Nowadays this fast-growing field is emerging as an attractive career option.

Gifting has also grown rapidly in recent years with attractive packaging of all kinds of goods to entice customers. This adds to the joy of the festival.

Dhirendra Pathak. During the country's biggest festival like Diwali, people do a lot of shopping online or in the markets. Gifting has also grown rapidly in recent years with attractive packaging of all kinds of goods to entice customers. This adds to the joy of the festival. If you attractively like packaging and want to advance yourself in its related field, then the sky for opportunities is wide in this fast-growing field...

The festival season, especially Diwali, is a time-honored tradition of shopping and exchanging gifts. In recent years, the goods and gifts bought have such attractive packaging that they do not take their eyes off them. They grab everyone's attention. Their packing is very beautiful. Earlier such gifts were usually packed at home, but now it is not so. Nowadays people are taking the help of gift designers or packaging professionals for every small and big festival, ceremony, etc. Such professionals are considered very skilled in packing anything beautifully. This is the reason why nowadays this fast-growing field is emerging as an attractive career option.

Rapidly Growing Packaging Industry: Presently every item requires packaging. From small pins to large products, it is necessary to pack them well. Because suitable and well-done packaging not only attracts customers, it also increases the economy of the market. That's why it is said that packaging not only keeps the product safe but also acts as a 'silent salesman. This is the reason why this industry has been growing rapidly for the past several years. It is also a growing industry in India. According to an estimate, this growth rate of the paper and packaging industry is expected to be 25 to 26 percent for the next four to five years. This rapid growth of the Indian packaging industry has also increased the demand for packaging professionals.

Good Career Opportunities: Career prospects in the packaging industry have increased a lot as compared to before the advent of e-commerce companies. Attractive packaging has become a medium of both branding and communication these days. This is the reason why every industry, be it food manufacturing or manufacturing of consumer goods (FMCG), needs trained skilled professionals to get their products packaged. Especially, industries like food, beverage, FMCG, and pharma have to take the help of packaging experts to increase the reach of their products to their customers. In such a situation, you can easily make a career in this field by doing any appropriate course related to packaging. If you want, you can also earn good money by joining a showroom, gift gallery, etc. Given this demand for packaging, a lot of attention is being paid to its education and training. Opportunities are also available for teaching in such institutions.

Course and Qualification: These days many courses related to packaging are being run. Such courses are also being run at the Indian Institute of Packaging. For this, it is a leading government institution. Courses like Master in Packaging Technology, Post Graduate Diploma in Packaging, and Certified Packaging Engineer course are running here. For admission to its two-year master's course, students of BE, B.Tech, or B.Sc can take admission. The two-year Post Graduate Diploma in Packaging (PGDP) should also have the same qualification as the Master's course. Similarly, short-term courses like Certificate Course in Packaging (ITC) are also being offered by some institutes. This is three months duration. This course can be taken by youth from any background. Similarly, a Graduate Diploma Program in Packaging of 18 months duration is also being run, which is designed for working people. Any graduate can do this course.

premier institute

  • Indian Institute of Packaging, Delhi/Mumbai/Chennai
  • www.iip-in.com/
  • IP University, Delhi
  • http://www.ipu.ac.in
  • SIES School of Packaging, Mumbai
  • https://siessop.edu.in/

highlights

  • -5 One of the biggest sectors is the packaging industry, which is growing the fastest and also contributing to the economy.
  • This sector is growing at the rate of 22 to 25 percent.
  • (According to the Packaging Industry Association of India)
  • Packaging consumption has increased by 200 percent in the last decade in the country.
  • (According to the Indian Institute of Packaging)

Expert Byte:

This is a growing field for youth

Packaging is a very dynamic field in today's time. Its professionals are in demand all over the world today. This demand will increase a lot in the future also. Because today every industry whether it is a consumer goods company, food, pharma, gift, or beverage company. Everyone needs such professionals, who are skilled in designing packaging R&D etc. The rapid growth of this industry is also directly related to the sale of products. Because when the products will be sold, there will be a demand for their packing and packaging. Overall, it is a growing field for the youth, which will continue to gain importance in the days to come. The package is also very good in this field. The beginning itself in this industry is with a package of five lakhs. Experienced professionals are getting packages ranging from Rs 10 lakh to Rs 20 lakh in this profession. Interested youth can do this type of course related to packaging after graduation from PCM subjects. Or even after doing BE, B.Tech, you can make a career in this field by doing this course in packaging.

Dr. Madhab Chakraborty

Joint Director, Indian Institute of Packaging, Delhi