CTR Ludhiana (Central Tool Room) in 2026: Courses List, Fees, Admission and Tool Room Services

CTR Ludhiana — the Central Tool Room in Ludhiana's Focal Point industrial area — has trained tool and die makers for Punjab's bicycle, hand-tool and auto-parts industry since the 1980s. Today it also teaches mechatronics and computer science and runs dozens of month-long CAD and CNC courses. Students mostly search for the "CTR Ludhiana courses list" with fees. Factory owners want its heat treatment and tooling services. This guide uses CTR's own course pages, admission notices and 2024-25 annual report. It also clears up a common confusion: the fire-safety and sanitary-inspector courses marketed in CTR's name.

Quick answer

CTR Ludhiana (Central Tool Room) is a Government of India society under the Ministry of MSME at A-5, Focal Point, Ludhiana 141010. It runs AICTE-approved diplomas in Tool & Die (4 years), Mechatronics and Computer Science (3 years each) — admission through Punjab's PSBTE&IT online counselling — plus PG and post diplomas, NSQF courses and monthly 96-hour CAD/CNC courses. It also offers tooling, heat treatment and prototyping for industry.

• 60 seats per diploma; Class 10 for the first year, 10+2 or ITI for LEET into the second year

• Short courses start every month: AutoCAD ₹4,956, CNC lathe/milling ₹12,390

• Extension centres at Nilokheri, Karnal and Faridabad (Haryana)

• No fire safety or health sanitary inspector course appears on CTR's official lists

What CTR Ludhiana is

The Government of India set up CTR in 1980, with technical and financial help from the Federal Republic of Germany. The Punjab government provided the land and buildings. It's registered as a Government of India society under what is now the Ministry of MSME. A governing council chaired by the Additional Secretary & Development Commissioner (MSME) runs it. Members include the industries directors of Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir, Chandigarh's industrial corporation, GTZ, and industry bodies such as the Hand Tool Association, Ludhiana.

The Ministry lists CTR among its 18 MSME Technology Centres (the ten former Tool Rooms and eight Technology Development Centres), with the sector "General Engineering (Auto Parts – Metal)". Its mandate is northern India: making tools, jigs, moulds and dies for small firms that can't afford precision machines, and training the people to run them. The CTR directory profile has a map, and our MSME Technology Centres guide lists all the centres.

Scale, from the 2024-25 annual report: CTR trained 14,604 people that year (107 on long-term courses and 14,497 on 639 short courses). It assisted 3,512 MSMEs and earned ₹11.75 crore against ₹11.27 crore of expenditure.

CTR Ludhiana courses list (2026)

Diplomas (after Class 10)

The diplomas are affiliated to the Punjab State Board of Technical Education & Industrial Training (PSBTE&IT), Chandigarh, and approved by AICTE. The annual report puts the sanctioned intake for Tool & Die and Mechatronics at 63 a year, plus 6 through LEET. The 41st Tool & Die batch passed out in 2024-25.

Other long-term courses

• Certificate Course in Heat Treatment — two years, 25 seats a year. CTR says no other institute in the region runs it, and an optional one-year internship follows.
• Condensed Course in Tool & Die Making — one year, run as two six-month NSQF modules; 35 seats every six months.
• PG Diploma in Tool Design & CAD/CAM, Post Diploma in CAD/CAM and Post Diploma in Tool & Die Manufacturing — listed at ₹45,000 a semester for graduates or diploma holders in mechanical and allied branches.
• Six-month NSQF courses — for example the Master Certificate in CAD/CAM, CNC Technology or Tool Design (₹45,000), Advanced Diploma in Machine Maintenance & Automation (₹40,000), Advanced Diploma in CNC Programming (₹60,000), and Certificate in Electrical Equipment Repair (₹35,000).

Check the dates before you rely on these fees: the long-term course pages still show "Jul 2019 / Jan 2020" start dates. CTR keeps the pages up, but the fees may have changed. Call the training office for the current batch and fee.

Short courses with fees (monthly batches)

These are the most-searched part of the "CTR Ludhiana courses list with fees". Most are 96 hours, start every month, and need only Class 10. The fees below are as listed on CTR's course pages:

Most of the odd amounts (₹4,956, ₹9,440, ₹12,390) are round fees plus 18% GST. Wire-cut, simulator and the two-month CNC course are aimed at ITI, diploma or degree students in mechanical trades. CTR also runs fully government-funded batches under ESDP, ESD-ATI, DDU-GKY and the Samsung ARISE electronics-repair programme; in 2024-25 it trained 1,275 people under ESD-ATI alone. These free batches are announced on the home page.

Fire safety and health sanitary inspector courses: what to know

Many searches pair CTR Ludhiana with "fire course fees" or "HSI course". Neither course appears on CTR's official course pages or in its 2024-25 annual report's list of 35 courses. The report's future-plans section mentions only "efforts" to run assessments of prior learning in fire safety, health & fitness and pre-primary education, if MSMEs ask for them.

