be paid for the period for which an apprentice remains on extraordinary
leave.

(5)

Notwithstanding anything contained in this rule, where an establishment has

a system of deferred payment whereby only a

portion of the stipend

is paid to the apprentice every month and the balance is paid to the
apprentice on

the completion of training such establishment shall be

free to continue such system provided that the minimum amount paid to the
apprentices every month shall not be less than the monthly stipend
prescribed under these rules and no deduction is made from the said
accumulated amount on any account. Establishments which do not already
have such a system shall be free to institute a system on the same conditions.
(6)

The continuance of payment of stipend to an apprentice shall be subject to the

work and conduct of the apprentice being satisfactory.

(7)

Where the work and conduct of the apprentice is not satisfactory, the
employer shall report the matter to the Apprenticeship Adviser and with his
consent may stop the continuance of payment of stipend to the apprentices.
Provided that the stipend of an apprentice shall not be stopped without
intimating him the grounds thereof and giving him an opportunity of
representing against the action proposed.

(8)

On report being made by the employer under sub-rule(7) the Apprenticeship

Adviser shall give his decision thereon within thirty days of the receipt of
the report and where the Apprenticeship Adviser does not communicate to the
employer refusal to consent to the stopping of the payment of stipend within
the period of thirty days, it shall be deemed that he has consented to the
stopping of the stipend

12.
(1)

Hours of work:The weekly hours of work of a trade apprentice undergoing practical training

shall be as follows, namely:(a)

The total number of hours

per

week

shall

be

42 to

48 hours (including the time spent on Related Instruction)

(b)

Trade apprentices undergoing basic training shall ordinarily

work for 42 hours per week including the time spent on Related
Instruction.

(c)

Trade apprentices during the second year of apprenticeship

shall work for 42 to 45 hours per week including the time
spent on Related Instruction.

(d)

Trade apprentice during the third and subsequent years of

apprenticeship shall work for the same number of hours per

week as the workers in the trade in the establishment in which

the trade apprentice is undergoing apprenticeship training.
(2)

No trade apprentice shall be engaged on such training between the

hours of 10.00 P.M.

to 6.00 A.M. except with the prior approval of the

Apprenticeship Adviser who shall give his approval of the Apprenticeship

Adviser who shall give his approval if he is satisfied that it is in the
interest of the training of the trade apprentice or in public interest.
(3)

Graduate, Technician and Technician (Vocational ) Apprentices shall

work according to the normal hours of work of the department in the
establishment to which they are attached for training.

13.

Grant of leave to apprentices:(1)

In establishments where proper leave rules do not exist or the total

leave of different types admissible to their workers is less than thirty
seven days in a year, the apprentice shall be entitled to the following
kinds of leave and subject to the conditions specified under each kind
of leave.

(a)

Casual leave:(i)

Casual leave shall be admissible for a maximum period of twelve

days in a year.

(ii)

Any holiday intervening during the period of casual leave shall

not be counted for the purpose of the limit of twelve days.

(iii)

Casual leave not utilised during any year shall stand lapsed at
the end of the year.

(iv)

Casual leave shall not be combined with medical leave. If

casual leave is preceded or followed by medical leave, the entire

leave taken shall be treated either as medical or casual leave,

provided that it shall not be allowed to exceed the maximum
period prescribed in respect of medical or casual leave, as the case
may be.
(v)

Except in case of extreme urgency applications for such leave

shall be made to the appropriate authority and sanction
obtained prior to availing of leave.

(b)

Medical leave.
(i)

Medical leave up to fifteen days for each year of training may

be granted to the apprentice who is unable to attend duty owing to
illness. The unused leave shall be allowed to accumulate upto
a maximum of forty days.

(ii)

Any holiday intervening during the period of medical leave shall be

treated as medical leave and accounted for in the limits prescribed
under clause(i) above.

