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Apprenticeship mela in Kanpur: 375 youths, 6 firms participate
The Story in Brief
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.
Source: bhaskar.com
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