Train for a PLC and SCADA engineering job, hands-on in Bangalore

Classroom training on wired panels at our Electronic City centre, then interviews arranged for you.

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Automation Engineer Program: Job guarantee or programme fee refunded (conditions apply). It runs for the nine months after you complete the programme. See the placement policy.

Success stories

Real engineers. Real stories.

Engineers we trained, in their own words and by name. We say only what each video says.

  • ₹13,000 Salary to 2 Top Company Selections! Sathish Kumar’s Automation JourneyVideo: EdWartens Bangalore on YouTube.

    Sathish Kumar

    Small salary to 2 company selections

  • One Skill. One Journey. One Big Future. From India to Brisbane: Dhanraj’s JourneyVideo: EdWartens Bangalore on YouTube.

    Dhanraj

    From India to Brisbane, Australia

  • AI is taking over? From Confusion to Clarity: Athira’s JourneyVideo: EdWartens Bangalore on YouTube.

    Athira

    AI taking over? Confusion to clarity

  • From Rejection to Automation Engineer! Jyothi’s StoryVideo: EdWartens Bangalore on YouTube.

    Jyothi

    From rejections to Automation Engineer

  • From Zero to Automation Engineer | Real Success Story | Sooraj’s Career TransformationVideo: EdWartens Bangalore on YouTube.

    Sooraj

    Factory job to automation career

  • Pranav's storyVideo: EdWartens Bangalore on YouTube.

    Pranav

  • Kesavan's storyVideo: EdWartens Bangalore on YouTube.

    Kesavan

  • Vadde Anil Kumar's storyVideo: EdWartens Bangalore on YouTube.

    Vadde Anil Kumar

  • Jyothi Lal's storyVideo: EdWartens Bangalore on YouTube.

    Jyothi Lal

Some of the engineers on our placed list

  • Jayalakshmi, placed engineer, batch 2026
    Jayalakshmi
  • Harshith Gowda, placed engineer, batch 2026
    Harshith Gowda
  • Sangeetha, placed engineer, batch 2025
    Sangeetha
  • Jibin Baby, placed engineer, batch 2025
    Jibin Baby
  • Boomitha S, placed engineer, batch 2025
    Boomitha S
  • Nidhin Baby, placed engineer, batch 2025
    Nidhin Baby
  • Aida, placed engineer, batch 2025
    Aida
  • Abhiraj, placed engineer, batch 2025
    Abhiraj
Jobs

Where the training leads: automation jobs

Employers post PLC, SCADA, drives and instrumentation jobs on EDWartens. Browse them before you enrol, and practise the work on a simulated day at an Indian company.

884 open automation jobs in India right now, from the EDWartens jobs board (checked every few minutes).

EDWartens is not a recruitment agency and does not promise any job.

An operator watching plant-monitoring screens in a control room
Pay and outlook

A skill every plant needs, in India and abroad

Plants that make medicine, food, cars, steel and power all run on controllers someone has to program, commission and keep running. Here is what PLC programmers and SCADA engineers report earning in India, what automation roles typically pay in six countries many Indian engineers consider, and why the demand lasts.

Typical pay by role and country

Market data, not EDWartens placement figures

India, automation engineer

about ₹5.5 L

a year in rupees; PayScale prints ₹5.5 L a year

India is the base. Pick another country to see its figure as a ratio of this one.

Measure
Median, 36 salaries
Source
PayScaleListed as Automation Engineer, PLC / Automation skill
Dates
Updated 5 Apr 2026, read 7 Oct 2026

Automation engineer: typical pay a year, in rupees. Bars are drawn in rupees so they compare.

