What you can study, and where it takes you.

Short, practical programme on spawn, substrate, growing conditions and marketing. Low land requirement and quick crop cycles make it a popular micro-enterprise for landless and small farmers.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.