MeitY Partners with IITs for Semiconductor Skill Boost

CIOTechOutlook Team | Wednesday, 08 January 2025, 14:04 IST

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As the country’s semiconductor industry takes off with numerous multinationals on board, the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY) is focusing on facilitating training activities such as skill development.

"There is a lot of work we are doing on the skilling part under the India Semiconductor Mission itself. We are working with many institutions - Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), and private colleges," S Krishnan, Secretary, MeitY told ET.


"We are making sure that we provide skills in this space. Semiconductor manufacturing hasn't taken place at scale in the country. People are skilled, and they will be trained if needed. We will train them even overseas, where such facilities are available," the top official said.

According to experts, one of the key pain points for the chipset manufacturing ecosystem in the country is the availability of relevant skill sets environment in India.

"Semiconductor Ecosystem comprises specialty materials, gases and substrates, as well as related equipment. So for that, we are also working on training programs" Krishnan said.

The unavailability of a skilled talent pool could put India's aim of turning into worldwide semiconductor hub, earlier a senior American multinational Merck executive earlier stated.

PM Narendra Modi-led government approved as many as five semiconductor units under the national initiative for domestically developing semiconductors as well as displaying manufacturing ecosystem in India with a total outlay of Rs 76,000-crore.

"We have already approved five projects, and are currently monitoring the implementation," Krishnan added.

The organizations setting up units under the ambitious program include the following such as the US-based Micron Technology, Tata Electronics, Tata Semiconductors Assembly and Test, Kaynes Semicon, and CG Power, in partnership with Japanese Renesas Electronics Corporation and Thai Stars Microelectronics.

India's vision to create a robust semiconductor infrastructure begins from the requirement of a diversified supply chain post the COVID-19 lockdowns, in accordance with the nation's Atmanirbharta (self-reliance) ambition.

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