PANAJI
Henceforth, students who have passed Class 8 and Class 10 and completed Industrial Training Institute (ITI) courses at a recognized centre shall be deemed equivalent to SSC and HSSC certificate holders, respectively.
However, the student has to be resident of Goa for at least three years.
The government has amended Goa Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Rules, 1975, in order to provide benefits to ITI students.
As per new rules, a student, after passing Class VIII or Class IX, has completed a recognized ITI course of two years from a recognized centre and has passed National/State Council for Vocational Training (NCVT/SCVT) examination with prescribed syllabus; or has completed recognized ITI course of one year from a recognized centre and has completed one year apprenticeship training of certified employment, shall be eligible for equivalence of SSC or HSSC certificates and his/her ITI course certificate shall be considered as equivalent to Class X or Class XII.
