India plans to train 1 lakh chip engineers in six years

After meeting its first training goal, India wants many more chip engineers, technicians and operators.

Semicon Weekly · 3 November 2026

In short

India met its goal of training 85,000 chip engineers under the first Chip Mission.
Under Mission 2.0, the plan is to train 1 lakh more engineers over the next six years.
Experts say companies also need technicians, operators and diploma holders with hands-on training.

Key numbers

85,000Engineers trained under the first mission

1 lakhMore planned under Mission 2.0

6 yearsTime for the new goal

India set a goal of training 85,000 chip engineers under the first India Semiconductor Mission, and met it.
Under Mission 2.0, the plan is to train 1 lakh more engineers over six years.
Experts say the industry also needs skilled technicians, machine operators and diploma holders.
They say hands-on, practical training is what companies want most.

New chip plants and design centres cannot run without trained people.
Training technicians and operators, not only engineers, fills real gaps in factories.

The government and industry want lakhs of trained chip engineers, so practical skills and lab work will make freshers stand out.
Do real projects: RTL designs, testbenches, FPGA builds, and put them on GitHub.
Look for free and government training programmes linked to the chip mission.

A big trained workforce is one of India's strongest selling points for chip companies.
Skills spread beyond big cities through colleges and diploma institutes.

Mission 2.0: the second phase of the India Semiconductor Mission.
Hands-on training: learning by doing real work on tools and machines, not only theory.