Several private institutes in Ludhiana advertise fire and sanitary-inspector courses while describing themselves as affiliated to "MSME CTR". We couldn't confirm any such arrangement on CTR's website. Before you pay for a course sold under CTR's name, ask for the course code and check it with CTR's training office ([email protected], 0161-2670058 extension 250–252). Also make sure the certificate will be issued by CTR itself.

Admission process and results

How to get a CTR Ludhiana diploma seat

1. 1

   Watch for the PSBTE&IT counselling notice

   Diploma seats at CTR are filled by Punjab's technical education board through merit-based online counselling, usually after Class 10 results. Notices appear in newspapers and on the board's site.

2. 2

   Register on the board's portal

   Register at punjabteched.com, fill in your marks and choose CTR Ludhiana and the branch. Stay in touch with PSBTE&IT until you're allotted a seat.

   Open PSBTE&IT portal
3. 3

   Report to CTR with originals

   Bring original certificates, attested copies, a photograph and your allotment details to CTR, A-5 Focal Point, and complete registration.

4. 4

   Pay the fees

   Pay online or offline at registration. SC/ST students are exempt from tuition under government rules but pay the other charges.

5. 5

   Vacant-seat rounds

   If seats remain, CTR runs its own rounds in PSBTE merit order, first come first served — in 2021 this ran until late October, so keep checking ctrludhiana.org.

Fees: CTR hasn't posted a current diploma fee online. Its last published notice, for the 2021-22 session, charged ₹10,919 tuition per quarter (about ₹43,700 a year) plus ₹8,350 annual charges including security. Hostel was ₹4,000 a quarter including security. Treat these as a floor, not a quote.

Short courses: download the admission form from the Admission form page, pay online, and upload the form with the receipt. Batches start every month.

"CTR Ludhiana result": PSBTE&IT, the affiliating board, conducts the diploma exams, so diploma results come from the board. For short courses and NSQF courses, CTR issues the certificate; ask the training office about assessment dates.

Placements

CTR's annual report says that in 2024-25, every long-term diploma trainee who opted for placement was placed, and that most passed-out trainees work in large firms and MSMEs. It publishes no salary figures or recruiter list. For heat treatment, CTR says all its heat-treatment trainees are working in industry. Ask the placement cell for last year's company list before you choose between Tool & Die and Mechatronics.

Services for MSMEs: tooling, heat treatment, prototyping and incubation

For Punjab's small manufacturers, heat treatment is CTR's best-known service. Its strength is maximum hardness with minimum distortion, plus quick turnaround.

What a manufacturer can get from CTR Ludhiana

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• Tool production: moulds, press tools, die-casting dies, jigs, fixtures and gauges to DIN standards, with in-house heat treatment, QC and try-out
• Heat treatment of HSS (M2, M35, T1, T15, M42), D2/D3, hot-work steels (H11, H13), P20, Stavax and alloy steels (EN-series, SAE 52100, OHNS) — broaches, cutters, dies, punches, taps, extrusion dies
• Vacuum hardening with gas quenching, plasma nitriding, salt-bath, box, pit and muffle furnaces
• Material testing: NABL-accredited spectrometer for chemical composition, micro-Vickers and Brinell/Vickers/Rockwell hardness, metallography, ultrasonic flaw detection, portable spectrometer for PMI
• Rapid prototyping (SLS) and reverse engineering for new product development
• Technical consultancy, import substitution and GeM consultancy
• Incubation for start-ups at the Udyamita Vikas Kendra: co-working space, mentoring, and access to CTR labs and faculty

Share Print

CTR publishes a heat treatment and testing charges list and a machine hour rates list on its Downloads page. Both are dated 2021, so ask for a current quote. Email [email protected] with the drawing, material grade, hardness required and quantity. Have your Udyam registration number ready for MSME support, and compare quotes on like-for-like terms with our quotation generator.

Extension centres: Nilokheri, Karnal and Faridabad

CTR runs three extension centres in Haryana, mainly for short CAD/CNC courses and summer training. Their numbers have grown fast: in 2024-25 Nilokheri trained 1,931 people, Faridabad 1,617 and Karnal 2,000.

The annual report says CTR plans more extension centres in Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh.

Address and how to reach CTR Ludhiana

• Address: Central Tool Room, A-5, Focal Point (Phase V), Ludhiana 141010, Punjab.
• Phone: 0161-2670058 / 2670059 (training extensions 250, 251, 252).
• Email: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected].

Getting there: Focal Point is Ludhiana's main industrial estate, south-east of the city centre. From Ludhiana Junction railway station it's a short auto or cab ride. Give the driver "Central Tool Room, Focal Point Phase 5" and the A-5 plot number.

