Pharma and chemical companies
Quality documentation, plant automation and analytics.
Learn Online from Ahmedabad – Sanand Auto, Pharma & GIFT City Skills
Ahmedabad’s pharma firms, the Sanand auto cluster and GIFT City’s financial services create a varied market.
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01Ahmedabad & Gandhinagar
Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar pharma, auto and GIFT City
Pharma and chemical companies are historic employers around Ahmedabad, the Sanand cluster has become a car and component hub, and GIFT City near Gandhinagar is positioning itself as a finance and IT-services centre. Traders and textile merchants form the city’s older commercial layer.
Hiring across these sectors favours tool fluency: reporting, design software and automation systems.
Where the jobs are
Sanand auto and component plants
Design, GD&T and PLC roles.
GIFT City and Ahmedabad financial firms
Accounts, Excel and MIS reporting.
02Courses that fit
What to learn for Ahmedabad
PLC & SCADA
Plant automation in pharma and auto.
44–64 hGD&T
Inspection and drawing interpretation.
16 hCATIA
Automotive component design.
40–80 hAdvanced Excel
Finance and MIS reporting.
24 hPower BI
Dashboards for finance teams.
30–60 hTally Prime
Trader accounts.
80–110 hTake the same courses live online
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03Joining from Ahmedabad & Gandhinagar
How learning works
Ahmedabad learners study live online.
Where we teach: classroom batches run at our Katpadi, Vellore and Ranipet centres in Tamil Nadu; learners elsewhere join live online or hybrid batches.
06Compare
Four courses, side by side
| Course | Hours | Who it suits | First project |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLC & SCADA | 44–64 h | Beginners in automation who want a 44-hour course on Mitsubishi FX PLCs with GX Works2 and Wonderware InTouch SCADA. | Alarm and trend dashboard |
| GD&T | 16 h | Engineers, designers and quality staff who want a compact 16-hour course to read and apply GD&T on drawings. | Bonus tolerance worksheet |
| CATIA | 40–80 h | Beginners and engineering students who want a structured 40-hour start in CATIA V5 – sketcher, part design, assembly, sheet metal, surfaces and drafting, with practice in every session. | Universal coupling assembly |
| Advanced Excel | 24 h | Students, job seekers and office users who want to go from Excel basics to lookups, pivot tables, arrays, Solver and macros in 24 hours. | Sales dashboard with pivots |
07Study plan
Your first 26 weeks from Ahmedabad & Gandhinagar
At around seven hours a week, alongside college or work. Faster or slower is fine; finish each project before moving on.
- Weeks 1–9: PLC & SCADA (44–64 h)
- Weeks 10–12: GD&T (16 h)
- Weeks 13–23: CATIA (40–80 h)
- Weeks 24–26: Advanced Excel (24 h)
04Your learning path
From Ahmedabad & Gandhinagar, step by step
PLC & SCADA 44–64 h
You will learn to
- Describe PLC architecture, isolation barriers and types of PLC
- Write ladder programs using latching, interlocking, memory, timers, counters, jumps and subroutines
- Interface PLC and SCADA to monitor and control filling, conveyor and drilling applications
Project to build: Paint or soft drink mixing recipe. Create recipes in SCADA that load different ingredient quantities into the PLC.
Tools covered: ABB Control Builder Plus (CODESYS), Omron CX-Supervisor and CX-Simulator, Wonderware InTouch, Siemens TIA Portal (S7-1200), Siemens STEP 7 SIMATIC Manager (S7-300).
Foundation level: Beginners in automation who want a 44-hour course on Mitsubishi FX PLCs with GX Works2 and Wonderware InTouch SCADA.
GD&T 16 h
You will learn to
- Apply GD&T Rule #1 and Rule #2 as defined in ASME Y14.5M-1994
- Read every part of a feature control frame and all 14 geometric characteristic symbols
- Work out maximum material condition, least material condition and virtual condition
Project to build: Drawing mark-up exercise. Add feature control frames for flatness, perpendicularity, position and profile to a part drawing.