(iii)

The employer may call upon the apprentice to produce a medical

certificate from a registered medical practitioner in support of
his medical leave. A Medical certificate shall, however, be
necessary if the leave exceeds six days.

(iv)

It shall be open to the employer to arrange a special medical

examination of an apprentice if he has reason to believe that
the apprentice is not really ill or the illness is not of such a
nature as to prevent attendance.

(v)8

A female apprentice with one surviving child may be granted

maternity leave for a period of 90 days from the date of its
commencement without payment of stipend and the
apprenticeship

training

period shall be extended

accordingly. The monthly stipend shall be paid to the

apprentice during such extended period.
(c)

Extraordinary leave:Extraordinary leave upto a maximum of ten days or more in a

(i)

year may be granted to the apprentice, after he has exhausted

the entire casual & medical leave, if the employer is satisfied
with the genuineness of the grounds on which the leave is applied
for.
(2)

In establishments where proper leave rules exist for workers, the leave
to apprentices shall be granted by the employers in accordance with
those rules.
Provided that in the case of trade apprentices grant of such leave shall be
subject to the following conditions, namely:(a)

That every apprentice engaged in an establishment which works

for five days in a week (with a total of 45 hours per week) shall put
in a minimum attendance of 200 days in a year out of which one
sixth, namely 33 days shall be devoted to related instructions and
167 days to practical training.

(b)

That every apprentice engaged in an establishment which works

for 51/2 days or six days in a week shall put in minimum
attendance of 240 days in a year, out of which one sixth, namely

40 days shall be devoted to related instructions and 200 days

to practical training.
(c)

an apprentice who for any reason is not able to undergo training

for the period specified in clause (a) or clause (b) shall be given an
opportunity to make up for the shortfall in the following year
and shall be eligible to take the test conducted by the National
Council:-

(i)

If he is engaged in an establishment referred to in clause

(a) only if he has completed the period of training and has
put in minimum attendance of 600 days or 800 days
accordingly as the period of training is three years or four
years;

(ii)

if he is engaged in an establishment referred to in clause

(b) only if he has completed the period of training and has
put in a minimum attendance of 720 days or 960 days
accordingly as the period of training is three years or
four years.

(3)

If the trade apprentice is not able to put in the minimum period of

attendance specified in clause (c) of the proviso to sub-rule (2) during
the period of training for circumstances beyond his control and the
employer is satisfied with the ground for shortfall in attendance and
certifies that the apprentice has otherwise completed the full
apprenticeship course he shall be considered as having completed the

full period of training and shall be eligible to take the test conducted by
the National Council.

(4)

If a trade apprentice is not able to put in the minimum period of

apprenticeship specified in clause (c) of the proviso to sub-rule (2)
during the period of training and has not completed the full
apprenticeship course he shall not be considered as having completed
the full period of training and the employer shall, under sub-rule (2) of
rule 7, extend his period of training until he completes the full
apprenticeship course and the next test is held.

14.

Record and returns:-

(1)

Establishments referred to in items (b) and (c) of sub-clause (1) of

clause (d) of section 2 of the Act shall submit returns as hereinafter
provided to the respective Regional Director.

(2)

Establishments referred to in item (b) of sub-clause

(2) of clause (d) of

Section 2 of the Act shall submit returns as hereinunder provided

to the respective State Apprenticeship Adviser.

(3)

Within seven days from the date a trade apprentice joins an

establishment, the employer shall prepare the return in form
Apprenticeship 4 in Schedule-III in duplicate and shall submit one

return to the Regional Director or State Apprenticeship Adviser as the

case may be, and the other to the Principal or Head of the Institute
where Basic Training or Related Instructions shall be imparted.

(4)

As soon as a trade apprentice joins the establishment, the

employer shall prepare an index card (Envelope) in Form
Apprenticeship -I in Schedule-III in duplicate and shall submit one of
the cards to the Regional Director or State Apprenticeship Adviser, as the
case may be, within a period of fifteen days of the date of registration of
the contract of apprenticeship and retain the other one with him.

