In this current era, education is one of the most important factors in the development of the nation. It improves the knowledge, skill, intelligence and perceptions among people. It also develops confidence among leaners. Through proper education, a nation can seek its progress and development. Hence it is very important for a nation to improve its educational landscape and structure. Understanding the importance of the same, the Indian Government has cautiously crafted the Deen Dayal Upadhyay Kaushal Kendra (DDUKK) scheme to develop the skills of students. This paper finds a discussion on the performance of Deen Dayal Upadhyay Kaushal Kendra (DDUKK) scheme in The Gandhigram Rural Institute – Deemed to be University (GRI-DU), based on the annual report of the Vocational Programmes in GRI. The objective of the study is to analyse the performance of the Deen Dayal Upadhyay Kaushal Kendra (DDUKK) scheme in providing employability skills to the students of B.Voc programmes. The study found that during the past 8 years, the programmes offered under the Deen Dayal Upadhyay Kaushal Kendra (DDUKK) scheme, provide 68 per cent of the students placed in various companies and the remaining 32 per cent have started their own entrepreneurial activities. So, this study concluded that the employability skills of the students have been well-developed through the programmes offered under Deen Dayal Upadhyay Kaushal Kendra (DDUKK) scheme in GRI. Therefore, Vocational education plays a crucial role in achieving the goals of NEP 2020, positioning India(Bharat) on the path to becoming a developed nation by 2047, in line with the Viksit Bharat 2047 vision.