  1. ₹5.5 L a year · PayScale median, 36 salaries, updated 5 Apr 2026 · source

No figure:
Medians and averages people report, not EDWartens pay. Cost of living, tax and visas differ.How to read these figures
  1. Each bar is the median or average base pay people in the role report, not the top of the range and not what any EDWartens engineer earns. Entry pay is lower.
  2. Cost of living differs. Rent, tax and food take a much larger share abroad, so a bigger rupee figure is not the same as that much more in your pocket. Gulf income is generally untaxed; Europe, the UK, the US and Canada tax it.
  3. Most roles abroad want a few years of plant experience and a work visa. The usual route is to build that experience in India first, which is what the India ladder shows.
  4. Rupee figures use one fixed rate per currency (ExchangeRate-API, 7 Oct 2026): 1 AED = ₹26.27, 1 SAR = ₹25.72, 1 EUR = ₹108.46, 1 GBP = ₹127.88, 1 USD = ₹96.47, 1 CAD = ₹67.7.

India: where you start and how it grows

What PLC programmers and SCADA engineers report to AmbitionBox, by years of experience. Pick a step for its band, sample and source.

PLC programmerAll levels ₹4.5 L (2.5k salaries)
SCADA engineerAll levels ₹5.2 L (996 salaries)

PLC programmer, 1 to 3 years

₹3.0 to 3.3 L

a year, the band AmbitionBox prints

1.1k salaries reported

AmbitionBox, updated 5 Oct 2026, read 5 Oct 2026

Pay rises with commissioning experience and the platforms on your CV.

Bengaluru, all levels: PLC programmer ₹4.8 L (198 salaries), SCADA engineer ₹5.6 L (91 salaries)

Market figures, not what EDWartens engineers earn. Sources

Every figure, with its sample and source

Each figure is a card below; its source link is on the last line.

