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Apprenticeship Rules, 1992

Rule 5: Reservation of training places

Rule 5 of the Apprenticeship Rules, 1992 with the current 2025 amendment overlay, practical controls and linked Act provisions.

Law Hub L8Data reviewed on 17 July 2026India-first compliance

Rule purpose

Rule 5 operationalises section(s) 3A and 3B of the Apprentices Act and should be read with the applicable Schedule, curriculum, portal workflow and adviser directions.

Current amendment overlay: The 2025 amendment added reservation architecture for persons with benchmark disabilities.

Employer implementation

  • Use the current portal fields and contract format, but retain an offline legal checklist so portal configuration does not become the only control.
  • Map every apprentice to category, qualification, trade, duration, stipend, supervisor and approving authority.
  • Keep dated screenshots/acknowledgements for registration, changes, termination, stipend and reporting.
  • Escalate State/jurisdiction and adviser questions before onboarding rather than after a portal rejection.

Rule text extract

The bundled 1992 Rules PDF is an older consolidated source. The amendment overlay above controls where later Gazette changes apply.

5. Hotel Clerk/Receptionist/Front Office Assistant

Linked Act provisions

Read with section(s) 3A and 3B. Also test enforcement under sections 30, 31 and 31A from 22 June 2026.

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