(5) (a) Every employer shall maintain a record of Basic Training or Practical
Training and Related Instructions in Form Apprenticeship-IA in
Schedule-III, Information regarding Basic Training or Practical Training
shall be based on the syllabus approved by the Central Apprenticeship
Council and operations actually performed by the trade apprentice
during the half year under review, every employer shall send a copy of
this report to the Regional Director or the State Apprenticeship Adviser,
as the case may be, at the end of every half year, and the said report
shall be kept inside form Apprenticeship-I.

(b) In case where the Basic Training is given to the Trade Apprentices at
an institute set up by the Government, reports during the period of
such training, giving the required information shall be furnished to the
establishment by the Head of the Institute concerned in form
Apprenticeship-IA in duplicate.

(c)

The details relating to "Trade Theory" Workshops Calculation and

Science" "Engineering Drawing " and Social Studies " shall be entered
periodically in form Apprenticeship-IA, in Schedule-III by the
establishments on the basis of half yearly report which is furnished by
the authorities imparting relating instructions in

Apprenticeship-I

(Supplementary).

(6)

At the end of each half year every establishment shall in respect of

trade apprentices receiving training in the establishment submit a report
in form Apprenticeship-2 in Schedule-III

to the Regional Director or

the State Apprenticeship Adviser, as the case may be, according to the
table below alongwith the relevant half yearly report in form
Apprenticeship - IA in Schedule-III.

TABLE

Report for period ending

March

September

Date by which to be sent

15th April

15th October

(7)(a) Every employer shall during the months of November and May, submit to
the Regional Director or the State Apprenticeship Adviser, as the case
may be, the particulars of such trade apprentices who satisfy the
minimum conditions of eligibility to appear in the ensuing trade test in

March or September and the particulars so submitted shall be in

form Apprenticeship-3 in Schedule-III.

(b)

Having scrutinised the eligibility of such trade apprentices, the

Regional Director or the

State Apprenticeship Adviser, as the case

may be, shall inform the employer the programme of the trade test and
name of the trade testing centre.

(c)

After receiving the information under clause (b) the employer

shall

furnish the progress reports in Apprenticeship-I and

Apprenticeship-IA in Schedule-III of the eligible trade apprentices to
the trade testing officer in advance and not later than seven days
before the commencement of the trade test.

(8)

Every employer shall maintain a register of attendance

trade

of

the

apprentices undergoing apprenticeship training in his

establishment and action taken for irregular and unauthorised

absence shall be recorded in the said register at the end of each month.

(9)

On a Graduate or Technician

or Technician (Vocational) apprentice

joining an establishment, the employer shall prepare index cards

in Form Apprenticeship-5 set out in Schedule-III with complete biodata and retain one card with himself and forward within ten days from
the date of the engagement of the apprentice, one card to each of the
following authorities, namely:-

(i)

The Central Apprenticeship Adviser:

(ii)

The Director, Regional Board of Apprenticeship Training

concerned; and

(iii)

In the case of Sandwich course student, the technical

Institution concerned.

(10)

Every employer shall maintain a record of the work done and the
studies undertaken by the graduate, technician and technician
(Vocational) apprentices engaged in his establishment, for each
quarter and at the end of each quarter shall send a report in Form
Apprenticeship-6 set out in Schedule-III to the Director, Regional
Board of Apprenticeship Training concerned.

*Schedule I

[See Rule 3(1) and Rule 7 (1)]

LIST OF DESIGNATED TRADES UNDER THE APPRENTICES ACT,1961

SCHEDULE-IA

(See rule 3(2))

Category of Apprentices

Minimum Educational Qualification

2
(a)

A degree in engineering or technology

granted by
a statutory University.

(b)

A degree in engineering or technology granted by

an institution empowered to grant such degrees by
an Act of Parliament.

Graduate Apprentices

(c)

Graduate examination of professional bodies

recognised by the Central Government as
equivalent to a degree.