Tools covered: Hole-basis and shaft-basis systems, ASME Y14.5M-1994 standard, Form, orientation, location, profile and runout symbols, Bonus tolerance calculation, Feature control frames.
Foundation level: Engineers, designers and quality staff who want a compact 16-hour course to read and apply GD&T on drawings.
CATIA 40–80 h
You will learn to
- Assemble products using coincidence, contact, offset and angle constraints
- Build wireframe geometry and surfaces such as extrudes, sweeps, fills, blends and multi-sections
- Apply dress-up features such as fillets, chamfers, drafts, shells and threads
Project to build: Sheet metal bracket. Design a bent bracket with flanges and hems, then unfold it to get the flat pattern.
Tools covered: Specification tree and compass, Drafting, Part Design, Constraint and dress-up feature tools, Generative Sheetmetal Design.
Foundation level: Beginners and engineering students who want a structured 40-hour start in CATIA V5 – sketcher, part design, assembly, sheet metal, surfaces and drafting, with practice in every session.
Advanced Excel 24 h
You will learn to
- Apply SUMIFS, COUNTIFS, nested IF, IFERROR and text and date functions
- Use absolute, relative and mixed references correctly in formulas
- Model decisions with Goal Seek, Data Tables, Scenario Manager and Solver
Project to build: Sales dashboard with pivots. Summarise a year of sales by region, product and month with pivot tables, charts and slicers.
Tools covered: Array formulas, Data validation and dependent lists, Excel Tables and named ranges, Pivot tables, pivot charts and slicers, Solver add-in.
Foundation level: Students, job seekers and office users who want to go from Excel basics to lookups, pivot tables, arrays, Solver and macros in 24 hours.
05Careers
Roles that fit work around Ahmedabad & Gandhinagar
SAP FICO Consultant
An SAP FICO consultant sets up and supports the finance side of SAP, the ERP system used by many large companies.
Day to day: support month-end and year-end closing activities; configure company codes, GL accounts and posting settings.
Skills employers ask for: SAP S/4HANA Financial Accounting configuration; Documentation and user training; GST and tax configuration awareness.
Where careers start: SAP End User / Trainee.
PLC / Automation Engineer
A PLC / automation engineer designs, programs and maintains the control systems that run machines and production lines.
Day to day: commission systems on site and train operators; troubleshoot faults and improve machine uptime.
Skills employers ask for: Industrial communication (Modbus, Profibus, Ethernet/IP basics); PLC programming (ladder logic, timers, counters); Variable frequency drives.
Where careers start: Trainee / Service Engineer.
Office Administrator / Data Entry
An office administrator keeps the day-to-day work of an office running: handling documents, maintaining records, scheduling meetings, managing correspondence, coordinating with vendors and supporting managers.
Day to day: prepare simple presentations in PowerPoint; enter and verify data in Excel and office software.
Skills employers ask for: File and record management; MS Excel data entry and basic formulas; Communication and phone etiquette.
Where careers start: Data Entry Operator / Office Assistant.
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08FAQ
Ahmedabad & Gandhinagar – FAQ
Still have a question? Message us on WhatsApp.
Ask on WhatsAppWhich course helps in the Sanand auto cluster?
GD&T, CATIA and PLC are common among suppliers there.
Can traders learn Tally online?
Yes, with GST and inventory exercises.
Which course should I start with in Ahmedabad & Gandhinagar?
Pharma and chemical companies are historic employers around Ahmedabad, the Sanand cluster has become a car and component hub, and GIFT City near Gandhinagar is A sensible order is PLC & SCADA first, then GD&T once you are comfortable.
Who can join?
Anyone who can use a computer and basic Excel can join – students, freshers, office staff and professionals. No commerce or programming background is needed.
Who can join this course?
EEE, ECE, EIE, mechatronics and mechanical students and graduates, diploma holders, ITI electricians and maintenance engineers can join. A basic understanding of electrical circuits helps.
Can I learn online from Ahmedabad & Gandhinagar?
Yes. CareerKraft runs live, trainer-led online and hybrid batches with the same syllabus, projects and certificate as classroom batches, so learners in Ahmedabad & Gandhinagar do not have to relocate.
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