S K I L L I N G C R E D E N T I A L S
-
2 0 0 6 - 0 7 O N W A R D S
Every enrolment since inception, split across tracks that show — learners trained for employment, deployment, self-employment,
apprenticeship, entrepreneurship and further education.
Consecutive years of enrolment, 2006-07
Enrolments in 2026-27, the year now
onward
under way
Enrolments since inception, across 11 verticals
E N R O L M E N T S Y E A R O N Y E A R
Bars show enrolments in each financial year; the line follows the running total.
10,00,000th
1,40,510
1,50,000
enrolment falls in 2026-27
peak year
1,00,000
50,000
2006-07
2008-09
2010-11
2012-13
2014-15
2016-17
2018-19
2020-21
2022-23
2024-25
2026-27
Enrolments in year
Running total since 2006-07
T W O T R A C K S , O N E M I L L I O N P L U S L E A R N E R S
Enrolments recorded against each vertical.
E M P L O Y M E N T
D E P L O Y M E N T A N D F U R T H E R E D U C A T I O N
Trained for wage employment with an employer
Deployed in situ through further education, apprenticeships and self-
employment
Industrial Garment Manufacturing
CNC and Assembly Operators
Automotive
52,628
52,432
26,829
25,136
13,572
7,423
NSQF Training
6,17,602
1,24,048
86,930
Hospitality, Retail, IT / ITeS
BFSI
Work-Integrated Training & Apprenticeships
Agriculture
NCVT - CTS and CTIS
NSQF Level-5 +
5,242
2,381
Early Childhood Wellness Counsellors
H O W T H E M I L L I O N P L U S D I V I D E S
NSQF Training
Short-Term Skilling
Agri-Skilling
6,17,602
1,24,048
12,665
1,72,978
Work-Integrated
Long-Term TVET
86,930
Source: Gram Tarang year-on-year enrolment record, August 2026 revision. Vertical, stream and annual totals each reconcile independently to 10,14,223.
2026-27 is the current financial year
and remains open.
Prepared 5 August 2026.