(d)

A sandwich course student who is undergoing

training in order that he may hold a degree in

engineering or

technology as mentioned at (a)

and (b) above.

a)

A diploma in engineering or Technology granted

by a State Council or Board of Technical
Educational established by a State Government.

(b)

A diploma in engineering or technology granted by

a University.

Technician

(c)

Apprentices

A diploma in engineering or
by an Institute

technology granted

recognised by the State

Government or Central Government as equivalent to

(a) and (b) above.

(d)

A sandwich course student who is undergoing

training in order that he may hold a diploma
mentioned in (a), (b)& (c) above.

Technician

(a)

A certificate in vocational Course involving

(Vocational ) Apprentices

two years of study after the completion of the

secondary stage of school education recognised by

the All India Council for Technical education.

(b) A sandwich course student who is undergoing

training in order that he
mentioned in (a) above

may hold a certificate

SCHEDULE-II
(See rule 4)

Standard of physical fitness for training

(1)

A candidate should be free evidence of any contagious or infectious

disease. He should not be suffering from any disease which is likely to
be aggravated by service or is likely to render him unfit for service or
endanger the health of the public. He should also be free from evidence
of tuberculosis in any form, active or healed.

(2)

Height, Weight And Chest

Candidates should satisfy the following minimum standards, namely:HEIGHT: 137 centimeters; Weight:25.4 Kilogram; Chest expansion should
not be less than 3.8 centimeters irrespective of size of chest:
Provide that where a candidate does not satisfy the said minimum
standards but is certified in writing by a Medical Officer not below the rank
of an Assistant Surgeon (Gazetted), to be physically fit for being engaged as
an apprentice in a particular trade under the Apprentices Act,1961, he may
be engaged as an apprentice in that trade.

(3)

EYES
There should be no evidence of any morbid condition of either eye of the lids of
either eye which may be liable to risk of aggracation of recurrence.

Standard of Vision

(A)

Visual acuity:

Candidates having vision in one eye shall eligible to

undergo apprenticeship training except in the following seventeen trades,

namely :(1)

Electrician Aircraft

(3)

Driver cum Fitter

(4)

Surveyor

(5)

Process Cameraman

(6)

Sirdar

(7)

Rigger(Engg. & Chem. Industry)

(8)

(9)

Mate(Mines)

(10) Mech. Radio & Radar Aircraft

(11)

Ceramic Moduler

(12) Ceramic Caster

(13)

Ceramic Kiln Operator

(14) Ceramic Press Operator

(15)

Ceramic Modeller

(17)

Optical worker

(b)

Colour vision: Not required

(4)

EARS

(2)

(16)

Watch and Clock Mechanic

Shortfirer/Blaster(Mines)

Ceramic Decorator

Hearing must be good in both ears and there should be no sign of

suppurative disease. No hearing aid shall be permitted.
(5)

SKIN

There should be no evidence of acute or chronic skin disease or chronic

ulceration.
(6)

SPEECH:
Speech should preferably be without impediment.

(7)

ALIMENTARY SYSTEM:

1.

Candidates should have sufficient number of natural teeth (in healthy

state) for mastication.

2.

Spleen should not be palpably enlarged and there should be no

evidence of tenderness in the splenic area.

3.

Liver should not be palpable or tender.

4.

There should be no oral sepsis.

5.

There should be no sugar in the urine.

6.

Candidates

should

not

be suffering from haemorrhoids, fissures

in and testis anal hernia or bubonocele or ischio-rectal abscess or

hydrocele.

(8)

CARDIO VASCULAR SYSTEM:

1.

Blood pressure should not exceed 85 diastolic and 140 systolic.

2.

Candidates with low blood pressure (i.e. systolic below 100) should
be rejected.

3.
(9)

There should be no sign of any cardiovascular disease.

RESPIRATORY SYSTEM:
Candidates should be free from all diseases of respiratory system. There
should be no deformity of chest which may cause impediment to breathing.

