New Delhi, 20th November, 2025: India’s stainless steel industry, poised to grow 8-9% YoY over the next few years, stands at the threshold of a major transformation driven by accelerated demand and rapid innovation. As the sector evolves, the need for a skilled, future-ready workforce has never been more crucial.
Aligned with national initiatives like Make in India and Skill India, Jindal Stainless, India’s largest stainless steel producer, is leading this transformation through its Stainless Academy. The initiative empowers students, young professionals, and MSMEs (including fabricators) at the grassroots level with category awareness and future-ready skills, strengthening the value chain and driving sustainable growth across the industry.
Since its inception, the Stainless Academy has trained over 60,000 MSME fabricators, educated around 9000 students across engineering and polytechnic colleges through specialized stainless steel programs, and conducted multiple industry sessions to further strengthen the sector. Building on this momentum, the company now aims to reach over 5 lakh MSMEs across India.
“In our pursuit of an Atmanirbhar Bharat, building human capital is paramount. The Stainless Academy is our commitment to shaping that future, by fostering knowledge, skill, and excellence at every level of the value chain. Our goal is not only to prepare a competent workforce, but to build an ecosystem that propels India’s industrial growth on the global stage,” said Mr Abhyuday Jindal, Managing Director, Jindal Stainless
A comprehensive approach to building skills across the ecosystem
The Stainless Academy adopts a holistic approach to impart skills, share industry knowledge, and promote innovation at every level of the ecosystem.
Recognizing that the strength of any industry is attributed to the talent it includes, the Academy partners with several leading academic institutions like IITs, NITs and polytechnic colleges to offer specialized stainless steel courses. This ensures a future-ready talent pool and a smoother student transitions into the workforce, strengthening their ability to meet modern industrial challenges. One recent example of this collaborative effort is the company’s MoU for advanced research, teaching, and training in stainless steel applications—including transportation, infrastructure, and logistics—under which classes officially began earlier this month at Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya, Vadodara.
For MSME fabricators, it conducts hands-on training programs across India to deepen understanding of stainless steel material’s superiority, empowering them to make informed material recommendations. Through its flagship Fabricator Training Programs (FTPs), the Stainless Academy provides grassroots-level training in fabrication techniques, design, and quality standards. Complementing this are the Training Programs for the Downstream industry, which enhance workforce capabilities. These sessions are conducted through a mix of workshops and classroom training, ensuring practical learning and real-world application.
The Academy also conducts industry sessions designed to help enterprises modernize operations, integrate digital technologies, and enhance productivity for global competitiveness.
(Stainless Academy vans travel across states to provide hands-on training and awareness programs, reaching communities through exhibitions and roadshows.)
Expanding the skilling footprint
With an ambitious goal of training over 5 lakh MSMEs by 2030, the Stainless Academy is steadily expanding its footprint across India’s key stainless steel clusters, including Gujarat, Haryana, Delhi-NCR, Maharashtra, Bihar, Tamil Nadu, Odisha, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, and West Bengal, among others. By engaging both urban and rural communities, the initiative ensures equitable access to modern skill development opportunities.
“Stainless steel, one of the fastest-growing value-added metals in the world, underpins nearly every critical sector of the nation. As the industry evolves, so must the skills that drive it. Through the Stainless Academy, we aim to nurture a culture of continuous learning and upskilling — one that keeps pace with new technologies, processes, and possibilities. It’s not just about training the workforce of today, but preparing the workforce of tomorrow,” said Mr Vijay Sharma, Director – Corporate Affairs, Jindal Stainless, highlighting the Academy’s vision.
Strategic partnerships with Sector Skills Councils like the Capital Goods SSC and the Iron & Steel SSC have helped strengthen the curriculum for SS. Additionally the Stainless Academy also works with NSDC accredited partners to expand outreach.
Building for the future
Jindal Stainless Academy’s work aligns deeply with India’s vision for industrial self-reliance and global competitiveness. Through a combination of technical training, industry collaboration, and community outreach, the company is positioning India’s stainless steel industry for a thriving, future-ready workforce that will underpin industrial progress for decades to come.
About Jindal Stainless
India’s leading stainless steel manufacturer, Jindal Stainless, had an annual turnover of INR 40,182 crore (USD 4.75 billion) in FY25 and is ramping up its facilities to reach 4.2 million tonnes of annual melt capacity in FY27. It has 16 stainless steel manufacturing and processing facilities in India and abroad, including in Spain and Indonesia, and a worldwide network in 12 countries, as of March 2025. In India, there are ten sales offices and six service centres, as of March 2025. The company’s product range includes stainless steel slabs, blooms, coils, plates, sheets, precision strips, wire rods, rebars, blade steel, and coin blanks.
Jindal Stainless relies on its integrated operations to enhance its cost competitiveness and operational efficiency. Founded in 1970, Jindal Stainless continues to be inspired by a vision for innovation and enriching lives and is committed to social responsibility.
Jindal Stainless remains focused on a greener and sustainable future. The company manufactures stainless steel using electric arc furnace, a process that significantly reduces greenhouse gas emissions and allows for recyclability of scrap without compromising on quality.
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