A day in this work
You install and maintain rooftop and ground solar plants, batteries and wind systems, often outdoors and at height.
Ways in
- ITI electrician or solar technician trade after Class 10
- Suryamitra skill programme
- Diploma in electrical engineering, then site supervisor roles
After Class 10
Vocational or ITI or Science with Maths (PCM) or Any stream
Entrance exams to know
- ITI admission
- Polytechnic entrance tests
Years, cost and pay
- Years of study
- 0.5 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: Growing. AI changes little of the daily work.
India is adding solar capacity at record speed, and rooftop schemes reach every town.
Try this week
Work out how many units a 3 kW rooftop system would produce at your home and what it would save.
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