(10)

GENITO URINARY SYSTEM

There should be no evidence of genito urinary disease or any abnormality.

(11)

SKELETAL SYSTEM:
1.

The function of all limbs should be within normallimits.

2.

There should be no evidence of serious deformitym of the spinal column

or of the extremities.

(12)

NERVOUS SYSTEM:
There should be no evidence of any disease of nervous system or of any
mental disease.

(13)

GLANDULAR SYSTEM:
There should be no evidence of tuberculosis or other disease of the glandular
system including the endocrine glands.

SCHEDULE-IIA
(See rule 5)
Ratio of Scheduled Caste

Ratio of Scheduled

Apprentices to Total

Tribes Apprentices

Sl.
Name of the State
No.
Apprentices
1

Andhra Pradesh

Assam

to Total Apprentices

1:8

1:20

1:17

1:9

1:7

1:11

Bihar

Gujarat

1:14

1:7

Haryana

1:5

1:20

Himachal Pradesh

1:5

1:20

Jammu & Kashmir

1:12

1:20

Karanataka

1:8

1:20

Kerala

1:11

1:20

1:8

1:58

10

Madhya Pradesh

11

Maharashtra

1:17

1:17

12

Manipur

1:50

1:3

13

Meghalaya

1:10

1:2

14

Nagaland

---

1:2

15

Orissa

1:7

1:4

1:4

1:20

16

Punjab

17

Rajasthan

1:6

1:8

18

Tamilnadu

1:6

1:20

19

Uttar Pradesh

1:5

1:20

20

Tripura

1:8

1:3

21

West Bengal

1:5

1:17

22

Andman.& Nicobar Islands

----

1:6

23

Arunachal Pradesh

----

1:2

24

Chandigarh

1:8

1:20

25

Dadar & Nagar Haveli

1:50

1:2

26

Delhi

1:6

1:13

27

Goa,Daman & Diu

1:50

1:20

28

Lakshadweep

----

1:2

29

Mizoram

---

1:2

30

Pondicherry

1:6

1:30

SCHEDULE-III
(See rule 14)
FORM APPRENTICESHIP -I
Front Side
PERSONAL DETAILS (Envelope Size 23 cms x 15 cms)

Name and address of the establishment:

_____________________________________________________________________________________
______________

Photo of
Registration No. and

Whether
Date/Year

date of execution of Designated Trade

Apprentice
belongs

of
contract of

(passp
SC/ST

Birth

ort size)

Apprentice

_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________

______________________________________________________________________________
____________________

Date of
Period of training
as

commencement

per contract

Date of completion

of

of training

Date of completion, if
period of

training

extended

training

_____________________________________________________________________________________
______________

______________________________________________________________________________
_____________________
Name and address of

Name and

Details of previous training, if any

apprentices

address of

Name of Industrial Training

Institute/Centre

Father/Guardian

_____________________________________________________________________________________
______________

_____________________________________________________________________________________
______________

Educational qualifications at entry

Designated Trade

_____________________________________________________________________________________
_______________
Period

of

Training

From To Examination

Name of
Examination

passed from National

School/
Date

passed
Institute

Remarks
Council for Training
School in Vocational Trade 1 year/2 years

______________________________________________________________________________
______________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________
_______________
Signature of Apprentice
Related Instruction
Basic Training imparted at

Signature of Training

imparted at

Officer

_____________________________________________________________________________________
______________

Back Side
(I, II & III to be completed by the employer before submitting it to the Trade Testing
Officer)
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________
I.Total No. of days of

II.

Consolidated assessment of half yearly

attendance during the entire

report (APP-IA) during the entire period of

period of apprenticeship training

apprenticeship training. Subject % of Sessional

i)Practical ...... days out of........

Marks

ii)Related Instruction....days out of Trade Theory

...........

......

W/Shop Cal. & Science

iii)Total.........days out of.........

Engg. Drawing

..........