Pay by role and country, as each source prints it, with the rupee equivalent a year, the measure, the number of salaries and the source.
Role and countryAs publishedAbout, in rupees a yearMeasure and sampleSource
Automation engineer, IndiaListed as Automation Engineer, PLC / Automation skill₹5.5 L a year₹5.5 LMedian, 36 salariesPayScaleupdated 5 Apr 2026, read 7 Oct 2026
Automation engineer, UAEAll automation engineer salaries; Indeed does not split by skillAED 4,772 a month₹15.0 L (12 months)Average, 83 salariesIndeedupdated 25 Sep 2026, read 7 Oct 2026
Automation engineer, Saudi ArabiaToo few salaries reported (PayScale 6, Indeed 3)
Automation engineer, GermanyListed as Automation Engineer, PLC / Automation skill€57,207 a year₹62.0 LMedian, 35 salariesPayScaleupdated 9 Jul 2026, read 7 Oct 2026
Automation engineer, United KingdomListed as Automation Engineer, PLC / Automation skill£40,257 a year₹51.5 LMedian, 27 salariesPayScaleupdated 6 Aug 2025, read 7 Oct 2026
Automation engineer, United StatesListed as Automation Engineer, PLC / Automation skill$86,168 a year₹83.1 LMedian, 547 salariesPayScaleupdated 13 Jul 2026, read 7 Oct 2026
Automation engineer, CanadaListed as Automation Engineer, PLC / Automation skillC$80,514 a year₹54.5 LMedian, 39 salariesPayScaleupdated 5 May 2026, read 7 Oct 2026
PLC programmer, India₹4.5 L a year₹4.5 LAverage, 2.5k salariesAmbitionBoxupdated 5 Oct 2026, read 5 Oct 2026
PLC programmer, UAEToo few salaries reported (Indeed 6, PayScale 4)
PLC programmer, Saudi ArabiaNo figure on PayScale or Indeed
PLC programmer, Germany€52,694 a year₹57.2 LMedian, 30 salariesPayScaleupdated 21 Jun 2026, read 7 Oct 2026
PLC programmer, United KingdomToo few salaries reported (PayScale 7)
PLC programmer, United States$73,915 a year₹71.3 LMedian, 98 salariesPayScaleupdated 1 Jun 2026, read 7 Oct 2026
PLC programmer, CanadaPayScale prints an hourly rate only
Controls engineer, IndiaListed as Control Engineer₹7.8 L a year₹7.8 LAverage, 1.6k salariesAmbitionBoxupdated 6 Oct 2026, read 7 Oct 2026
Controls engineer, UAEAED 5,616 a month₹17.7 L (12 months)Average, 124 salariesIndeedupdated 26 Sep 2026, read 7 Oct 2026
Controls engineer, Saudi ArabiaSmall sample (11 salaries)SAR 8,113 a month₹25.0 L (12 months)Average, 11 salariesIndeedupdated 13 Sep 2026, read 7 Oct 2026
Controls engineer, Germany€60,191 a year₹65.3 LMedian, 19 salariesPayScaleupdated 11 Jan 2025, read 7 Oct 2026
Controls engineer, United Kingdom£43,554 a year₹55.7 LMedian, 36 salariesPayScaleupdated 21 Apr 2026, read 7 Oct 2026
Controls engineer, United States$88,752 a year₹85.6 LMedian, 2,532 salariesPayScaleupdated 8 Jul 2026, read 7 Oct 2026
Controls engineer, CanadaC$76,965 a year₹52.1 LMedian, 80 salariesPayScaleupdated 20 Mar 2026, read 7 Oct 2026
Instrumentation engineer, IndiaListed as Instrument Engineer₹6.5 L a year₹6.5 LAverage, 12.6k salariesAmbitionBoxupdated 7 Oct 2026, read 7 Oct 2026
Instrumentation engineer, UAEAED 7,307 a month₹23.0 L (12 months)Average, 22 salariesIndeedupdated 24 Sep 2026, read 7 Oct 2026
Instrumentation engineer, Saudi ArabiaSAR 80,949 a year₹20.8 LMedian, 22 salariesPayScaleupdated 19 Jun 2026, read 7 Oct 2026
Instrumentation engineer, GermanyToo few salaries reported (PayScale 6)
Instrumentation engineer, United KingdomPayScale last updated this page in December 2023£45,000 a year₹57.5 LMedian, 27 salariesPayScaleupdated 6 Dec 2023, read 7 Oct 2026
Instrumentation engineer, United States$96,942 a year₹93.5 LMedian, 166 salariesPayScaleupdated 21 Apr 2026, read 7 Oct 2026
Instrumentation engineer, CanadaC$97,482 a year₹66.0 LMedian, 26 salariesPayScaleupdated 29 Oct 2025, read 7 Oct 2026
Robotics engineer, India₹5.5 L a year₹5.5 LAverage, 2.3k salariesAmbitionBoxupdated 4 Oct 2026, read 5 Oct 2026
Robotics engineer, UAEAED 10,194 a month₹32.1 L (12 months)Average, 27 salariesIndeedupdated 27 Sep 2026, read 7 Oct 2026
Robotics engineer, Saudi ArabiaNo figure on PayScale or Indeed
Robotics engineer, Germany€53,864 a year₹58.4 LMedian, 33 salariesPayScaleupdated 24 May 2026, read 7 Oct 2026
Robotics engineer, United Kingdom£36,938 a year₹47.2 LMedian, 36 salariesPayScaleupdated 14 Nov 2025, read 7 Oct 2026
Robotics engineer, United States$100,011 a year₹96.5 LMedian, 411 salariesPayScaleupdated 16 May 2026, read 7 Oct 2026
Robotics engineer, CanadaC$85,000 a year₹57.5 LMedian, 23 salariesPayScaleupdated 2 Mar 2026, read 7 Oct 2026
India by years of experience, and Bengaluru, from AmbitionBox
Role and experienceBand, lakh rupees a yearSampleSource
PLC programmer, India, 0 to 1 year₹2.6 to 2.9 L183 salariesAmbitionBoxupdated 5 Oct 2026, read 5 Oct 2026
PLC programmer, India, 1 to 3 years₹3.0 to 3.3 L1.1k salariesAmbitionBoxupdated 5 Oct 2026, read 5 Oct 2026
PLC programmer, India, 3 to 6 years₹4.3 to 4.7 L1k salariesAmbitionBoxupdated 6 Oct 2026, read 7 Oct 2026
PLC programmer, India, 6 to 9 years₹6.0 to 6.7 L179 salariesAmbitionBoxupdated 6 Oct 2026, read 7 Oct 2026
PLC programmer, Bengaluru, all levels₹4.8 L198 salariesAmbitionBoxread 5 Oct 2026
SCADA engineer, India, 0 to 1 yearAmbitionBox shows no 0 to 1 year band
SCADA engineer, India, 1 to 3 years₹3.6 to 4.0 L380 salariesAmbitionBoxupdated 2 Oct 2026, read 5 Oct 2026
SCADA engineer, India, 3 to 6 years₹4.6 to 5.1 L420 salariesAmbitionBoxupdated 5 Oct 2026, read 7 Oct 2026
SCADA engineer, India, 6 to 9 years₹5.9 to 6.8 L179 salariesAmbitionBoxupdated 5 Oct 2026, read 7 Oct 2026
SCADA engineer, Bengaluru, all levels₹5.6 L91 salariesAmbitionBoxread 5 Oct 2026

