To upgrade the existing technical education ecosystem in the state, Punjab CM Capt Amarinder Singh on Monday gave the go-ahead for 19 new ITIs including one in Beas, with classes to be commenced in the forthcoming session.
Chairing a high-level department review meeting here, the CM also okayed upgradation of Sri Guru Gobind Singh Institute of Skills (as a consequent college of IKG PTU, Kapurthala) into Sri Guru Gobind Singh Skill University from the 2021-22 session. Capt Amarinder also approved the department proposal to revive Baba Hira Singh Bhathal Institute of Engineering and Technology Lehragaga. On the occasion, the CM also launched a dedicated mobile app e-ITI Punjab which would provide a single source of training/study material to facilitate the trainees and faculty.
Developed by the department, the application is a complete package for online training and encompasses a Digital library with 66 e-Books, 700 Lectures as PPT presentation, 900 Videos of lectures, 500 Videos of practical demonstrations and Question Bank with 30,000 questions to support the students in online education.