..........

Social Studies
Practical (Basic
Training)

..........
Training and Shop
..........

III.Conduct during apprenticeship IV. Exemptions obtained by failed candidates in

the NCVT Trade Test with Date/Dates

_____________________________________________________________________________________
______________

______________________________________________________________________________
_____________________
Minimum marks
Exemption obtained with
Subject

required for
marks
exemption
I Chance
II Chance
Date

Signature of

Practical (including

Training Officer sessional work)

Date
280

72
Trade theor
(including sessional
work)
36
Workshop
Calculation and
Science (including

42

sessional work)

Engineering Drawing

_____________________________________________________________________________________
__________

FORM APPRENTICESHIP-I
(Supplementary)

Report on Related Instruction for the half year ending ........................

From: Name and address of Industrial Training Institute

To: Name and Address of the Establishment for which Related Instruction of
Apprentices is being carried out................................................
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________
Attendance in
W/Sho

days

p Cal.

Registratio
Sl.

Name of

&

n No.
No

Engg Trade Social

Designate

Apprenti

Science

d Trades
Theory Study Actua Possibl

ces
Drg.

10

_____________________________________________________________________________________
___________

Note :

1.

A-Average,
AA-Above 70%

BA-Below Average
A-50% to 69%

AA-Above Average
BA-Below 50%

2.

In case Basic Training is imparted at the ITI., Form Apprenticeship-IA of such

apprentices, completed upto March/September may be attached with this
report, in duplicate.

FORM APPRENTICESHIP IA

To be kept inside Form Apprenticeship-I

Record of Practical Training & Related Instruction

Name of Establishment ...........................

Report for the half year ending.............

Name of apprentice...............................

Registration No. ...............................

Designated Trade ................................

Name of the ITI for R.I., if the same is not imparted in the
establishment........................

_____________________________________________________________________________________
____________
Serial number of
operation

Months in which operations performed

as per

Name of Operation

during the half year

prescribed list
1

_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________

____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________
GRADING

ATTENDANCE IN DAYS

Social
Studies Practical

W/Sho
Trade

Engineerin
Relate

p Cal. &
Theor

g
Science

d Instruction

Actua

Drawing

Possibl Actua Possibl

l
e

_____________________________________________________________________________________
______________

_____________________________________________________________________________________
______________
Related

Grading

Signature of Apprentice

Signature of

Practical
Instruction

Training officer

_____________________________________________________________________________________
______________

AA
A
BA

Above 70%
50 to 60%
Below 50%

Below 60%

Above 80%
60 to 70%

_____________________________________________________________________________________
_______________

Note :

Operations performed during half year should be indicated by putting a tick mark in
the month column in which performed.

FORM APPRENTICESHIP 2

Name & address of the establishment

Report for the half year ending

______________
____________________________

(Name of the Manager/Director) ______________

____________________________

_____________________________________
(Name & Designation of the Incharge

Officer of Trg.
_____________________________________
Name of Industry _________________
& Standard Industrial Classification Code No.
(Minor)

_________________________________
Telex & Telephone No.
Telegraphic Address

Name of product ___________________________

Total number of workers ____________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
____________
Number
Sl.

Numb

of

er of

workers

apprentices

No. of apprentice under

training

Remarks/Reaso

Designate
no

Fresher

ns for shortfall if

Freshe Ex

d Trade

Tota
other

to be

any

than

engaged

und under ITI

un

er Basic

Shop

trg.

trg.

skilled
workers
1

_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________

1.

2.

3.

4.

etc.

_____________________________________________________________________________________
______________

_____________________________________________________________________________________
______________
*Apprentices completed

*Apprentices whose

*Apprentices joined during

training during half year

contracts terminated during

half year
half year
10

11

12

_____________________________________________________________________________________
______________

1.

2.

3.

4.

etc.

