A day in this work
You spot a problem, build something people will pay for and keep it alive: selling, hiring, fixing and deciding with too little information.
Ways in
- Any degree or skill; many founders work in an industry first
- College incubators and entrepreneurship cells
- Family business, with new ideas
After Class 10
Any stream
Entrance exams to know
- None required
Years, cost and pay
- Years of study
- Varies
- Whole-course cost, government or aided
- under ₹2 lakh
- Whole-course cost, private
- ₹2 to 8 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: Growing. AI changes some of the daily work.
AI lets tiny teams build what once needed dozens of people. Most startups still fail, so a fallback skill matters.
Try this week
Sell something small this month: a service, a craft, a tutoring hour. Write down what you learned about customers.
Check the facts yourself
These are official sites. Exam names, dates, fees and rules change every year, so confirm them there. Each link opens in a new tab.
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See how well this fits you
Discovery in the app takes about eight minutes and gives each of these 52 careers a fit score from your own answers. It is free during the pilot, and nobody is asked for an email address or a phone number. Students under 18 need a parent or guardian to agree first, and children under 13 cannot join yet.