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
2.Definitions
In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires:
3.Standard of Education
Provided That:
4. Standard of Physical Fitness
A person shall be eligible for being engaged as an apprentice if he satisfies the minimum standards of physical fitness specified in Schedule-II.
Provided 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:
B) Draughtsmen and Surveyors Trades Group
C) Printing Trades Group.
Hotel & Catering Trades Group
Cutting and Tailoring Trades Group
Agriculture Trades Group
Painting Trades Group
Group No.1-Machine Shop Trades Group:
Group No. 3- Metal Working Trades Group
Group No.4- Electrical Trades Group
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.
Reservation of Training Places
Registration of Contract of Apprenticeship
Period of Apprenticeship Training
Compensation for termination of apprenticeship :
Qualifications of persons placed in charge of the training of apprentices
Staffing pattern and qualifications of instructional staff for practical and basic training of apprentices
Maintenance of record of work by apprentices
Payment of stipend to apprentices
During the First Year of Training | Rs.820/-per month |
During the Second year of Training | Rs.940/-per month. |
During the Third year of Training | Rs.1090/-per month |
During the Fourth year of Training | Rs.1230/-per month |
Note: 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.
Engineering graduates (for post-institutional training) | Rs.1970/-per month |
Sandwich course (Students from Degree institutions) | Rs.1400/-per month |
Diploma holders (for post-institutional training) | Rs.1440/-per month. |
Sandwich course(Students from Diploma institutions) | Rs.1140/-per month. |
Vocational Certificate holder. | Rs.1090/-per month. |
The stipend for a particular month shall be paid by the tenth day of the following month.
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.
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.
The continuance of payment of stipend to an apprentice shall be subject to the work and conduct of the apprentice being satisfactory.
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.
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
Hours of work
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.
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.
Grant of leave to apprentices
Casual leave
Medical leave
Extraordinary leave
Record and returns
Table
Report for period ending | Date by which to be sent |
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March | 15th April |
September | 15th October |
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.
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.
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.
Every employer shall maintain a register of attendance of the trade 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.
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 bio-data 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:-
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-IA
LIST OF DESIGNATED TRADES UNDER THE APPRENTICES ACT,1961
SCHEDULE-IA
(See rule 3(2))
Category of Apprentices | Minimum Educational Qualification |
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1 | 2 |
Graduate Apprentices |
(a) A degree in engineering or technology granted bya statutory University. (b) A degree in engineering or technology granted by an institution empowered to grant such degrees by an Act of Parliament. 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. |
Technician Apprentices |
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. (c) A diploma in engineering or technology granted by an Institute 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. |
SCHEDULE-II
(See rule 4)
Standard of physical fitness for training
Height, Weight And Chest
Candidates should satisfy the following minimum standards, namely:-
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
(1) Electrician Aircraft | (2) Watch and Clock Mechanic | (3) Driver cum Fitter | (4) Surveyor |
(5) Process Cameraman | (6) Sirdar | (7) Rigger(Engg. & Chem. Industry) | (8) Shortfirer/Blaster(Mines) |
(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 | (16) Ceramic Decorator |
(17) Optical worker |
(4) EARS
SKIN
SPEECH:
Speech should preferably be without impediment.
