Indian gem and jewellery industry is close to `250,000 crore currently and is expected to touch `500,000 crore by 2018. The growth scope in this career is tremendous because every retailer needs qualified and trained individual. India exports majority of the jewellery, so there is a lot of scope in export firms, international operations and domestic operations.
With the booming e-commerce industry, a lot of retailers have tied-up with various platforms and increased the sales. The jewellery e-commerce industry will hit India big time. With a course from a reputable jewellery institute, one can master the nitty-gritty of the industry in a short span of time.
There are many States specialised in certain styles of jewellery like Jaipur for gems, south India for gold, Mumbai for diamonds, etc. Moreover transparency leads to higher sales and an educated seller will always make life easier for an educated buyer.
The jewellery industry looks promising and having studied gemology from GIA, IGI and several institutes, one can work for jewellery auction houses, fine jewelry retailers, kick-start entrepreneurship in this segment and much more.
(The writer is Niraj Johri, designer and managing director, Sparkling Hues)