Entry Level Qualification 

8

Career Fields 

Mechanic & Technician

For Specially Abled 

Career Entrance Exam 

No Entrance Exam

About Career 

As a DTH Set-top Box Installer & Technician, you will have to install set-top-boxes and cable television connections according to client’s requirements. You need to analyse and resolve problems during rains or whenever the cable connections fail. You will be coordinating with the technical team of DTH or Cable TV service providers to activate the new connections according to customer’s requests as well as solve customers’ problems.

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

As a DTH Set-top Box Installer & Technician, you will be engaged with one or more of the following roles and responsibilities: -

1. Installing, maintaining or repairing DTH Set-top Box, broadcast equipment or related equipment, according to blueprints of building plans, electrical plans, and layouts.

2. Inspecting installation sites and studying work orders, building plans or manuals to determine the kind of materials required for the installation.

3. Aligning antennae and receiving dishes for obtaining the clearest signals for perfect transmissions.

4. Attaching electrical wiring to connect DTH Set-top Box components.

5. Adjusting the equipment as required to maintain good quality broadcasts.

6. Drilling holes for wiring and passing cables through roof spaces, access holes or cavity walls to connect DTH Set-top Boxes.

7. Examining systems for locating problems like short circuits or loose connections.

8. Demonstrating the use and benefits of DTH Set-top Box systems to customers and explaining the details to them.

Career Entry Pathway 

Class 8 in School – NSQF Level 4 Certificate for ‘DTH Set Top Box Installation & Service Technician’ or similar courses.

After completing Class 8 in School, you can pursue the National Skill Qualifications Framework (NSQF) Level 4 Training and Certificate for ‘DTH Set Top Box Installation & Service Technician’ or similar courses. The total number of training hours is 300 including Basic and On-Job-Training (OJT).

After Class 10, you can go for a training course at Industrial Training Institute (ITI), National Skill Training Institute (NSTI), Regional Vocational Training Institute (RVTI), National Vocational Training Institute (NVTI), Industrial Training Center (ITC) or other vocational institutes for ‘Mechanic Consumer Electronics’,‘Mechanic-Communication-Equipment-Maintenance’,‘Mechanic-Radio-Television’,‘Mechanic-Cum-Operator-Electronic-Communication-Systems’ or related trades.

After Class 10, you can go for a training course at Industrial Training Institute (ITI), National Skill Training Institute (NSTI), Regional Vocational Training Institute (RVTI), National Vocational Training Institute (NVTI), Industrial Training Center (ITC) or other vocational institutes for ‘Mechanic Consumer Electronics’, ‘Mechanic-Communication-Equipment-Maintenance’, ‘Mechanic-Radio-Television’, ‘Mechanic-Cum-Operator-Electronic-Communication-Systems’ or related trades. Then you can pursue National Skill Qualifications Framework (NSQF) Level 4 Training and Certificate for ‘DTH Set Top Box Installation & Service Technician’ or similar courses. The total number of training hours is 300 including Basic and On-Job-Training (OJT).

Required Qualification & Competencies 

After Class 8, you can do the following:

1. Finish Class 10 with any subjects, Science and Mathematics.

2. National Skill Qualification Framework (NSQF) Training course.

After Class 10, you can do the following:

1. Training at an Industrial Training Institute (ITI) or a similar institute.

2. National Skill Qualification Framework (NSQF) Training course.

Various private/public vocational training establishments across India offer these or similar courses after Class 8/10.

1. Mechanic (DTH and other Communication System)

2. Mechanic Television (Video)

3. Cable Television Operator

4. Mechanic Radio and T.V.

5. Mechanic Radio, Audio, Video System and Appliances

6. Mechanic Consumer Electronics Appliances

Competencies Required

1. You should have interests for Realistic Occupations. Realistic occupations involve more practical and hands-on activities than paperwork or office work. Realistic occupations often involve physical activities for getting things done using various tools and equipment. 

2. You should have interests for Conventional Occupations. Conventional occupations involve repetitive and routine tasks as well as fixed processes or procedures for getting things done. These occupations involve working more with data, systems, and procedures and less with ideas or creativity.

3. You should have Machine Repair and Maintenance Skills - performing repair and maintenance of different machines, equipment, and devices.

4. You should have Active Listening Skills - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, understanding the points being made by others, asking questions, etc.

5. You should have Problem Solving Skills - analysis and understanding of problems, evaluating various options to solve the problems and using the best option to solve the problems.

6. You should have Supervising Skills- Supervising and monitoring the performance of others, businesses, and different projects.

7. You should have Manual Dexterity - The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.

8. You are always or mostly careful about your actions and behavior.

9. You are practical always or in most situations.

10. You are always or mostly disciplined in your action and behavior.

11. You are calm always or in most situations.

12. You are always or mostly organized in your day-to-day life and activities.

Career - Job Opportunities & Profiles 

You will get work opportunities as a DTH/ Set-Top Box Installation Technician with various service partners of DTH television companies like Dish TV, Tata Sky and Airtel as well as and cable television service provider companies such as Hathway. Typically, these companies outsource their installation and maintenance services from small to medium scale service firms.

Career Growth

From a DTH / Set Top Box Installation Technician, you can become a Team Leader / Supervisor.

Salary Offered  

1. Salaries vary according to job profiles and the kind of facilities you get to work at.

2. In the entry-level jobs: You may expect between Rs.6000–9,000 per month.

3. Salaries increase with your work experience and as you get promoted.

4. With 1-5 years of work experience, you may expect between Rs. 8,000 –12,000 or more per month.

5. With 6-8 years of work experience, you may expect between Rs. 10,000 –15,000 or more per month.

6. In the supervisor level, after having 8-12 years of work experience, you may expect to earn between Rs. 15,000 – 35,000 or more per month.

Famous Personalities 

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Work Activities 

1. Installing, repairing and maintaining equipment, devices, and products - Installing, servicing, repairing, and maintaining equipment, devices, and products for usages in homes, workplaces, and industrial settings.

2. Getting Information and learning - Observing, hearing, reading, using computers, or otherwise obtaining information and learning from it.

3. Handling and moving objects and materials - Using hands or otherwise use physical strength to handle and move objects and materials; maneuver, install, lift, place, manipulate, etc.

4. Inspecting equipment, systems, structures, and materials - Inspecting equipment, systems, structures, and materials to ascertain quality, performance, defects, causes of errors, etc.

5. Identifying objects, actions, and events - Identifying various characteristics of objects; observing and understanding actions and events; understanding changes in actions and events.

6. Performing physical activities - Performing physical activities that require the use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling of materials.

7. Communicating with customers - Communicating with potential and existing customers of your organization in writing, verbally or otherwise.

8. Communicating with co-workers and others - Communicating with people in writing, verbally or otherwise inside your workplace and various other people who have professional relationships with your place of work including vendors, government officials, etc. or with people at large.