# Apprenticeship mela in Kanpur: 375 youths, 6 firms participate 2026-11-01T11:07:01+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The Government Industrial Training Institute (ITI) in Pandu Nagar, Kanpur, held an apprenticeship mela and open campus hiring on 1 November 2026. Organised by the institute's Apprenticeship and Placement Cell, the event saw participation from 375 candidates, of whom 192 were selected for apprenticeships. Six industrial companies took part: MRF Limited (Dahej, Gujarat), Adani Solar (Mundra, Gujarat), Sabros Limited (Noida), Threads India Private Limited, Alka Enterprises (Kanpur), and SRF Limited (Pithampur, Madhya Pradesh). Firms selected candidates in trades including fitter, machinist, electrician, mechanical, turner and electronics. Principal Harish Kumar Mishra said Hero India will visit the institute on 5 November 2026 to select apprentices for its Haridwar plant. He urged youth to avail these employment opportunities. ## Indian Opinion Analysis The mela placed nearly half its candidates in a single day, showing that campus hiring remains effective for ITI graduates even as broader job numbers fluctuate. The next test is whether the 183 candidates who were not selected will find slots when Hero India holds its own recruitment drive on 5 November. The event also demonstrates the reach of the Apprenticeship Act: firms from Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Noida all came to one Kanpur institute, suggesting the placement cell has built a reliable pipeline. What remains unresolved is how many of the 192 shortlisted candidates will actually convert their selection into formal apprenticeship contracts. ## Coverage - bhaskar.com Straight event report with facts and quotes, no slant This brief was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Apprenticeship Act, ITI Pandu Nagar, Kanpur, MRF Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/apprenticeship-mela-in-kanpur-375-youths-6-firms-participate/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/apprenticeship-mela-in-kanpur-375-youths-6-firms-participate/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/