What you can study, and where it takes you.

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A skill course in hair, skin, beauty and salon services, taken after Class 10 in anything from a few weeks to a year. Almost no capital, work in every town, and a clear route from employed to running your own studio.

Covers EV powertrains, battery systems, charging infrastructure and high-voltage safety. An emerging skill with acute shortage of trained technicians as EV adoption accelerates.

Covers fire prevention, firefighting equipment, hazard identification and emergency response. NEBOSH or IOSH certification on top substantially improves salary and Gulf placement prospects.

System sizing, installation, wiring and maintenance of rooftop and ground-mounted solar. Directly tied to national rooftop solar targets, making it a strongly growing skill area.

Advanced module on CNC turning and machining centres, G-code programming and CAM. Among the highest-paying ITI-level skills in the manufacturing sector.

Prepares architectural drawings, models and presentations supporting registered architects. 3D visualisation skills (SketchUp, Lumion, 3ds Max) considerably widen opportunities.

Requires 12th Science entry and trains for process plant operations. Among the best-paying ITI trades due to hiring by refineries, fertiliser and pharma majors including PSUs like IOCL and ONGC.

Covers joinery, furniture making, shuttering and wood machining. Modular furniture and interior fit-out growth has made skilled carpenters increasingly well-paid in metros.

A one-year NCVT trade in office computing - data entry, spreadsheets, accounting packages and elementary programming. The shortest route from Class 10 to desk-based work.

A two-year NCVT trade producing the drawings construction builds from - now almost entirely in CAD, and one of the few Class 10 trades that leads to office rather than site work.

Covers machine drawing, assembly and part drawings, GD&T and CAD. 3D modelling software skills (SolidWorks, CATIA) significantly expand career options into product design.

Specialised drafting for plastic moulds and dies. Niche skill with concentrated demand in plastics and auto component clusters.

Covers pattern making, cutting and stitching of garments. Requires only 8th pass and has among the highest self-employment conversion of any trade, particularly for women in smaller towns.

A two-year NCVT trade in electronic circuits, instruments and systems - the trade behind CCTV, security systems, industrial instrumentation and board-level repair.

Covers electroplating, anodising and metal surface finishing processes. Clustered demand near auto component and jewellery manufacturing hubs.

Covers fashion illustration, pattern making, draping and garment construction. Bridges craft skill and design, and serves as a feeder to formal fashion design diplomas and degrees.

Covers moulding, core making, melting and casting of metals. Concentrated demand in foundry clusters such as Coimbatore, Rajkot, Kolhapur, Belgaum and Howrah.

Workplace hazard identification, PPE, emergency response and environmental compliance. A common feeder into NEBOSH-qualified HSE roles.

Installation, calibration and maintenance of process instruments, transmitters and control loops. One of the better-paying ITI trades because of demand from refineries and process plants.

Trains in chemical analysis, laboratory testing and quality control procedures. Common entry point into pharmaceutical and chemical QC departments.

Niche trade covering installation and maintenance of lifts and escalators. Limited supply of trained technicians against rising high-rise construction keeps demand strong.

Training on milling, shaping, grinding and drilling machines to produce engineered components. CNC/VMC upskilling makes this one of the better-paying ITI mechanical trades.

Focused on cylindrical, surface and tool-and-cutter grinding for high-precision finishing work where tolerances are measured in microns.

Specialised fitting trade for shipbuilding and marine equipment. Pathway into shipyard employment and offshore contracts which carry higher pay.

Covers brickwork, concrete, plastering and building layout. Direct pathway to independent contracting, which has substantially higher earning potential than wage employment.

A two-year NCVT trade covering diesel and petrol engines, transmission, brakes and vehicle electricals - the foundation for auto workshop work and, increasingly, EV servicing.

Servicing and repair of tractors and farm machinery. High relevance in agrarian districts with strong self-employment potential in rural service workshops.

Covers tractors, harvesters, seed drills, sprayers and irrigation systems. Aligned with government farm mechanisation schemes and custom hiring centre expansion.

Covers panel beating, denting, alignment and structural repair of vehicle bodies. Body shop technicians are in persistent short supply at authorised service networks.

Repair and servicing of TVs, mobiles, audio systems and home appliances. Very strong self-employment and gig-platform earning potential in urban markets.

One-year trade covering diesel engine systems, fuel injection, turbochargers and overhaul. Widely recruited by construction, mining and logistics sectors and popular for overseas placement.

Industrial electronic circuits, drives, sensors and control panels. Automation certification meaningfully raises earnings in process and manufacturing plants.

Focused on preventive and breakdown maintenance of machine tools including mechanical, hydraulic and pneumatic systems. Maintenance roles tend to offer better job security than production roles.

Covers surface preparation, brush and spray painting, and protective and decorative coatings. Automotive refinishing specialisation commands notably higher pay.

A one-year NCVT trade in water supply, sanitation and pipe fitting - the trade behind every building, and one of the easiest to turn into your own contracting work.

Operation and maintenance of pumps and pumping installations. Steady demand from municipal bodies, irrigation departments and industrial utility sections.

A two-year NCVT trade in cooling systems, from split ACs to commercial refrigeration - seasonal, in growing demand, and among the easiest trades to run independently.

A one-year NCVT trade in garment construction, pattern making and machine operation - the lowest-capital route to working for yourself that the ITI system offers.

Covers marking, cutting, forming and joining sheet metal for ducts, panels and enclosures. Entry-friendly trade requiring only 8th pass.

Installation, commissioning and maintenance of solar PV systems. Directly aligned with PM Surya Ghar rooftop solar expansion, making it one of the fastest-growing skilled trades.

Hand and machine embroidery, beadwork and surface embellishment. Strong linkage to handicraft export clusters and self-help group enterprises.

Covers chain, compass, level and theodolite surveying plus modern total station work. Drone and GIS survey skills are a strong emerging premium in infrastructure projects.

Covers converters, inverters, UPS systems and motor drives. Increasingly relevant to EV charging infrastructure and renewable energy roles.

One of the most technically demanding and best-paying ITI trades, covering the design and manufacture of dies, moulds, jigs and fixtures to very fine tolerances.

Specialises in press tools, jigs and fixtures used in high-volume sheet metal and machining operations. Strong demand from the automotive supply chain.

1–2 yrs after 10th · NCVT/SCVT

A two-year NCVT trade in lathe, milling and precision machining - the trade behind every workshop that makes a part rather than fits one.

A one-year NCVT trade in arc, gas and increasingly MIG and TIG welding. One of the shortest routes from Class 10 to a wage, and the trade with the clearest overseas demand.

Focused on internal and external electrical wiring, distribution boards and earthing. A common route to obtaining a state Electrical Contractor licence for independent practice.

Fire prevention, industrial hazards, safety legislation and emergency management. NEBOSH certification is effectively the industry standard for higher-paying and overseas safety roles.

The internationally recognised benchmark safety qualification, particularly valued for Gulf and offshore employment. Commonly taken alongside an Indian fire and safety diploma to substantially improve earnings and mobility.