A day in this work
You install, maintain and repair the electrical and mechanical systems that keep homes, factories and metros running.
Ways in
- ITI trades after Class 8 or 10 (1 to 2 years)
- Paid apprenticeship in industry
- Diploma and lateral entry to engineering later, if you want
After Class 10
Vocational or ITI or Any stream
Entrance exams to know
- ITI admission
- All India Trade Test
Years, cost and pay
- Years of study
- 1 to 3
- Whole-course cost, government or aided
- under ₹2 lakh
- Whole-course cost, private
- under ₹2 lakh
- Typical starting pay
- under ₹3 lakh a year
Indicative bands from the pilot dataset (0.1 (pilot), 19 September 2026). Real fees and pay vary a lot by college, city and year. Check the official sites below.
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Outlook, and how AI is changing this work
Outlook: Steady. AI changes little of the daily work.
Skilled technicians are short everywhere, including abroad. Earning starts early and there is no education loan.
Try this week
With an adult, map the switchboard at home: which switch controls which circuit.
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