Gross base pay as reported to each source by people in the role, before tax and without bonuses. PayScale prints a median, AmbitionBox and Indeed an average; Indeed prints a monthly figure, multiplied by 12 here. Automation engineer figures use PayScale's PLC skill filter so software test automation jobs stay out. A figure resting on fewer than 10 salaries is not shown. India figures for PLC programmers and robotics engineers are the site's AmbitionBox reference, the same one the India ladder uses. Read 7 Oct 2026. The India ladder is AmbitionBox, gross pay a year in lakh rupees: 0 to 1 and 1 to 3 year bands and averages read 5 Oct 2026, 3 to 6 and 6 to 9 year bands read 7 Oct 2026. AmbitionBox shows no 0 to 1 year band for SCADA engineers. These are market figures, not what EDWartens engineers earn, and an offer depends on the employer, the role and the candidate.

Why the demand lasts

More of the work is moving to machines. Someone has to run the machines.

  • Every robot and production line needs an engineer to program, commission and maintain it.

  • Research finds coding and writing tasks among the most exposed to AI; hands-on plant work is not exposed for now.

    GPTs are GPTs, OpenAI and University of Pennsylvania, 21 Aug 2023

  • 6th

    India installed about 10,500 industrial robots in 2025, 6th in the world.

    IFR, World Robotics 2026, 24 Sep 2026

  • 8.41%

    India's industrial automation market is projected to grow 8.41% a year, 2026 to 2031.

    Mordor Intelligence

See the numbers and sources
  • 6th

    India's place in the world for new industrial robots in 2025

    India installed almost 10,500 industrial robots in 2025, up 15%, and its yearly installations grew 27% on average from 2020 to 2025. Worldwide, a record 5 million robots now work in factories. Each cell needs people who can program, commission and maintain it.

    IFR, World Robotics 2026 press release, 24 Sep 2026. Read 7 Oct 2026.

  • ₹2.40 lakh crore

    invested in new Indian manufacturing under the PLI schemes by 31 March 2026

    Across 14 sectors, among them pharmaceuticals, food products, automobiles and auto components, specialty steel and solar PV modules, with over 14.15 lakh jobs reported (direct and indirect). New production lines in sectors like these are built on PLCs, drives and SCADA.

    PIB, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, 21 Jul 2026. Read 7 Oct 2026.

  • 8.41% a year

    projected growth of India's industrial automation market, 2026 to 2031

    From USD 17.28 billion in 2025 to a projected USD 28.73 billion by 2031. This is one research firm's projection, not a certainty, but it points the same way as the robot and investment figures beside it.

    Mordor Intelligence, India Industrial Automation Market report. Read 7 Oct 2026.

  • 8%

    projected US job growth for electrical and electronics engineers, 2025 to 2035

    Much faster than the average for all occupations, says the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, with about 16,300 openings a year. BLS does not count automation engineers on their own; this is the nearest occupation it projects.

    US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 27 Aug 2026. Read 7 Oct 2026.

  • 1.9 million

    US manufacturing jobs that could go unfilled by 2033

    As many as 3.8 million more manufacturing workers could be needed in the US between 2024 and 2033, and about half of those roles could stay open if the skills gap is not closed. The study counts every manufacturing role, not only controls engineers.

