Automotive Abilities Improvement Council (ASDC) hosted its 14th Annual Conclave 2025, themed “Stronger Collectively, Remodel Tomorrow”, bringing collectively leaders from authorities, {industry}, and academia to deliberate on the way forward for skilling within the automotive sector.
The occasion commenced with the normal lamp lighting ceremony. F.R. Singhvi, President, ASDC, introduced the Annual Replace, highlighting the Council’s 2024–25 affect—key achievements included forging partnerships with universities, advancing ladies’s ability growth and employment, strengthening {industry}–academia collaboration, and increasing its worldwide footprint. This was adopted by addresses from the Visitors of Honour: C.S. Vigneshwar (President, FADA), Shradha Suri Marwah (CMD, Subros Restricted & President, ACMA), C.V. Raman (CTO, Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.), and Dr. Vinita Aggarwal, IES (Retd.), Government Member, NCVET.
C.V. Raman, CTO, Maruti Suzuki India Ltd, emphasised that India’s mobility future will likely be pushed by superior engineering, digitalization, and disruptive applied sciences corresponding to EVs, IoT, and AI. To understand the $5 trillion imaginative and prescient, he burdened the necessity for skilling to evolve by integrating experiential studying, fostering {industry}–academia collaboration, and leveraging startup innovation.
Dr. Vinita Aggarwal highlighted the significance of qualification standardization, stating: “India’s journey to changing into a worldwide ability hub is powered by standardization and {industry} alignment. With over 180 automotive QPs beneath NSQF, we should guarantee they continue to be dynamic—integrating hands-on coaching, apprenticeships, and micro-credentials. The automotive sector ought to actively undertake and improve these QPs to construct a future-ready, tech-driven workforce.”
Talking on the conclave, F R Singhvi, President, ASDC, remarked: “This conclave has bolstered our perception that India’s skilling ecosystem thrives on partnerships. Collectively, we’re shaping a workforce that’s not solely job-ready however future-ready.”
A significant milestone of the conclave was the discharge of a White Paper and the signing of MoUs with Hero MotoCorp, Bajaj Auto, Gandhi Auto, Delphi TVS, and Bosch India to scale up skilling initiatives nationwide.
The conclave additionally hosted two high-impact panel discussions: Tutorial Excellence to Business Impression: Aligning Expertise Pipelines with Future Mobility Applied sciences and From Storage to Gigabyte: Skilling for Subsequent-Gen Automotive Applied sciences. These classes examined how new-age skilling can bridge classroom studying with the calls for of digital-first, tech-driven automotive industries.
Vinkesh Gulati, Vice President, ASDC, added: “Our collective accountability is to make sure that each younger aspirant finds a spot within the {industry}’s progress story. ASDC is dedicated to bridging the hole between potential and alternative.”
The Licensed Candidates Convocation felicitated expert candidates from ASDC’s flagship packages, underscoring its dedication to inclusive ability growth. Displays on CSR Finest Practices by Bajaj Auto and Hero MotoCorp Ltd. showcased impactful industry-led skilling fashions. Recognitions included Internationally Positioned Candidates, Rewards & Recognition Awards, and the ASDC Excellence and Particular Recognition Awards, celebrating exemplary contributions to the skilling ecosystem.
The conclave firmly reiterated that public-private partnerships would be the cornerstone in addressing the evolving wants of the automotive {industry} and enabling India to emerge as a worldwide chief in mobility applied sciences.
