🔩 Plumber Trade
ITI (Trades) · after SSLC (Class 10)
Duration
1 Year + apprenticeship
Entrance Exam
SSLC / Class 8 pass
Qualification
ITI (NCVT) Plumber
Job Roles
4 mapped
Who can apply
Passed SSLC / Class 10; some units admit Class 8 passes. Minimum age 14.
The journey, step by step
SSLC through to leadership.
Your route
- Class 10SSLC
- ITI (NCVT) Plumber1 Year + apprenticeship
- Plumberfirst job
- 1Foundation · 1 Year🎓 SSLC — Class 10Finish Class 10. Your marks decide which colleges and subject combinations are open to you next.
- 2Entrance Exam · Exam year📝 SSLC / Class 8 passEntry to ITI (NCVT) Plumber is through SSLC / Class 8 pass. Dates change every year — always confirm on the conducting authority's official portal.
- 3Qualification · 1 Year + apprenticeship📘 ITI (NCVT) PlumberPlumber Trade: 1 Year + apprenticeship. You can specialise in Sanitary Installation, Pipeline Fitting, Water Management, Firefighting Systems and more.
- 4First Job · After graduating💼 PlumberCommon starting roles include Plumber, Pipeline Technician, Sanitary Supervisor.
- 5Higher Studies · Optional🎯 Advanced plumbing certificationYou can continue with Advanced plumbing certification, Diploma via lateral entry, Green plumbing / water management course.
- 6Further study · Optional, later🔬 CoE advanced modulesCoE advanced modules · Water conservation technology training · Diploma progression
- 7Government Route · Exam-based🏛️ BWSSB / municipal water board postsBWSSB / municipal water board posts · Railways maintenance cadre · PWD plumbing posts · PSU apprenticeship
- 8Entrepreneurship · Any time🚀 Plumbing contractingPlumbing contracting · Sanitaryware retail · Water-tank and pipeline service
- 9Leadership · Long term⭐ Site SupervisorSite Supervisor · Plumbing Contractor · Business owner
Entrance exams & admission
SSLC / Class 8 pass
Merit-cum-reservation online admission at cite.karnataka.gov.in, listing up to 20 trade preferences.
Check exam details and official portals →What it costs to get there
Indicative total tuition for the whole course in Karnataka
Government seat
₹3,000–20,000
about ₹11,500 a year
Private / management seat
₹30,000–1L
about ₹65,000 a year
Tuition for the full trade course at a government or private ITI.
Fees change every year and differ by college — confirm with the college before paying. Scholarships can cover much of this.
Job roles and salary ranges
Salary figures are indicative annual ranges, not guarantees.
What you can do next
- Advanced plumbing certification
- Diploma via lateral entry
- Green plumbing / water management course
Research routes
- ›CoE advanced modules
- ›Water conservation technology training
- ›Diploma progression
Government jobs
- ›BWSSB / municipal water board posts
- ›Railways maintenance cadre
- ›PWD plumbing posts
- ›PSU apprenticeship
Start your own
- ›Plumbing contracting
- ›Sanitaryware retail
- ›Water-tank and pipeline service
Senior roles later
- ›Site Supervisor
- ›Plumbing Contractor
- ›Business owner
Specialisations
- ›Sanitary Installation
- ›Pipeline Fitting
- ›Water Management
- ›Firefighting Systems
Where it is taught
- ›Govt ITI Bengaluru
- ›Govt ITI Hubballi
- ›NCVT-affiliated ITIs across Karnataka
Where these facts come from
NCVT-affiliated ITI trades; apprenticeship under the Apprentices Act, 1961
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