    The Manufacturing Institute and Deloitte, 3 Apr 2024. Read 7 Oct 2026.

  • IEC 61131-3

    one international standard for PLC programming languages

    It sets the syntax and meaning of the languages programmable controllers use (edition 4.0, published 22 May 2025). Ladder, structured text and function blocks learned on one brand largely carry over to others, and to plants in other countries.

    IEC Webstore, 22 May 2025. Read 7 Oct 2026.

The way up starts on a real plant

Plant experience on named platforms is what employers in these markets typically ask for, in India and abroad. The Automation Engineer Program is built around that hands-on work; a free counselling session tells you where you would start.

How you get hired

Four steps from classroom to interview

  1. Hands stripping a wire at a control panel at our Electronic City centre
    Step 1

    Train on wired panels

    Wire, program and test real PLC panels at the centre, phase by phase.

  2. A learner crimping a wire end at the bench in front of a wired control panel, at our Electronic City centre
    Step 2

    Build projects

    Projects and job simulations that show an employer what you can do.

  3. Two colleagues going over a document together
    Step 3

    Fix your CV

    CV review and mock interviews before you apply.

  4. A candidate in a job interview across a desk from an interviewer
    Step 4

    Go to interviews

    We arrange interviews and share job openings. You attend and keep applying.

Pick your route

Five ways to become an automation engineer

Classroom in Bangalore or online. Fees are as listed on the courses page.

  • Classroom · Bangalore

    AEP

    Automation engineer, on real panels

    Length
    3 to 12 months
    Fee
    ₹71,000 + GST
    Job guarantee (conditions apply). It runs for the nine months after you complete the programme. See the placement policy.See the course
  • Classroom · Bangalore

    PGDIA

    PLC and SCADA engineer, hands-on in our lab

    Length
    4 weeks
    Fee
    ₹26,000 incl. GST
    See the course
  • Online · live classes

    EPGDIA

    PLC and SCADA engineer, taught live online

    Length
    4 weeks
    Fee
    ₹24,000 incl. GST
    See the course
  • Online · self-paced

    EPGDIA Self-Paced

    PLC and SCADA engineer, at your own pace

    Length
    12 months of access
    Fee
    ₹14,999 incl. GST
    See the course
  • Online · self-paced

    AIP

    AI and machine learning engineer for industry

    Length
    12 months of access
    Fee
    ₹42,000 incl. GST
    See the course
The guarantee, with its conditions

In writing, with the conditions beside it

Job guarantee or programme fee refunded (conditions apply)

Paid classroom programmes only. The guarantee applies when you meet every condition:

  • Complete every phase of the programme.
  • Keep the minimum attendance in the Terms and Conditions.
  • Pass the assessments.
  • Attend every interview arranged for you (missing two or more without telling us ends the guarantee).
  • Reply to your placement officer within 48 hours.
  • Do not decline a suitable offer: a role in industrial automation paying at least ₹15,000 a month, and not below the applicable minimum wage, anywhere in India.
  • Ask for the refund in writing within 30 days of the nine months ending.

If you meet every condition and are not placed within the nine months after you complete the programme, the programme fee you paid is refunded. Read the placement policy for the full terms.

What it does not promise

  • A job at a company you name
  • A particular salary
  • A job in a particular city or country
  • Placement faster than the nine-month period
Read the placement policy
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Free 4-week virtual internship with a free certificate of completion. Training, not employment; no stipend.

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Awards and recognition

  • UK StartUp Awards, 2025 National Winner

    2025 National Winner

    UK StartUp Awards

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    2025 Midlands Winner

    UK StartUp Awards

  • Great British Entrepreneur Awards, 2025 Finalist

    2025 Finalist

    Great British Entrepreneur Awards

  • Radio Lemon Live, 2025 Winner

    2025 Winner

    Radio Lemon Live

  • Business Awards UK, 2025 Finalist

    2025 Finalist

    Business Awards UK

  • Atal Samman Samaroh, 2025 Winner

    2025 Winner

    Atal Samman Samaroh

In the news

EDWartens is an award-winning training provider with a global presence.

