Despite 14.6% of total admissions, women make inroads into male bastions at ITIs

Students at an Industrial Training InstituteBhubaneswar: Women are increasingly choosing trades, traditionally dominated by men, at the state’s Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs), opting for courses ranging from electrician and fitter to solar technology and electric vehicle (EV) mechanics, even as they account for just 14.6% of the total admissions this academic session.