Maruti Suzuki targets 30% female intake at Manesar manufacturing institute by FY29
Maruti Suzuki India plans to lift female student intake at its Manesar Japan-India Institute for Manufacturing from 9% to 30% by FY29, backed by fee waivers, a dedicated women’s hostel and higher female representation among faculty and support staff.
What happened
Maruti Suzuki India · Maruti Suzuki aims to raise female intake at its Manesar manufacturing institute from 9% to 30% by FY29 through fee waivers, a dedicated
Key facts
- 30% female student intake target
- 9% current female student intake
- 4 Japan-India Institutes for Manufacturing in India
- 9 automotive-focused trades
- FY 2028-29 target timeline
Why this matters
Maruti Suzuki’s institute-led approach highlights an opportunity for manufacturing partners, education providers and workforce-services firms to support women-focused technical training, accommodation and career pathways.
What to watch
- Annual female intake and enrollment-retention rates at the Manesar institute.
- Hostel occupancy, transport availability and placement outcomes for female students.
- Share of female faculty, trainers, apprentices and plant-floor employees.
- Maruti Suzuki announcements on women-specific shift policies, safety measures or supplier diversity requirements.
- Similar intake or hiring targets from Hyundai, Tata Motors, Mahindra and major auto-component suppliers.
- Expand women’s hostel, safe transport, sanitation and shift-support infrastructure at Manesar-linked facilities.
- Increase recruitment from girls’ ITIs, polytechnics and STEM schools in Haryana and neighboring states.
- Create apprenticeship-to-employment pathways with explicit placement targets for female graduates.
- Deploy more women instructors, line leaders and mentors to improve retention and career visibility.
- Ask key suppliers to establish comparable female hiring, safety and accommodation standards.