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Design, Media & Creative Arts

Musician / Music Producer

संगीतकार / म्यूज़िक प्रोड्यूसर

Performs, composes or produces music — on stage and in studios, for films, advertisements, games and online audiences.

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What people in India report they earn

See musician salaries shared by employees: Glassdoor India(opens in a new tab) · Indeed India(opens in a new tab).

These figures are self-reported on those sites and aren't checked by Edukrish. Pay varies a lot by city, employer and experience.

Class 11–12 stream
Open to any stream
Key subjects
Fine Arts / Design, English, Computer Science
Often valued in this work
Creativity & independence, Global exposure, Leadership & recognition

What the work looks like

  • Practising and rehearsing regularly
  • Performing, recording or composing for projects and clients
  • Promoting your work and building a network of collaborators

The realities

Years of training come first, and income is often irregular and project-based, especially early on. Many musicians combine performing with teaching, session work or production, and online platforms let them reach listeners directly.

The usual route in India

Long training with a teacher is the core of the craft. A BA (Hons) in Music adds theory and performance: the University of Delhi, for example, combines CUET-UG scores with an audition and asks for at least three years of prior music training. Production is usually learnt through specialised courses and studio work.

Entrance exams and tests

Linked exams open their official dates and sources.

Other ways in

Many professional musicians learn privately and build an audience and a portfolio of recordings without a music degree.

Entry routes and their official rules

Each route names the Class 11–12 subjects its official rules ask for. A closed route doesn't close the career: check the others. Rules change each year, so confirm with the official source before you decide.

  • Routes into this career

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    Class 11–12 subjects: Not checked yet.

    Mentioned in our career library; we haven't checked it against an official source yet.

Sources and checks

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Your future as a musician / music producer

When you could start working, what the work could look like by then, and what it could pay.

No reliable pay data yet
Where are you now?

Pay data for

You could start working
2032in about 6 years · as performer, session musician or music teacher
Pay in India
Job sites don't have pay by years of experience for this job in India from enough people yet, so we don't project it. Where a job site publishes today's average, it's near the top of the page.

How we work this out

Your pay over the career

Shown only where reliable data exists.

No reliable pay data for India yet

  • Job sites don't have pay by years of experience for this job in India from enough people yet (we need at least 50 salary profiles, updated in 2025 or later), so we don't project it. Where a job site publishes today's average, it's shown near the top of this page.

Your path from today

A three-year music degree, entered through CUET-UG and an audition at some universities; training with a teacher continues alongside.

  1. Today

    Class 10 · 2026–27

  2. Finish Class 12

    May 2029

  3. BA (Hons) Music

    Aug 2029 – Jun 2032

  4. First role: Performer, session musician or music teacher

    Jul 2032

  5. Growing in the role

    2037 (5 years in)

  6. Senior roles, for some

    2042+ (10 years in)

  • Many musicians build a career through training and performing without a degree; this route is one of several.

A plan, not a promise: a repeated year, a break or a change of course moves these dates.

How we work this out: sources, assumptions and limits

Why “no reliable pay data yet”

  • Job sites don't have pay by years of experience for this job in India from enough people yet (we need at least 50 salary profiles, updated in 2025 or later), so we don't project it. Where a job site publishes today's average, it's shown near the top of this page.

Timeline assumptions

  • Today is in the 2026–27 school year (April to March).
  • One class per year, with no repeated year.
  • Class 12 results arrive around May; college intakes start on the months shown.
  • Admission in the first year you apply.
  • Courses take their standard length; a failed year or a break adds time.
  • The first job starts about a month after the last stage ends.

Sources

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