CTR Ludhiana vs other MSME tool rooms

• CTR Ludhiana: north India's general-engineering tool room. Four-year Tool & Die diploma through PSBTE counselling; strongest for heat treatment.
• IGTR Ahmedabad, Aurangabad and Indore: the other German-assisted tool rooms, with their own entrance tests and auto-parts and plastics focus.
• CITD Hyderabad: a four-branch diploma with its own entrance test, plus post diploma, PG diploma and M.E.
• CTTC Bhubaneswar: aerospace-grade precision work in the east.
• CIHT Jalandhar, an hour from Ludhiana, is the Ministry's specialist centre for hand tools.

Official CTR Ludhiana links

• CTR Ludhiana websiteNews, free scheme batches, tenders
• Diploma admission procedureDiplomas, intake, PSBTE counselling
• Short-term courses with feesMonthly CAD/CNC batches
• Admission form and online fee paymentFor short and NSQF courses
• Downloads (charges, annual reports)Heat treatment charges, machine-hour rates
• PSBTE&IT portalDiploma counselling registration and results
• Ministry of MSME — Tool Rooms and Technology CentresAll 18 centres and their sectors

What to do next

Students: register for PSBTE&IT counselling as soon as Class 10 results are out and list CTR as a choice. If you only need a job-ready skill, a 96-hour CNC or CAD course starts every month. Manufacturers: send CTR a heat-treatment or tooling enquiry with your drawing and material grade, and ask whether your staff can join a free ESDP batch. For other tool rooms and the new technology centres, see the technology centre directory.

Frequently asked questions

What is CTR Ludhiana?

CTR is the Central Tool Room, Ludhiana — a Government of India society under the Ministry of MSME, set up in 1980 with German technical and financial support and land and buildings from the Punjab government. It trains diploma students and technicians and makes press tools, moulds and dies for industry. The Ministry lists it among its 18 Technology Centres, serving general engineering (auto parts, metal).

What courses does CTR Ludhiana offer?

Three diplomas after Class 10 (four-year Mechanical Engineering – Tool & Die, three-year Mechatronics and three-year Computer Science & Engineering), a two-year Certificate in Heat Treatment, a one-year condensed Tool & Die Making course, post diplomas and a PG diploma in tool design and CAD/CAM, six-month NSQF courses, and 96-hour courses in AutoCAD, CATIA, CNC, PLC and 3D printing.

What is the fee for the CTR Ludhiana diploma?

CTR does not post a current diploma fee. Its last published notice (2021-22 session) charged ₹10,919 tuition per quarter plus ₹8,350 annual charges including security, with tuition waived for SC/ST students. Hostel was ₹4,000 per quarter. Fees have probably been revised since, so confirm with the training office before counselling.

Does CTR Ludhiana run a fire safety or health sanitary inspector course?

Not on its official course lists. CTR's website and 2024-25 annual report list tool, CNC, CAD, automation, electronics and heat treatment courses but no fire safety or health sanitary inspector course. The annual report only mentions plans for prior-learning assessments in fire safety. If a private institute claims CTR affiliation, confirm it with CTR (0161-2670058) before you pay.

How do I get admission to the CTR Ludhiana diploma?

Through the Punjab State Board of Technical Education & Industrial Training (PSBTE&IT). It fills the seats by merit-based online counselling; you register on the board's portal (punjabteched.com) and choose CTR Ludhiana. Class 10 with Science, Maths and English is needed for the first year. Students with 10+2 or ITI can join the second year through LEET.

Where is CTR Ludhiana located?

At A-5, Focal Point (Phase V), Ludhiana 141010, Punjab, in the city's main industrial area south-east of the centre. The phone is 0161-2670058/59 and the email [email protected]; training queries go to [email protected] (extensions 250–252). Extension centres are at Nilokheri, Karnal and Faridabad in Haryana.

Sources & verification

Figures on this page were checked against the sources below when it was last reviewed on 7 October 2026. Each rate and limit is stored once with its own official source and review date, and official update channels are monitored daily so changes are picked up. How we verify

1. 1.Diploma Admission page — admission procedure for Tool & Die, Mechatronics and Computer Science diplomas — Central Tool Room, Ludhiana · accessed 7 October 2026
2. 2.Admission notice for 3rd round of online counselling (session 2021-22) — Central Tool Room, Ludhiana · accessed 7 October 2026
3. 3.Short Term, NSQF Approved and Skilled Development course lists — Central Tool Room, Ludhiana · accessed 7 October 2026
4. 4.Annual Report FY 2024-25 — Central Tool Room, Ludhiana · accessed 7 October 2026
5. 5.About CTR, Training Information, Heat Treatment, Production, Consultancy and Extension Centre pages — Central Tool Room, Ludhiana · accessed 7 October 2026
6. 6.MSME Tool Rooms / Technology Centres — sectors served — Ministry of MSME · accessed 7 October 2026
7. 7.TCSP Program Overview — 18 existing Technology Centres — Office of the Development Commissioner (MSME) · accessed 7 October 2026