Currently, more than 900,000 youths who are apprentices are in the age group of 23-26 years. As per the Quess report, employers in the IT/ITES sectors are likely to pay Rs 11,000-75,000 per month to apprentices aged 20-24 years. However, the stipend pay for other sectors differs depending on educational qualifications. In the current scenario of apprentice hiring, registration of women candidates has seen nearly a sevenfold increase in the past five years, to about 148,000 in 2022-23 from 22,427 in 2018-19.
