Archive · 21 Sep 2026
Maruti Suzuki Plans Upgrade of 31 ITIs to JIM Standards
Maruti Suzuki wants to improve 31 vocational training schools in India.
It plans to spend nearly Rs 100 crore over two years.
The schools will follow the standards used by Japan-India Institutes for Manufacturing, or JIMs.
Students will learn skills that car factories need, such as welding, electrical work and painting.
They will also practice finding and preventing defects in products.
JIM students get seven months of workplace training instead of the usual three months.
They can train at Maruti, supplier and dealer facilities and receive stipends.
Maruti also wants more women to join its JIM at Manesar by 2028-29.
Maruti Suzuki will upgrade 31 Industrial Training Institutes to Japan-India Institutes for Manufacturing standards over two years.
The company plans to invest nearly Rs 100 crore in the upgrade program.
Maruti aims to raise female student intake at its Manesar JIM from 9% to 30% by Academic Year 2028-29.
JIM students receive seven months of industrial exposure, including training at Maruti, vendor and dealer facilities.
The JIM network has 42 institutes across 33 Japanese companies, while Maruti operates four with annual capacity for 1,352 students.
- Who
- Maruti Suzuki, India’s largest carmaker, is upgrading vocational training institutes.
- What
- The company will upgrade 31 ITIs to Japan-India Institutes for Manufacturing standards and invest nearly Rs 100 crore.
- When
- The upgrades are planned over two years, with the female-intake target set for Academic Year 2028-29.
- Where
- The program concerns ITIs in India; Maruti’s existing JIM mentioned in the report is at Manesar.
- Why
- To align vocational training more closely with manufacturing-industry requirements and increase women’s participation in automotive manufacturing.
- Institutes to be upgraded
- 31 Industrial Training Institutes
- Planned investment
- Nearly Rs 100 crore over two years
- Female intake target
- 30% at Maruti’s Manesar JIM by Academic Year 2028-29, up from 9%
- Industrial exposure
- Seven months under the Dual System of Training, compared with three months under government norms
- JIM network
- 42 institutes operated across 33 Japanese companies
- Maruti JIM capacity
- Four institutes with combined annual capacity of 1,352 students
- Training areas
- Welding, electrical and painting defect identification and prevention, along with soft skills and industry-specific courses