AutoCAD Tutor Job — Remote, Freelance, Rs 500-1,500/hr

Role	Online AutoCAD Tutor (Freelance)
Pay	Rs 500 – Rs 1,500 per hour
Type	Freelance, part-time, work from home
Location	Remote. India-based tutors preferred; global applicants welcome
Hours	Flexible, mainly 5 PM – 9 AM IST
Students	Mostly USA, Gulf, Europe, Australia
Apply via	MEB tutoring jobs hub

The AutoCAD tutor job at MEB involves running 1:1 live online sessions and providing homework guidance within those sessions, mainly for students in the USA and the Gulf. Requests at this level typically involve 2D drafting, 3D modelling, layout preparation, and dimension and annotation workflows, often tied to mechanical engineering or civil design coursework. Students frequently arrive with a partially completed drawing that contains errors in constraints, layer management, or block definitions, and they need to understand the method, not simply receive a corrected file. You will teach on a shared digital whiteboard and will need to navigate the software in real time, so fluency with AutoCAD commands — not just the interface — is essential.

What the role involves

Running live 1:1 tutoring sessions in AutoCAD via shared screen and digital whiteboard, walking students through drawings step by step.
Diagnosing errors in student drawings — whether in layer structure, object snaps, constraint-driven geometry, or plot settings — and explaining the correct approach.
Guiding students through their own problem sets rather than completing the work for them; the explanation of method is the deliverable.
Handling sessions that span 2D draughting, 3D solid modelling, and layout/paper-space preparation, often within the same session.
Responding promptly when a session is assigned; AutoCAD students often work to tight project or lab submission deadlines.

Topics you will be expected to teach

AutoCAD interface, workspaces, and command-line navigation
2D drawing and editing commands: LINE, PLINE, ARC, CIRCLE, OFFSET, TRIM, EXTEND, FILLET, CHAMFER
Layers, linetypes, lineweights, and layer states
Object snap (OSNAP), object tracking, and precision input (direct distance, polar, relative coordinates)
Geometric and dimensional constraints in parametric 2D drawings
Blocks, attributes, and external references (XREFs)
Hatching, gradient fills, and boundary detection
Dimensioning styles, annotation scaling, and multileader settings
Layouts, viewports, paper space vs. model space, and plotting to scale
3D solid modelling: EXTRUDE, REVOLVE, SWEEP, LOFT, UNION, SUBTRACT, INTERSECT
3D surface modelling and mesh concepts
Isometric drawing and axonometric projection setup in AutoCAD
Drawing templates, title blocks, and standards-compliant sheet setup
File management: DWG/DXF formats, purging unused elements, and working with older file versions

A problem you should be able to solve

A student has drawn a mechanical bracket in model space at 1:1 scale. In the layout, they have created a viewport and set the viewport scale to 1:5, but when they plot, the dimension text appears at a different size on paper than it does on screen, and the viewport border prints even though it is on a non-plot layer. Identify the two separate causes — one related to annotation scaling and one related to the viewport layer assignment — and explain the corrective steps for each.

If you cannot set this up and solve it in under five minutes without looking anything up, this role is not the right fit.

Who we are looking for

Subject mastery

You should be able to produce and troubleshoot a complete, dimensioned, standards-compliant drawing in AutoCAD from a brief — 2D or 3D — without consulting a manual or searching online. Knowing where a command lives in the ribbon is not the same as mastering it. MEB students expect you to explain why a constraint fails, why a hatch boundary is not detected, or why a viewport refuses to display the correct scale, not simply to tell them to try again. Mastery here means you have built real drawings under real project conditions, not only completed tutorial exercises.

Speed and accuracy under deadline

AutoCAD sessions at MEB frequently involve students working against submission deadlines of a few hours. You must be able to diagnose a drawing problem, explain the underlying cause, and guide the student to the correct fix within a single session — not across several days of back-and-forth. Accuracy matters as much as speed: an incorrectly explained constraint or an incorrect plot-scale calculation leaves the student worse off than before. If you regularly need time to look things up before answering, this role will not work for you.

Education and background

MEB looks for a degree from IIT, IISc, NIT, or an equivalent institution in mechanical engineering, civil engineering, architecture, or a closely related field where AutoCAD was a core working tool, not an elective. Alternatively, verifiable professional draughting or design experience in an industry context — with a portfolio of drawings you can show during the selection test — is considered. Freshers are eligible only where subject depth is clearly exceptional. A certificate course in AutoCAD alone does not meet this standard.

