Maruti Suzuki to invest nearly Rs100 crore to upgrade 31 ITIs to JIM standards
The automaker will upgrade 31 industrial training institutes over two years to expand industry-aligned automotive skills. It also aims to raise female intake at its Manesar JIM to 30% by AY 2028-29, from 9% currently.
What happened
Maruti Suzuki will invest nearly Rs 100 crore over two years to upgrade 31 ITIs to JIM standards, expanding industry-aligned automotive skills training. It also
Key facts
- 31 ITIs
- close to Rs 100 crore
- two years
- 30% female student intake target
- Academic Year 2028-29
- current female intake: 9%
- seven months industrial exposure
- three months government norm
- 42 JIM institutes
- 33 Japanese companies
- annual capacity: 2,902
- Maruti Suzuki operates four JIMs
- Maruti JIM annual capacity: 1,352
Why this matters
Maruti Suzuki is deepening its ecosystem control through institutional partnerships, creating potential openings for training-technology, equipment and workforce-services collaborators.
What to watch
- Named ITI partnerships and the proportion of upgrades completed against the two-year plan.
- Annual trainee intake, completion rates, apprenticeship conversion and direct employment outcomes.
- Female enrolment trajectory at Manesar JIM versus the 30% AY 2028-29 target.
- Evidence that EV, hybrid, electronics and advanced diagnostics curricula are included in the upgraded institutes.
- Supplier and dealer participation, including hiring commitments or co-investment in training facilities.
- Maruti Suzuki production-capacity expansion, new model launches and service-network growth that increase demand for trained labor.
- Announce the 31 partner ITIs, state locations, course capacity and phased upgrade timetable.
- Introduce Maruti Suzuki-linked certifications, apprenticeships, stipends and plant or dealership placement pathways for ITI graduates.
- Increase training modules for EVs, hybrids, electronics, diagnostics, automation, quality systems and connected-vehicle servicing.
- Commit supplier, dealer and workshop partners to recruit JIM/ITI graduates or co-fund equipment and faculty development.
- Launch women-focused recruitment initiatives and disclose infrastructure, scholarship and placement measures supporting the 30% Manesar JIM target.