ALIMENTARY SYSTEM
CARDIO VASCULAR SYSTEM
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
GENITO URINARY SYSTEM
SKELETAL SYSTEM:
NERVOUS SYSTEM
GLANDULAR SYSTEM
SCHEDULE-IIA
(See rule 5)
Sl.No. | Name of the State | Ratio of Scheduled Caste Apprentices to Total Apprentices | Ratio of Scheduled Tribes Apprentices to Total Apprentices |
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Sl. No. |
Name of the State |
Ratio of Scheduled Caste Apprentices to Total Apprentices |
Ratio of Scheduled Tribes Apprentices to Total Apprentices |
1 |
Andhra Pradesh |
1:8 |
1:20 |
2 |
Assam |
1:17 |
1:9 |
3 |
Bihar |
1:7 |
1:11 |
4 |
Gujarat |
1:14 |
1:7 |
5 |
Haryana |
1:5 |
1:20 |
6 |
Himachal Pradesh |
1:5 |
1:20 |
7 |
Jammu & Kashmir |
1:12 |
1:20 |
8 |
Karanataka |
1:8 |
1:20 |
9 |
Kerala |
1:11 |
1:20 |
10 |
Madhya Pradesh |
1:8 |
1:58 |
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 |
16 |
Punjab |
1:4 |
1:20 |
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:
Registration No. and date of execution of contract of Apprentice | Designated Trade | Date/Year of Birth | Whether belongs SC/ST | Photo of Apprentice (passport size) |
Period of training as per contract | Date of commencement of training | Date of completion of training | Date of completion, if period of training extended |
Name and address of apprentices | Name and address of Father/Guardian | Details of previous training, if any Name of Industrial Training Institute/Centre |
Name and address of apprentices | Name and address of Father/Guardian | Details of previous training, if any Name of Industrial Training Institute/Centre |
Educational qualifications at entry
Designated Trade
Examination passed | Name of School/ Institute | Date | Remarks | Period of Training From To Examination passed from National Council for Training School in Vocational Trade - 1 year/2 years |
Basic Training imparted at | Related Instruction imparted at | Signature of Apprentice Signature of Training 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 attendance during the entire period of apprenticeship training
|
Consolidated assessment of half yearly report (APP-IA) during the entire period of apprenticeship training.
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Conduct during apprenticeship | Exemptions obtained by failed candidates in the NCVT Trade Test with Date/Dates |
Subject | Minimum marks required for exemption | Exemption obtained with marks | |||||
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Signature of Training Officer |
Practical (including sessional work) Trade theory (including sessional work) Workshop Calculation and Science (including sessional work) Engineering Drawing |
280 72 36 42 |
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................................................
Sl. No. | Name of Apprentices | Registration No. | Designated Trades | W/Shop Cal. & Science | Engg. Drg. | Trade Theory | Social Study | Attendance in days | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Actual | Possible | ||||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
Note :
A-Average | BA-Below Average | AA-Above Average |
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AA-Above 70% | A-50% to 69% | BA-Below 50% |
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
Serial number of operation as per prescribed list | Name of Operation | Months in which operations performed during the half year | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||
GRADING ATTENDANCE IN DAYS | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Trade Theory | W/Shop Cal. & Science | Engineering Drawing | Social Studies | Practical | Related Instruction | ||
Related Instruction | Possible | Actual | Possible |
Grading | Related Instruction | Practical | Signature of Apprentice | Signature of Training officer |
AA | Above 70% | Above 80% |
A | 50 to 60% | 60 to 70% |
BA | Below 50% | Below 60% |
Note :
Operations performed during half year should be indicated by putting a tick mark in the month column in which performed.
FORM APPRENTICESHIP
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 ____________________
Sl.no | Designated Trade | Number of workers other than unskilled workers | Number of apprentices to be engaged | No. of apprentice under training | Remarks/Reasons for shortfall if any | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fresher under Basic trg. | Fresher under Shop trg. | Ex-ITI | Total | |||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
*Apprentices joined during half year | *Apprentices completed training during half year | *Apprentices whose contracts terminated during half year |
10 | 11 | 12 |
Number of apprentice under training
Arrangement of Related Instructions on
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
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 .......................................
Signature of Manager of the Industry / Establishment
SCHEDULE-IV
(See Rule 9)
In case of Trade Apprentices
In the case of Graduate Apprentices:
In the case of Technician and Technician (Vocational) Apprentices:-
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.
Desirable qualification in the case of 1,2 and 3 above :
SCHEDULE IV A
STAFFING PATTERN
QUALIFICATIONS OF INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF FOR BASIC TRAINING CENTRE AND SHOP FLOOR TRAINING INCLUDING RELATED INSTRUCTIONS.
RADE INSTRUCTOR/ DRAWING INSTRUCTOR/ WORKSHOP CALCULATION AND SCIENCE INSTRUCTOR
Essential:
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.