India Soft Skills Training Market Report by Soft Skill Type (Management and Leadership, Administration and Secretarial, Communication and Productivity, Personal Development, Teamwork, and Others), Channel Provider (Corporate/ Enterprise, Academic/ Education, Government), Sourcing (In-house, Outsourced), Delivery Mode (Online, Offline), End Use Industry (BFSI, Hospitality, Healthcare, Retail, Media and Entertainment, and Others), and Region 2025-2033

India Soft Skills Training Market Report by Soft Skill Type (Management and Leadership, Administration and Secretarial, Communication and Productivity, Personal Development, Teamwork, and Others), Channel Provider (Corporate/ Enterprise, Academic/ Education, Government), Sourcing (In-house, Outsourced), Delivery Mode (Online, Offline), End Use Industry (BFSI, Hospitality, Healthcare, Retail, Media and Entertainment, and Others), and Region 2025-2033

Report Format: PDF+Excel | Report ID: SR112025A4935

Market Overview:

The India soft skills training market size reached USD 722.5 Million in 2024. Looking forward, IMARC Group expects the market to reach USD 1,758.5 Million by 2033, exhibiting a growth rate (CAGR) of 9.87% during 2025-2033.

Report Attribute 
Key Statistics
Base Year
2024
Forecast Years
2025-2033
Historical Years
2019-2024
Market Size in 2024
USD 722.5 Million
Market Forecast in 2033
USD 1,758.5 Million
Market Growth Rate 2025-2033 9.87%


Soft skills are a combination of communication, personal attributes, and social and emotional intelligence. Professional soft skills training enables an individual to improve personal attributes, communicate efficiently and manage relationships in a business environment. The training is offered through various offline and web-based platforms. It involves leadership skills, teamwork, problem-solving competency, work ethics, adaptability, and interpersonal communication. These programs help to improve critical thinking, enhance cognitive flexibility, and develop negotiating skills. As compared to other skills, soft skills training results in improved customer service, employee retention, increased job satisfaction and overall work productivity.

Rapid urbanization, industrialization, and growing focus on the comprehensive development of employees in the corporate sector are majorly driving the soft skills training market in India. Additionally, small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the country are increasingly employing such platforms to expand their businesses and build an effective clientele, which is acting as a growth-inducing factor. Other than this, the widespread adoption of collaborative learning methods in academia as a part of the university curriculum to create productive job opportunities is further contributing to the market growth. Moreover, the emerging trend of digitization and the large-scale integration of soft skills training programs with advanced technologies, such as cloud computing, virtual reality (VR) and artificial intelligence (AI), are creating a positive outlook for the market in the country.

Key Market Segmentation:

IMARC Group provides an analysis of the key trends in each sub-segment of the India soft skills training market report, along with forecasts at the country and regional level from 2025-2033. Our report has categorized the market based on soft skill type, channel provider, sourcing, delivery mode and end use industry.

Breakup by Soft Skill Type:

India Soft Skills Training Market

  • Management and Leadership
  • Administration and Secretarial
  • Communication and Productivity
  • Personal Development
  • Teamwork
  • Others

Breakup by Channel Provider:

  • Corporate/ Enterprise
  • Academic/ Education
  • Government

Breakup by Sourcing:

  • In-house
  • Outsourced

Breakup by Delivery Mode:

  • Online
  • Offline

Breakup by End Use Industry:

  • BFSI
  • Hospitality
  • Healthcare
  • Retail
  • Media and Entertainment
  • Others

Breakup by Region:

  • North India
  • West and Central India
  • South India
  • East India

Competitive Landscape:

The competitive landscape of the industry has also been examined along with the profiles of the key players.

Report Coverage:

Report Features Details
Base Year of the Analysis 2024
Historical Period 2019-2024
Forecast Period 2025-2033
Units Million USD
Segment Coverage Soft Skill Type, Channel Provider, Sourcing, Delivery Mode, End Use Industry, Region
Region Covered North India, West and Central India, South India, East India
Customization Scope 10% Free Customization
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Key Questions Answered in This Report

The India soft skills training market was valued at USD 722.5 Million in 2024.

We expect the India soft skills training market to exhibit a CAGR of 9.87% during 2025-2033.

The emerging trend among companies to provide high-quality training modules to their employees for faster achievement of goals and encouraging holistic development, is primarily driving the India soft skills training market.

In India, the sudden outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has led to the rising adoption of web-based platforms, for remote training of the working professionals to improve their critical thinking, enhance cognitive flexibility, and develop negotiating skills.

Based on the soft skill type, the India soft skills training market can be segmented into management and leadership, administration and secretarial, communication and productivity, personal development, teamwork, and others. Currently, communication and productivity skill holds the majority of the total market share.

Based on the channel provider, the India soft skills training market has been divided into corporate/ enterprise, academic/ education, and government. Among these, corporate/ enterprise currently exhibits a clear dominance in the market.

Based on the sourcing, the India soft skills training market can be categorized into in-house and outsourced, where outsourced training program currently represents the majority of the total market share.

Based on the delivery mode, the India soft skills training market has been segregated into online and offline. Currently, offline delivery mode holds the largest market share.

Based on the end use industry, the India soft skills training market can be bifurcated into BFSI, hospitality, healthcare, retail, media and entertainment, and others. Among these, the BFSI industry currently exhibits a clear dominance in the market.

On a regional level, the market has been classified into North India, West and Central India, South India, and East India, where West and Central India currently dominates the India soft skills training market.

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India Soft Skills Training Market Report by Soft Skill Type (Management and Leadership, Administration and Secretarial, Communication and Productivity, Personal Development, Teamwork, and Others), Channel Provider (Corporate/ Enterprise, Academic/ Education, Government), Sourcing (In-house, Outsourced), Delivery Mode (Online, Offline), End Use Industry (BFSI, Hospitality, Healthcare, Retail, Media and Entertainment, and Others), and Region 2025-2033
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