Entrepreneurship, Employability and Green Skills
The Entrepreneurship, Employability and Green Skills domain tests small-business basics, job-readiness and environmentally responsible electronics work. Expect questions on costing, quotations, customer service, resumes, teamwork, e-waste and energy efficiency.
Core rules and concepts
- An entrepreneur identifies a need, surveys the market, prepares a business plan, arranges finance and manages cash flow. Register MSMEs on Udyam; keep invoices and GST records where applicable.
- Costing must include parts, labour, overheads and contingency. Price = total cost + profit; markup on cost is not the same as margin on selling price.
- Employability: a clear resume, accurate technical claims, interview preparation, active listening, teamwork and safe digital communication.
- Green skills: reduce, reuse, recycle; segregate e-waste; use RoHS-compliant parts; switch off idle equipment; choose energy-efficient appliances and LED lighting; measure and reduce energy use.
Worked example
A repair job uses ₹450 of parts and 1.5 hours of labour at ₹200/hour = ₹300. Overheads at 10% of direct cost = ₹75, so total cost = ₹825. Add 20% profit on cost = ₹165; price before tax = ₹990. At 18% GST, tax = ₹178.20 and the customer pays ₹1,168.20. Quote this in writing before starting work.
Traps that cost marks
Confusing profit with markup; forgetting labour or overheads; not quoting a written estimate; making false skill claims; dumping e-waste with household rubbish; ignoring GST thresholds; promising a repair completion time you cannot meet.