India, July 31 -- India's semiconductor sector is poised to generate upto 10 lakh new jobs over the next five years, signalling a major stride towards economic self-reliance and technological advancement, according to the president of VLSI Society of India, Satya Gupta. He made this remark on July 29 while addressing a gathering of 250 delegates at the Semiconductor Conclave 2025, held at MIT World Peace University in Pune.

"From high-end chip design to technician and manufacturing jobs, this growth will empower our youth and help position India as a global electronics and semiconductor hub by 2047," said Gupta to over 250 delegates from academia, government, and industry.

The conclave, organised by MIT-WPU's Department of Electrical an...