UP government has published the gazette notification about the amendment in the intermediate education act there by enabling the 8th pass and 10 th pass students who have completed the two year ITI diploma to be considered equivalent to students passing out of 10th and 12th standards.
The state government has issued gazette to this effect. Chief Secretary of Alok Ranjan said here that the amendment in the act will provide employment avenues and also enable them to pursue higher education after completing the ITI diploma. He said that the 8th and 10th class pass students, who do diploma from a recognized Industrial Training Institute of the duration of two years or more, will not be required to again get admission on 9th and 11th class respectively.
They will be considered equal to 10th and 12th class pass if they pass examination of Hindi subject. Secretary, Vocational Education Bhuvnesh Kumar said the State gazette had been published with amendment in Intermediate Education Act-1921 to benefit such students. He said that students passing high school and intermediate examinations from elsewhere other than ITI would not be considered equal to ITI pass.
Principal Secretary, Secondary Education Jitendra Kumar said the students who have done diploma from a recognized Industrial Training Institute of the duration of two years or more and obtained National Trade Certificate issued by National Council for Vocational Training or by State Council for Vocational Training after passing 10th class from Secondary Education Board, will have to pass examination of Hindi subject of Intermediate examination of U.P. Board of Secondary Education and then such students will be considered equivalent to Intermediate pass students of the board.
Similarly, students who have done diploma from a recognized Industrial Training Institute of the duration of two years or more and obtained National Trade Certificate issued by National Council for Vocational Training or by State Council for Vocational Training after passing 8th class from Secondary Education Board, will have to pass examination of Hindi subject of High School examination of U.P. Board of Secondary Education and then such students will be considered equivalent to High School pass students of the board.