Entry Level Qualification 

8

Career Fields 

Mechanic & Technician

For Specially Abled 

Career Entrance Exam 

No Entrance Exam

About Career 

1. Automotive Service Technicians are trained to work on the mechanical, electrical, and electronic parts of motor vehicles including engine, brakes, clutch, transmission, suspension systems, electrical systems, electronic sensors, mechatronic systems, etc. They work on various parts of automobiles with the help of computerized systems, hydraulic jacks (machines that use liquids as the power source) or various other hand tools.

2. As an Automotive Service Technician, you will be responsible for inspecting, maintaining and repairing the various kinds of electric, gas, hybrid and other alternative fuel vehicles such as cars, heavy or light vehicles (two-wheelers, three-wheelers, trucks, etc.). You will be responsible for diagnosing the vehicles, performing preventative maintenance and repairing the automobiles.

3. As an Automotive Service Technician, you will be required to review the damages to the body parts, estimate the repair cost, plan your work accordingly, and let the customer know about both the cost and plan. You will be assessing the computer system of the vehicle to understand that it is working well or not.

Key Roles and Responsibilities

As an Automotive Service Technician, you will be engaged in all or some of the following key roles and responsibilities:

1. You will be discussing with customers for understanding vehicle problems.

2. You will be test-driving vehicles and checking systems/components of the vehicle for finding faults and defects.

3. You will be required to follow instructions of the supervisors regarding which automobile part(s) to restore or replace.

4. You will be installing replacements using mechanized tools, or computer-based equipment or hand instruments.

5. You will be repairing, replacing and adjusting brakes, transmission systems, power systems, steering systems, window systems, batteries, ignition, etc.

6. You will be removing damaged sections of vehicles using metal-cutting guns- a gun that is suitable for cutting or piercing the thin edge or sharp point.

7. You will be required to perform maintenance service es, such as lubrication, oil changes, oil filter changes, part replacement, etc.

8. You will be running and testing repaired or replaced parts for checking whether they are fit and working properly or not.

9. You will be performing test drive of vehicles after repair and maintenance work.

Career Entry Pathway 

Class 8 with any subjects – NSQF Training and Certificate in ‘Automotive Service Technician Level 3’ related trades.

After Class 8, you can pursue National Skill Qualifications Framework (NSQF) Training and Certificate in Automotive Service Technician Level 3’ or similar courses. This certification is of 500 hours (i.e. 160 hours of viva or theoretical training and 340 hours of practical training). However, you may also obtain an NSQF certificate in ‘Repair - Welder’ (400hours); ‘Spare parts Operations Executive Level 3’ (300hours) or similar courses. The numbers in brackets are the total number of training hours for each course.

After Class 10, you can apply for any ITI or Diploma in Mechanical/Electrical/Automobile Trade from any ITI, Polytechnic or other similar institute. ITI courses are of 2 years duration and Diploma courses are of 3 years of duration.

After Class 10, you can pursue National Skill Qualifications Framework (NSQF) Training and Certificate Level 4 in ‘Automotive Service Technician (Two and Three Wheelers)’ or similar courses. This certification is of 500 hours (i.e. 160 hours of viva or theoretical training and 340 hours of practical training). However, if you have completed any ITI or Diploma in Mechanical/Electrical/Automobile Engineering from any Polytechnic Institute or other similar institute then also you may obtain this NSQF Level 4 Training and Certificate course. If you have completed class 10 with any subjects, then you mandatorily need at least 3-5 years of field experience before going for this training and certification course. Alternatively, you need to have 1-2 years of field experience if you have completed Diploma.

After Class 12, you can pursue National Skill Qualifications Framework (NSQF) Training and Certificate in: ‘Automotive Electrician Level 4’ or similar trades. The total number of training hours is 400 hours.

After Class 10 and a Diploma in Mechanical or Automobile Engineering from any Polytechnic Institute or other similar institutes, you can pursue National Skill Qualifications Framework (NSQF) Training and Certificate in: ‘Automotive Service Technician Level 5’ or similar trades. The total number of training hours is 500 hours.

Required Qualification & Competencies 

After class 8, you may obtain NSQF Training and Certificate in ‘Automotive Service Technician Level 3’ related trades. But if you have completed class 10, you can go for:

1. ITI Certificate in Automobile/ Mechanical/ Electrical Trade

2. Diploma in Mechanical, Electrical or Automobile Engineering

3. NSQF Training and Certificate for ‘Automotive Service Technician Level 5’ or similar courses

4. NSQF Level 4 Training and Certificate for ‘Automotive Service Technician (Two and Three Wheelers)’ or similar courses

Competencies Required

Interest

1. Enterprising: Enterprising occupations frequently involve starting up and carrying out projects. These occupations can involve leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes they require risk taking and often deal with business.

2. Conventional: Conventional occupations frequently involve following set procedures and routines. These occupations can include working with data and details more than with ideas. Usually, there is a clear line of authority to follow.

Knowledge

1. Customer Service: Knowledge about how to provide customer services. This includes understanding customer needs, helping customers to use products and services, answering customer queries, handling customer complaints and grievances, and evaluating customer satisfaction.

2. Marketing: Knowledge of the various principles, theories, methods, systems and processes to understand the needs of a category of customers and then creating, communicating, and delivering various products and services in order to satisfy the needs of the customers.

Skills

1. Active Learning: Focused and continuous learning from various sources of information, observation and otherwise for application in getting work done.

2. Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, understanding the points being made by others, asking questions, etc.

3. Communication in English: Skills in communicating effectively in writing as well as verbally with others in English language.

4. Coordination: Skills in working together with other people to get things done.

5. Critical Thinking: Skills in analysis of complex situations, using of logic and reasoning to understand the situations and take appropriate actions or make interpretations and inferences.

