Kaushalya’s iFactory Lab: Gujarat’s Bold Push to Skill Youth in Industry 4.0 Tech

• Chinmay
• May 13, 2025
• India, Industrial IoT, News
• cyber-physical systems lab, Gujarat skilling initiative, hands-on industry 4.0 courses, iFactory Lab Ahmedabad, Industry 4.0 training India, IoT training India, Kaushalya Skill University, robotics lab India, smart factory education
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In a move that could reshape how India builds its next generation of industrial talent, Kaushalya – The Skill University has launched the iFactory Lab in Ahmedabad—a hands-on learning hub for emerging technologies like IoT, robotics, data analytics, and cyber-physical systems.

The lab was inaugurated on Monday at the Industrial Training Institute (ITI), Kubernagar, and is already being hailed as a major step toward bridging the skills gap in India’s industrial workforce.

What is iFactory Lab?

More than just another classroom, iFactory Lab is designed to simulate real-world industrial environments where students and working professionals can:

• Experience end-to-end automation—from order placement to product delivery
• Get hands-on with IoT devices, robotics arms, and real-time data systems
• Understand how cyber-physical systems communicate in smart factories
• Learn data-driven decision making for operations and logistics

This isn’t theory. It’s factory-grade training built for today’s and tomorrow’s jobs.

Why It Matters

India may have secured the 40th spot on the Global Innovation Index, but for that number to improve, we need more than just startups—we need skilled human capital that understands and uses cutting-edge technology.

That’s exactly what iFactory Lab is setting out to do:

• Train industry-ready youth
• Enable reskilling for current industrial staff
• Support MSMEs that want to digitize but lack skilled manpower

Who Benefits?

• Students from diploma, ITI, and engineering backgrounds
• Working professionals in manufacturing and supply chain roles
• Entrepreneurs seeking exposure to smart factory setups
• Corporates and industry partners who need a ready talent pool

By opening the lab to both educational and industrial institutions, the university ensures cross-pollination of ideas, skills, and innovation.

IoTAdda Insight

Kaushalya’s iFactory Lab is a signal to the rest of India: skilling must match speed.

While companies rush to adopt Industry 4.0 tech, education and training must keep pace—and this lab shows exactly how.

It’s not just a government initiative. It’s a blueprint for others—state governments, private universities, industry clusters—who want to build cost-effective, high-impact training ecosystems rooted in real-world technology.