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Certainly , good career opportunities are being created rapidly in the fast-growing automobile and electrical vehicle (EV) sector in the country . According to a report by Arthur D. Little published in October 2023 , India's automotive industry has the potential to develop as a global hub for design , development and production , which will attract global markets. Automotive Software and E India's strength in R&D (engineering research and development) can grow rapidly by offering solutions in line with emerging trends such as zonal architecture and advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS). In addition, The country also has the potential to become an automotive innovation leader with a thriving , well-funded startup ecosystem.

By the year 2035 Indian auto industry will be worth 83 lakh crores and opportunities will increase

Certainly, India can become a global hub in terms of design, development, production related to the auto industry. According to a report by Arthur D Little, India's automobile industry has the potential to grow to a market size of 1 trillion US dollars by 2035. According to the report , the automobile industry can grow to such a size enabled by manufacturing , innovation. According to the report , India can leverage its position as the world's software hub and the top offshore destination for such activities as the automotive R&D and software market is projected to triple to US$400 billion by 2030, creating millions of employment opportunities in this sector.

Now there will be one crore jobs in EV sector by 2030

It is noteworthy that the country's EV sector will provide the most jobs in the coming years. This industry will have good opportunities for mechanical, automobile, electrical and electronic engineers as well as data science and artificial intelligence professionals. In different reports of Randstand India, Modern Intelligence and LinkedIn, it has been estimated that by 2030, the Indian EV market will see a tremendous growth of 45-50 percent. Then due to this, 80 lakh to 1 crore direct jobs will be created in this sector. According to Hero Electric, at present, the EV industry needs more than 50 lakh people for manufacturing. This need for employees is not limited to EV companies only, but also includes component manufacturing companies and service providers. Not only this, according to LinkedIn India's Global Green Skill Report, India has already left behind many countries of America, Mexico, Canada and Europe in terms of the number of automotive workers with at least one EV skill. In India, the number of such workers has increased by 40 lakh annually in the last 5 years. According to the report of the International Energy Agency dated 24 October 2023, by the year 2030, the number of electric cars in the world will increase almost 10 times.

Rapidly growing multifaceted career opportunities

The growing automobile and EV sector along with Make in India and Make for the World have increased the importance of automobile, mechanical, electrical, electronics, data science, AI and telecom engineering. It is also important that electrical and electronics engineering is a field that provides jobs to lakhs of youth every year. Field Electricity , Applications of Electronics and Electromagnetism , Designing , Developing and Testing of Electronic Equipment , Control Systems , Signal Processing , Radio Frequency Design , Microprocessors , Power Generation Career opportunities are also increasing in core engineering subjects like , etc.

It is noteworthy that automobile engineering is an important branch of mechanical engineering . In this, designing and manufacturing of vehicles and their various engines such as automotive are done. The major courses for automobile engineering are Diploma / Certificate Diploma in Automobile Engineering , Diploma in Motive Power Technician - Automotive , Diploma in Mechatronics and Advanced Manufacturing Technology , Graduate Certificate in Industrial Automation .

Educational Requirements for Career

PCM stream in 12th is beneficial for careers under manufacturing , automobile, electricals and electronics sector . Engineering , and A good career can be made by choosing a suitable branch from these various branches of technology as per one's interest, ability and qualification. Especially after a degree in various sectors of data science, robotics and engineering, one can reach the door of good career prospects.

Employment and self-employment opportunities

Employment and self-employment opportunities are increasing rapidly in various government and private sector industries under manufacturing, automobile, electrical and electronic sector. Career opportunities are visible with various specializations in the areas of mobile manufacturing and specialized electronic parts , pharma drugs and API and medical equipment , textile industry, food process industry, cement industry, IT industry, advanced chemical cell battery , electronic and technology products , automobile and auto components , pharmaceutical drugs , telecom and networking products , textile production , food products , solar PV modules , white goods , specialty steel . Apart from these, there are also good career opportunities for accounting, commerce, marketing and management related positions in various works on various projects of these sectors. These include opportunities for positions of Chartered Accountant , HR Manager , Finance Manager , Operations Manager , Project Manager , Production Manager , Marketing Manager , Purchasing Manager , Accountant , Executive Assistant etc.

Important career skills

To make a career in manufacturing, automobile, electrical and electronics sector, engineering interest is the first requirement in the student. Interest in inventing something, designing it or making something new by doing different experiments by testing machines is beneficial. For a good career in engineering related sectors, concentration in your work, continuous hard work and proficiency in English are also beneficial.

Major Courses & Institutes

Various engineering degree courses related to manufacturing, automobile, electrical, electronics and artificial intelligence sectors are available in IITs, NITs and various engineering colleges of the country. Diploma courses of these various engineering branches are available in various polytechnic colleges and ITIs of the country. One can move ahead on the path of career by choosing the appropriate degree and appropriate educational institute as per the engineering sector in which one aims to make a career.

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