The study was carried out to analyse the extent of effectiveness of training and development practices for knowledge and skill enhancement of the employees of automobile sectors getting trained at TVS Training and Services. The data were collected through a survey method with a structured questionnaire from 120 employees working in automobile sectors at TVS Training and Services. Majority of the employees believed that knowledge and skill can be improved by attending training and development programmes. In this study Descriptive Research Design and inferential analysis was used as the sampling procedure and data obtained were statistically analyzed using Chi-square test, one way Anova , Co-efficient correlation. The employees believed that specialised training certainly enhance specialised knowledge and skill for improving their work effectiveness. The effectiveness of training and development practices is therefore primary objective of the study. A study of this nature is important and significant, because the result will encourage management or more organization to inculcate compact training and development of their staff . An attempt has been made to provide a comprehensive knowledge on training and development which would be useful for researcher working in the area of training.