LUCKNOW, July 30 -- The first two phases of the admission process in Uttar Pradesh's Industrial Training Institutes (ITI) have been completed. Of the 1,35,447 seats available in government ITIs, 70781 candidates have taken admission, which is 52.25 per cent of the total. Additionally, 30427 students have also taken admission in private ITIs, a spokesperson said.

State vocational training council executive director Abhishek Singh said that the third phase of the admission process will start from July 31 and will continue till August 5. In this phase, around 25,000 seats in popular trades will be available for admission.

The state government has decided to keep the fees unchanged for admission in private ITI, whose government order has be...