Setup, availability and communication

You must own a reliable laptop, a stable broadband connection, a functioning camera, a microphone, and a pen tablet. The pen tablet is not optional: teaching draughting on a shared whiteboard with a mouse is not effective. Most sessions fall between 5 PM and 9 AM IST, when students in the USA and the Gulf are active. Your English must be clear and fluent, because virtually all students you will teach are non-Indian and will be following your explanations in real time.

Do not apply if

You need a guaranteed monthly income or a fixed number of sessions per week.
You cannot work between 5 PM and 9 AM IST on at least one or two nights a week.
You do not own a pen tablet — sessions require drawing on a shared digital whiteboard.
Your AutoCAD experience is limited to following step-by-step tutorials; you have not built drawings from a brief or a specification.
You are not comfortable diagnosing a drawing error in real time without having the file in advance.

What this job is not

This is not a salaried position. There is no fixed monthly pay, no retainer, and no guaranteed number of hours or sessions. Work is offered as it arises, and you will accept or decline each assignment individually. This is also not a route to completing students’ graded project drawings on their behalf; tutors guide students to understand and execute the work themselves. If you are looking for a permanent, shift-based job with predictable income, this arrangement is not the right one.

Pay and payment terms

The pay rate is Rs 500 – Rs 1,500 per hour. The exact rate for each session depends on the level of AutoCAD work involved, the complexity of the drawing or problem, the deadline, and the type of session. The fee is agreed before the work begins, and you are free to decline any session that does not suit you. Payment is made on time. There is no fixed monthly income, no retainer, and no minimum number of sessions.

How work is assigned at MEB

Sessions and drawing tasks are assigned job by job. When a relevant AutoCAD session request comes in, MEB matches it to verified tutors in the subject and notifies them. Work is distributed fairly among available tutors rather than routed exclusively to a small group. Because most students are in the USA and the Gulf, the majority of assignments will be offered during the evening and night hours IST. There is no obligation to accept every session, but tutors who are consistently unavailable during peak hours will receive fewer offers.

Academic integrity rules for tutors

Tutors at MEB guide students to understand problems and reach solutions themselves. You must not complete a student’s graded drawing submission, produce a file and hand it over as finished work, or in any other way substitute your effort for the student’s own. You must not share your personal contact details with students or agree to work with them outside the MEB platform; doing so ends the engagement immediately. Full details are set out on the MEB academic integrity page.

Selection process

Submit your application through the tutoring jobs hub.
Shortlisting based on your declared subject depth, educational background, and any portfolio or evidence of AutoCAD work you provide.
A subject test covering 2D and 3D AutoCAD problems, followed by a short mock tutoring session on a shared digital whiteboard — you will need your pen tablet for this.
Onboarding, after which work is offered session by session as it arises in AutoCAD.

For questions about the application, contact MEB on WhatsApp at +91 8971 383660 or by email at meb@myengineeringbuddy.com.

Questions from applicants

Do I need to be available every day to teach in this AutoCAD tutor job?: No fixed daily availability is required. Work is offered session by session, and you accept or decline each one. Most AutoCAD sessions at MEB arrive during the evening and overnight IST hours, because the majority of students are in the USA and the Gulf. Tutors who are regularly available during those windows receive more offers, but there is no attendance requirement.
What version of AutoCAD do sessions typically involve?: Students use a range of versions, most commonly AutoCAD 2020 through the current release. You should be comfortable with the core command set across recent versions and aware of how the interface and some workflows differ between them. Students using AutoCAD LT — which lacks 3D solid modelling — do appear, and knowing the distinction is useful.
Is a portfolio of drawings required to apply?: A portfolio is not mandatory at the application stage, but it significantly strengthens your case at shortlisting. During the selection test you will be asked to work through 2D and 3D problems in real time, so your ability will be assessed directly regardless. If you have project drawings, coursework drawings, or professionally produced files you can share, bring them to the test session.
Can I apply if I am outside India?: Global applicants are welcome. India-based tutors are preferred because pay rates are calibrated to India-level costs, but international candidates with strong AutoCAD credentials are considered. The selection process is identical regardless of location, and all sessions are conducted online.
What happens if a student asks me to draw the entire project for them?: You decline and redirect the session to guided explanation and demonstration. MEB tutors do not produce finished drawings on a student’s behalf. If a student persists in requesting that you complete their graded work, you end the session and report it. The academic integrity policy is not negotiable, and tutors who breach it are removed from the platform.