The erstwhile three courses are being restructured as two main courses. A request to AICTE has been made for making the necessary changes in the existing approval. The restructured cources are :

• 3-Years Diploma in Mechanical Engineering (Die & Mould Making)
• 3-Years Diploma in Electronics Engineering (Mechatronics & Industrial Automation)

The above courses consist of one year of common training followed by another two years of specialisation in respective discipline. The medium of instruction is English.

The admission is open to both Boys and Girls who have passed their qualifying examination from recognized boards/school in India. Admission will be granted on the basis of merit in the Entrance Test to be conducted by ISTC on 11.08.2013 (Sunday) at Chandigarh.

Total number of seats is 108, of which 29 (27%) are reserved for OBC, 16 (15%) for SC and 8 (7.5%) for ST candidates.Vacant seats of appropriate categories will be filled as per Govt. of India norms.

Three seats (3%) are reserved for Disabled Candidates (physically challenged with disability in one leg or one arm and partially deaf persons). The seats shall be filled as per merit list of the physically challenged candidates out of the seats pertaining to the category to which the candidate belongs i.e. General, OBC, SC or ST. These candidates would be required to produce a medical certificate from Govt. Medical Officer authorised for the purpose.

Criteria for OBC Reservation :
OBC reservation will be available to non-creamy layer only. For applying to avail reservation under OBC category, the candidates will be required to submit adequate proof / certificate, issued by the competent authority as may be prescribed from time to time in evidence of his/her not belonging to creamy layer. The criteria of creamy layer will be applied as may be prescribed by the Govt. of India (http://ncbc.nic.in/backward-classes/index.html, http://ncbc.nic.in/html/creamylayer.html) from time to time. The above proof / certificate should pertain to the financial year 2012-13 and certificate for the same issued after 31.03.2013 only in the given format will be considered.

Essential Qualification :
Candidate must have passed the Matriculation or equivalent examination with Mathematics, Science and English as subjects from any recognized school / board. Those who have appeared in the qualifying examination this year are also eligible to apply.

Age :
Those born on or after 1st September 1994 (1st September 1991 in case of SC/ST candidates) are eligible to apply.

How to Apply :
The application form is required to be filled on-line only.

• Application form along with detailed relevant information is available on our website www.csio.res.in w.e.f. 25.05.2013.
• Before applying online form, the candidates are advised to read instructions carefully given in the Information Brochure.
• The charges for cost of Application form including examination fee are Rs. 1000/- for General/OBC Candidates and Rs. 500/- for SC/ST.
• The fee is to be deposited directly in any branch of State Bank of India into the Power Jyoti Account Number 33004547024 with the help of Fee Deposit Slip downloaded from our website.
• Last date for online submission of application form is 24.06.2013 up to 5:00 P.M.
• The valid email id of the applicant/parents/guardian is mandatory for applying and future communication.

• Entrance Test Syllabus :
  The test will comprise of questions in Mathematics, Science, Aptitude, English and General Knowledge. Syllabus for the entrance test will be of CBSE 10th class standard.
• Entrance Examination Pattern :
  The ISTC entrance examination will consists of objective multiple choice questions. 25% of the allotted marks will be deducted for each wrong answer.

The candidates called for counselling are required to report at ISTC at the time and date given in the counselling letter along with their original certificates and fees & funds as described below. If a candidate fails to report for admission at the given time and date, his/ her seat will be offered to the next candidate. If he/she fails to meet the requisite eligibility conditions, he/she will not be admitted to the training centre even if his/her name has been projected in the merit list.