<h1>Exemption from service tax for vocational training institutes offering designated trades under notified apprenticeship rules.</h1> Exemption from service tax applies to vocational training provided by Industrial Training Institutes or Industrial Training Centres affiliated to the National Council for Vocational Training when those institutes offer courses in designated trades notified under the Apprentices Act, 1961; eligibility depends on conformity with Schedule I entries specifying trade, apprenticeship period, apprentice to worker ratio, training duration and educational qualifications.