Industrial training institute , Basohli was established in December 1988 and started its first batch of trainees in July 1989. ITI Basohli is situated at a distance of about 02.00 Km from Basohli town . It is one of the developed tehsils of District Kathua and has the distinction of having one well known water bodies flowing through it, River Ravi.
BASOHLI is known for its ancient name vishavsathli. It is famous for painting & pashmina shawl. There are also old palace which is located outside the Basohli town.
The institution is under PPP mode and the IMC has envisioned ITI, Basohli to become a center of excellence, with total commitment towards quality in Technical Education. Presently the institution is running two NCVT courses--- Electrician, Stenography, and seven number SCVT courses- Computer operator & Programming Assistant( COPA), Welder, Cutting & Sewing, being newly introduced trade. The institution has total intake capacity of about 100 trainees