  • CPD Group accredited provider: Wartens Ltd, the company behind EDWartens in the UK · Provider #785368. See the register

  • Wartens Ltd is listed on the UK Register of Learning Providers, UKPRN 10096641. See the register

  • ISO 9001:2015 certified, as stated by the company.

The CPD accreditation covers Wartens Ltd's UK Professional Module (CPD activity #1019624, active to 19 January 2027). It is not accreditation of the AEP, PGDIA, EPGDIA, AIP or the free courses.

Questions

Questions about EDWartens India

The centre, the programme, fees, who can join and the job guarantee (conditions apply).

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EDWartens trains at its classroom centre in Electronic City, Bangalore 560100. The full address is NVR Complex, GS Palya Road, Electronic City, Bangalore 560100, Karnataka. Electronic City metro station (Yellow Line, opened August 2025) is about 300 m from the centre in a straight line. The centre is open Mon to Sat, 9:00 to 18:00; call +91 96068 68686 before you visit. Directions and a map are on edwartens.co.in/plc-training-electronic-city-bangalore.

The AEP is a classroom programme in Electronic City and lasts 3 to 12 months, depending on the phases a candidate completes. Ask admissions for the next batch date. The programme runs in assessment-gated phases: you move to the next phase when you pass the assessment for the one you are in.

The AEP fee is ₹71,000 + 18% GST (₹83,780 in all). It can be paid in full online, choosing a batch at checkout, or in 3, 6, 9 or 12 instalments arranged with admissions. How fees and instalments work is explained at edwartens.co.in/plc-course-fees-bangalore.

Admissions confirms eligibility for your background at a free counselling session: call +91 96068 68686 or message us on WhatsApp at +91 81979 78653. If you are a fresher or a diploma holder, start with edwartens.co.in/plc-training-for-freshers. Admissions help is available in Kannada, Telugu and Tamil on +91 70225 25308, and in Malayalam and Hindi on +91 81979 78653.

Yes, for the AEP, and conditions apply. The AEP carries a written job guarantee with conditions (all phases completed, assessments passed, every arranged interview attended, no suitable offer declined: that is a role in industrial automation paying at least ₹15,000 a month, anywhere in India); if a candidate who meets them is not placed within nine months of completing Phase 5, the programme fee is refunded within 30 working days of verification, excluding GST already remitted. Full terms: edwartens.co.in/placement-policy.

Quick facts about EDWartens India
EDWartens India facts
InstituteEDWartens India is the training brand of Wartens Automation Private Limited (CIN U74999KA2019PTC130959), incorporated in Karnataka in 2019.
Classroom centreNVR Complex, GS Palya Road, Electronic City, Bangalore 560100, Karnataka
Nearest metroElectronic City station (Yellow Line, opened August 2025), about 300 m from the centre in a straight line
ProgrammeAutomation Engineer Program (AEP), taught in the classroom, 3 to 12 months in assessment-gated phases
Four-week programmePGDIA, the Post Graduate Diploma in Industrial Automation: 24 classroom days on Siemens and Delta PLC, HMI and SCADA, plus guided self-study
What you learn20 PLC brands, including Siemens, Allen-Bradley, Mitsubishi, Delta, ABB and Schneider Electric; plus SCADA, HMI, drives and DCS concepts
Next batchAsk admissions for the next batch date.
FeesAEP: ₹71,000 + 18% GST (₹83,780 in all), paid in full online or in 3, 6, 9 or 12 instalments. PGDIA: ₹26,000 including GST. See how EDWartens fees and instalments work.
AEP job guaranteeJob guarantee or programme fee refunded (conditions apply). It runs for the nine months after you complete the programme. See the placement policy.
Admissions+91 96068 68686 (Mon to Sat, 9:00 to 18:00). Admissions help is available in Kannada, Telugu and Tamil on +91 70225 25308, and in Malayalam and Hindi on +91 81979 78653.

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