6. Judgment and Decision Making: Skills in considering pros and cons of various decision alternatives; considering costs and benefits; taking appropriate and suitable decisions.

7. Managing Material Resources: Skills in sourcing, buying, storing, and use of appropriate raw materials, machines, equipment, and devices for various purposes such as industrial manufacturing, building construction, etc.

8. Negotiation: Skills in bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.

9. Problem Solving: Skills in analysis and understanding of problems, evaluating various options to solve the problems and using the best option to solve the problems.

Abilities

1. Abstract Reasoning: The ability to understand ideas which are not expressed in words or numbers; the ability to understand concepts which are not clearly expressed verbally or otherwise.

2. Deductive Reasoning: The ability to apply general rules and common logic to specific problems to produce answers that are logical and make sense. For example, understanding the reasons behind an event or a situation using general rules and common logic.

3. Fluency of Ideas: The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity).

4. Inter-Personal: The ability to build and maintain good relationships with others at workplaces and elsewhere.

5. Intrapersonal: The ability to clearly understand your strengths and weaknesses, what your capabilities are, what you can do and cannot do, what you like and dislike.

6. Selective Attention: The ability to concentrate on a task over a long period of time without being distracted.

7. Speed of Closure: The ability to quickly make sense of, combine, and organize information into meaningful patterns.

8. Problem Sensitivity: The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.

Career - Job Opportunities & Profiles 

1. You can get job roles like Automobile Service Technician, Automobile Service Mechanic, Motor Mechanic, Clutch Specialist, Brake Specialist, Motor Vehicle Technician, Diesel Truck Mechanic, Operator cum Mechanic, Auto Mechanic, etc.

2. You will get work opportunities mostly at the vehicle service centers run by the distributors and sellers of automobiles. All vehicle manufacturing companies appoint distributors for selling automobiles. Most of the distributors also run service centers.

3. Apart from distributors’ service centers, vehicle manufacturing companies also authorize many service centers to offer servicing and maintenance of vehicles manufactured by them. You may get work opportunities in such a service center.

4. Besides the above, there are many other independent vehicle service centers or mobile and roadside repair centers which operate all over the country. You may get to work with these service centers as well.

Work Environment

As an Automotive Service Technician, you will be working for around 30 to 40 hours a week; sometimes you might have to work for longer hours to finish the work. You will be working in well-ventilated and well-lit repair shops. However, you might often identify and fix automotive problems with computers and also will be working with greasy parts and tools which sometimes might discomfort you. While working with heavy parts and tools you might get involved with some workplace injuries such as small cuts, sprains or bruises, etc.

Career Growth

From entry-level job positions such as apprentices or trainees, you may get higher roles such as Technician and then may become Senior Technician. Then you may get promoted as a Foreman. Then you may get promoted as a service Advisor. At the top of this hierarchy, you may get promoted as a Works Manager or Workshop Manager.

Salary Offered  

1. Salaries vary according to job profiles and the kind of facilities you get to work at.

2. In the entry-level jobs: You may expect to get about Rs. 8,000 – Rs. 15,000 per month.

3. Salaries increase with your work experience and as you get promoted.

4. In junior-level roles, you can expect to earn about Rs. 10,000 - Rs. 20,000 or more per month.

5. In the mid-level jobs, with 6-12 years of work experience, you may expect to get about Rs.15, 000 – Rs.30,000per month.

6. In the senior-level jobs, with 12-15 years of work experience, you may expect to get about Rs. 25,000 – Rs. 40,000 per month or even more.

Monthly Earnings In Indian Rupee

1. Entry level: 0 - 2 years of work experience

2. Junior Level: From 1 to 12 years of work experience

3. Mid-Level: From 5 to 20+ years of work experience

4. Senior Level: From 10 to 25+ years of work experience (there could be exceptions in some high-end technical, financial, engineering, creative, management, sports, and other careers; also in the near future, people will reach these levels much faster in many careers and in some careers, these levels will have no meaning as those careers will be completely tech skill driven such as even now, there is almost no level in a Cyber Security Expert’s job)

Famous Personalities 

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Work Activities 

1. Analysing and interpreting data and information: Analysis of data and information to find facts, trends, reasons behind situations, etc.; interpretation of data to aid in decision making.

2. Communicating with co-workers and others: Communicating with people in writing, verbally or otherwise inside your workplace and various other people who have professional relationships with your place of work including vendors, government officials, etc. or with people at large.

3. Communicating with customers: Communicating with potential and existing customers of your organisation in writing, verbally or otherwise.

4. Decision making and problem solving: Analysis of data and information; evaluation of alternative decisions and results of decisions; taking the right decisions and solving problems.

5. Developing and maintaining inter-personal relationships: Developing professional relationships with co-workers and others outside organisations and maintaining good relationships.

6. Getting Information and learning: Observing, hearing, reading, using computers, or otherwise obtaining information and learning from it.

7. Inspecting situations, events, and people: Inspecting situations, events and people to understand the reasons and causes for the situation or events to happen; inspecting people to understand reasons behind their behaviour and actions.

8. Leading: Inspiring and motivating co-workers to work to achieve specific goals; enabling and facilitating others to perform tasks effectively; addressing issues and solving problems in order to help people perform well.

9. Managing and supervising: Manging and supervising work of others; setting goals; giving instructions; monitoring work performance, etc.

10. Negotiating: Negotiating terms, conditions, costs, prices and about other issues.

11. Organising, planning and prioritising tasks: Planning and organising tasks in order to achieve work goals; prioritising tasks to achieve goals and making the best use of the time available.

12. Scheduling tasks: Scheduling project timelines, tasks and activities.

13. Working in a team: Working in a team of people; developing team; maintaining professional relationships among team members.