____________________________________________________________________________________
_______________

Number of apprentice under training

_____________________________________________________________________________________
______________
Arrangement of Related Instructions on
(i)

Day Release Basis

(ii)

Block Release Basis

(iii)

Any other Basis

_____________________________________________________________________________________
______________

Total number of Apprentices

Scheduled Castes Apprentices

Scheduled Tribes Apprentices

Physically Handicapped Apprentices
Women Apprentices

_____________________________________________________________________________________
_______________

_____________________________________________________________________________________
_______________
Apprentices under column 5 above are undergoing Basic

Apprentices under

column 8 above are undergoing

Training at __________________________________ Related Instructions at own
establishments
(Name of the Basic Training Centre)

in

trades at Sl. Nos

at ITI _______________
in Trades at Sl. Nos. ____

__________________

Dated :

Signature of Employer

_____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________

FORM APPRENTICESHIP 3 (HALF YEARLY)

NOTIFICATION OF DUE COMPLETION

Name of Establishment ____________________________________________________

The apprentices whose particulars are given below are due to complete their
period of training on dates shown against each in accordance with the provisions of
the Apprentices Act, 1961.

They are being sponsored to appear

in

the All India Trade Test to be

held in March/Sept. ...............

_____________________________________________________________________________________
__________
Name of the

Registration

Sl.

Date of
Designated

num

apprentice & his

No.

Date of
commencement

trade
father's name

ber

completion
of trg.

_____________________________________________________________________________________
___________

Attendance (Likely) on the date

of completion training

Maximum
possible
Conduct (Very
attendance i.e.
Remarks

good/
total working
Good/Satisfactory)

Related
days of the

Practical
Instruction

establishment
7

10

11

_____________________________________________________________________________________
__________

Progress record of these apprentices in Form APP-I and APP-IA will be

submitted to the Trade Testing Officer for evaluation of sessional marks at the time
of Trade Test.

Apprentices who also complete their period of training in

March/September, but whose candidature has been with held, due to other
conditions of eligibility not being fulfilled, are given below, with the reasons
therefore. These apprentices have been informed accordingly.*

Signature of Employer

_____________________________________________________________________________________
___________

In case the period of apprenticeship of these apprentices is being extended under

Rule 7(2) of the Apprenticeship

Rules, 1992, same may be indicated.

FORM APPRENTICESHIP 4 (Half Yearly)

Name and Address of the Establishment : _____________________________________

The apprentices whose name and particulars are noted below have been engaged for
undergoing apprenticeship training under the Apprentices Act, 1961 at

this

Establishment during February/August, 19 . They are qualified to be engaged as

apprentices and satisfy the minimum requirements as laid down under the rules.

_____________________________________________________________________________________
__________
If Ex-ITI boy particulars of
trade and ITI
Name of
Educational
Sl.

corresponding

Name of

Date of
Qualifi

No.

designated
Name

Apprentice

Rem
joining

trade

cation
of

Trade

Period of Trg.
joined

ITI
From

To

_____________________________________________________________________________________
__________

_____________________________________________________________________________________
__________

N.B. : The contracts of apprenticeships in respect of the above mentioned apprentices

are in the process of execution and will be forwarded within one month.

Signature of
Employer/Trg. Officer
(Name and Designation)

To

1.

The State Apprenticeship Adviser or the Regional Director

2.

The Principal, Industrial Training Institute where Basic Training/

Related Instructions is proposed to be imparted to the apprentice.
The apprentices marked(*) will be released on Day/Block release basis for
Related Instruction at your Institution.

FORM APPRENTICESHIP - 5

To be submitted within ten days from the date of engagement of apprentices applicable only to Graduate or Technician or Technician (Vocational) apprentices.
Please state whether the apprentice is a student of Sandwich course. Yes/No

Personal Details
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_________
Nature of
Registration
Industry
No. & Date
Name &

and

Address of

Standard

Establishme

Industrial

Subject field in

of

Date of

contra engineering/technology/vocati commenceme

ct of
nt

onal course

nt of training

Classificati
apprenticesh
on Code
ip
No.

