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Sundaram Textiles Ltd signs a contract of apprenticeship with Ravi on 1 March. For the purposes of the Apprentices Act, 1961, from which date is Ravi's apprenticeship training deemed to have commenced?

Training is deemed to commence on 1 March, the date the contract was entered into. Section 4(2) ties commencement to the contract date, not to registration, dispatch to the Adviser, or actual attendance.

  1. AThe date on which the Apprenticeship Adviser registers the contract
  2. BThe date on which the contract is entered into, 1 MarchCorrect
  3. CThe date on which the employer sends the contract to the Apprenticeship Adviser
  4. DThe first day Ravi actually attends the workplace

Explanation

Section 4(2) deems apprenticeship training to have commenced on the date on which the contract of apprenticeship is entered into. Registration or dispatch happens later and does not shift the commencement date.

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