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The industry is setting up academies to ensure it has a steady supply of trained talent.
The ongoing boom in the gaming industry is expected to translate into increased demand for skilled talent, experts said.
This means the industry is working overtime by setting up its own academies and partnering with the government and academia to ensure it has a steady supply of trained talent.
Lakshya Digital, one of India's oldest game design studios, is working to independently set up training academies as well as initiating a pilot project with the National Skills Development Council, its chief executive Manvendra Shukul said.
The sector is expected to grow by a further 20-30% and add 100,000 direct and indirect jobs by FY23 in areas like game development and engineering, according to a report by TeamLeease Digital.
"We are working to set up 'train the trainer' academies which will help us reach a large set of people, "he said. Lakshya is also in talks with several universities to embed some of the skills needed into their curriculum so that graduating students need minimal additional training before they can start working.
The shortage of skills is a problem for the global gaming industry, which needs about 70,000 engineers globally.
Creating trained talent, he said, is important to attract more global game development studios to India. The opportunity to earn a living from gaming has expanded multi-fold in recent years, said Rajan Navani, Chairman, JetSynthesys.
"Apart from the work that goes into creating the game, the growth of esports has opened up opportunities in areas like infrastructure development and maintenance, as well as on the development side, which weren't present a few years ago, "Navani said.