_____________________________________________________________________________________
__________

______________________________________________________________________________
_________________
Name & address of

Name & address of

Photo of apprentice passport

apprentice

guardian

size

_____________________________________________________________________________________
_________________

Educational qualification at entry

_____________________________________________________________________________________
____________
Date & year of

Examination

Name of

birth

passed

Institution

Date of passing

Remarks

_____________________________________________________________________________________
___________

Period of training

Date of completion of training

Rate of stipend to be paid

_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________

APPRENTICESHIP - 6

RECORD OF PROGRESS OF APPRENTICE :

(To be submitted once in a quarter in respect of graduate or technician or

technician (vocational) apprentices)

Name ..........................................

Registration No.

.........................................

Subject field in Engineering or Technology or Vocational Course

..............................

under training at
........................................................................................................

Date of
commencement...............................................................................................

Area of Training during the quarter

.............................................................................

Progress report for quarter ....................................... . to

.......................................

(i)

Aptitude for training

_______________________________________________________________________

(ii)

Performance during the quarter

__________________________________________________________________

(iii)

Shortcomings, if any

_____________________________________________________________________

(iv)

Reaction of trainee to corrective action at (iii) above

____________________________________________________________________

(v)

Assessment
Excellent/Above Average/Average/Below Average
(Strike out those not applicable)

Signature of Officer/Executive Incharge of Training

Remarks

Signature of Manager of the

Industry/Establishment

SCHEDULE-IV
(See Rule 9)

1.

In case of Trade Apprentices;-

(a)

Must possess a degree or diploma in engineering or technology or

equivalent qualification recognised by Government of India.

(b)

National Apprenticeship Certificate with minimum five years

experience.

2.

In the case of Graduate Apprentices:

Must hold a degree in engineering or technology or equivalent

qualification as recognised by the Government of India.

3.

In the case of Technician and Technician (Vocational) Apprentices:-

Must hold degree or diploma in engineering or certificate in Vocational

courses or equivalent qualification recognised by the Government of India.

4.

The person placed in over all charge of training of apprentices may be

assisted by such number, as is considered necessary, of shop floor or
workshop personnel who have practical know how to guide the
apprentices. It is desirable that the person in charge should have industrial
experience.

5.

Desirable qualification in the case of 1,2 and 3 above :

Training in Central Staff Training and Research Institute/Technical

Teacher Training Institute/Central Training Institute.

10 SCHEDULE

IV A

(See rule 9 A)

STAFFING PATTERN

(a)

BASIC TRAINING CENTRE

1.

One Trade Instructor for every 16 apprentices

2.

One Drawing Instructor for every 150 apprentices

3.

One Instructor for every 150 apprentices

(W/Shop Calculation and Science)

4.

One Social Study Instructor for every 400 apprentices

(b) SHOP FLOOR TRAINING INCLUDING RELATED INSTRUCTIONS

1.

One Trade Instructor for every 40 apprentices

2.

One Drawing Instructor for every 150 apprentices

3.

One Instructor for every 150 apprentices

(W/Shop Calculation and Science)

II

QUALIFICATIONS OF INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF FOR BASIC

TRAININGCENTRE AND SHOP FLOOR
RELATED

TRAINING

INCLUDING

INSTRUCTIONS.

TRADE INSTRUCTOR/ DRAWING INSTRUCTOR/ WORKSHOP

CALCULATION AND SCIENCE INSTRUCTOR

Essential:

(a)

(i)

Passed 10th standard

(ii)

Passed National Apprenticeship Certificate

Examination in relevant trade with five years
experience in industry.

OR

(b) Diploma in Engineering/Technology in appropriate branch

with three years experience.

Desirable :

Passed Instructor Training Course in relevant trade from any

of the Advanced Training Institute or Central Training
Institute for Instructors under the Directorate General of
Employment and Training, Ministry of Labour.