4. Standard of physical fitness. -(1) A person shall be eligible for being engaged as an apprentice if he satisfies the minimum standards of physical fitness specified in Schedule II:
Provided that a person who has undergone institutional training in a school or other institution recognised by or affiliated to the National Council or the All-India Council or a statutory University or a State Board of Technical Education and has passed the examination or tests conducted by these bodies, or is undergoing institutional training in a school or institution so recognised or affiliated in order that he may acquire a degree or diploma in engineering or technology or certificate in vocational course or equivalent qualification shall, if he has already undergone medical examination in accordance with the rules for the admission to the school or institution, be deemed to have complied with the provisions of this rule.
Provided further that the standards of fitness specified for item (4) relating to “EARS” and item (6) relating to “SPEECH” of Schedule II shall not apply in the case of a person who is deaf or dumb or deaf and dumb for the following trades, namely: -
(a) (a) Building and Furniture Trades Group:
1. Plumber.
2. Carpenter.
3. Furniture and Cabinetmaker.
4. Sports goods maker (Wood).
(b) Draughts men and Surveyors trades group:
Draughts men (Civil).
(c) Printing trades group:
1. Process Cameraman.
2. Retoucher Lithographic.
3. Engraver.
4. Book Binder
(d) Hotel and Catering trades group:
1. Cook (General).
2. Cook (Vegetarian).
3. Baker and Confectioner.
(e) Cutting and Tailoring trades group:
1. Designer and Master cutter.
2. Tailor (Men).
3. Tailor (Women).
4. Tailor (General).
(f) Agricultural trades group:
Horticulture assistant.
(g) Painting trades group:
Painter (General)].
(h) Group No. 1-Machine Shop Trades Group:
1. Fitter
2. Turner.
(i) Group No. 3-Metal Working Trades Group:
1. Sheet metal worker.
2. Welder (gas and electric).
(j) Group No. 4-Electrical Trades Group:
1. Wireman.
(2) Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing provision where a physically handicapped person registered at any Employment Exchange is declared, by either the medical Board attached to Special Employment Exchanges for the physically handicapped or the local Civil Surgeon (where such Medical Board has not been constituted) to be physically fit for being engaged as an apprentice in any of the designated trades under the Apprentices Act, 1961, he may be engaged as an apprentice in that trade.
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