The Central Tool Room & Training Centre (CTTC), Bhubaneswar, under the Ministry of MSME, has successfully conducted its Summer Internship Training Programme 2026, providing hands‑on industry‑grade training to 8,083 engineering students from 22 States and Union Territories, along with 26 international students from Sudan and Yemen.
Spanning May and June, the four‑week programme offered structured training across Mechanical, Electrical, Electronics, Civil, Computer Science, and emerging technologies such as AI‑ML, IoT, Cloud Computing, and Additive Manufacturing.
Mechanical engineering saw the highest participation (3,193 students), followed by Electronics (2,209), IT & Software (1,948), Civil (388), and other emerging domains (345). Popular modules included Artificial Intelligence (1,748 students), PLC Programming (1,000), AutoCAD (991), Python (413), and Data Analytics (392).
Students from IITs, NITs, deemed universities, engineering colleges, and polytechnics joined the programme, reaffirming CTTC Bhubaneswar’s role as a premier institution bridging classroom learning with industrial practice.
CTTC has also contributed significantly to India’s space and defence sectors, supplying precision components for ISRO’s Chandrayaan‑3 and Aditya‑L1 missions, as well as parts for the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) programme.
CTTC Bhubaneswar Lights Up Young Minds!
Over 8,000 engineering students are gaining valuable industry exposure through the Summer Internship Programme 2026, equipping them with hands-on skills and preparing them for the future of engineering.
Empowering young minds. Building… pic.twitter.com/ypqF8bQJAM
— Ministry of MSME (@minmsme) August 28, 2026
