Team India announced for WorldSkills International Competition 2019

  • 48 participants from 17 States and UTs will represent India at the 6-day biennial competition to be held in Kazan, Russia from 22 - 27 August 2019
  • Candidates selected through 500+ district, state, regional and national level competitions across the country
  • The average age of competitors is 22, the youngest being 17 years
Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE), Government of India announced the 48-member contingent which will represent India at the biggest showcase of skills excellence in the world, called WorldSkills International Competition 2019. Also referred to as the ‘Olympics for Skills’, the event is scheduled in Kazan, Russia from 22nd to 27th August 2019.  More than 1,500 competitors from 60 countries will compete in 55 skill competitions at this mega event. India will participate in 44 skills including mobile robotics, prototype modelling, hairdressing, baking, confectionary & patisserie, welding, bricklaying, car painting, floristry among others.

National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) under the aegis of MSDE has been leading India’s delegation at this biennial event since 2011. During the last edition at Abu Dhabi in 2017, India won one silver, one bronze and nine medallions of excellence. India also finished 19th out of 56 countries which participated at this event, making it India’s best performance since its participation at this event. 

Journey to WorldSkills 2019

The selection of Team India for WorldSkills 2019 began in January 2018, with the roll-out of a scheme on IndiaSkills Competitions. More than 22 states collaborated and organized close to 500 district and state-level competitions between March and April 2018. The winners at these events competed at four regional competitions organized at Jaipur, Lucknow, Bangalore and Bhubaneswar.

The winners from the regional competitions further competed at the National Competition organized from 2ndto 6th October 2018 at Aerocity Grounds in Delhi. Since then, the selected candidates have been undergoing rigorous training and have also participated in international competitions in order to hone their skills and gain the required experience. Most competitors have also received training at international centres which has significantly enhanced their skills.

Team India includes participants from all over the country, including 6 from the North-Eastern region. 77% of these come from tier 2 and tier 3 cities and can speak 10 different languages. Most of these competitors come from a very humble background, with 35% have their parents either employed in the agriculture sector or are working as daily wage earners. 

Announcing the Team India, Dr Mahendra Nath Pandey, Minister for Skill Development & Entrepreneurship said, “Through WorldSkills Competition, we aim to provide opportunities to the youth in our country to compete with, and learn from, their peers across the globe. Such initiatives also help us benchmark our skills to international standards and will improve the overall quality of vocational training in India. It is a proud feeling to witness the passion, effort and dedication with which these young competitors are preparing for the WorldSkills. I congratulate each one of them for their journey so far and wish them the very best for all their future endeavours. I believe they will inspire future competitors and all those who aspire to excel in their careers through vocational training.”

Partners

More than 100 corporates and education institutes including Maruti Suzuki, Mahindra & Mahindra, Toyota, Festo, VLCC, Godrej, Axalta, Apollo, Berger Paints, Cisco, Caple, Saint Gobain, Institute of Hotel Management (IHM), Schneider, Pearl Academy, NTTF, Daikin, L&T etc.  have come forward to support this initiative. These corporates have also helped in identifying a master trainer/expert who provides hands-on-training to each competitor and monitors their progress on day to day basis.

With the sixth-largest contingent at WorldSkills this year, Team India aspires to improve on its performance from the last competition (Abu Dhabi, 2017) and win laurels for the country.

Details of the competitors are as follows:

S. No.NameSkillState
1Nidhin Prem3D Game ArtKerala
2Sri Ganesha AnandaAircraft MaintenanceKarnataka
3SurajAutobody RepairUttarakhand
4Tushar PhadatareAutomobile TechnologyMaharashtra
5Farukh AhmedBakeryTripura
6Mahima GandhiBeauty TherapyUttarakhand
7Md. Ramjan MominBricklayingWest Bengal
8Keshar Singh RajputCabinet MakingRajasthan
9Govind Kumar SonkarCar PaintingUttar Pradesh
10Soumyajit DuttaCloud ComputingPunjab
11Ganesan. RCNC MillingTamil Nadu
12Abinash SwainCNC TurningOdisha
13Dharavat NareshConcrete Construction WorkTelangana
14Amit Yadav Uttar Pradesh
15Angad Singh RanaCookingDelhi
16Shubham SinghCyber SecurityPunjab
17Swapnil Delhi
18Vaibhav S. RautElectrical InstallationsMaharashtra
19Manoj KumarElectronicsHaryana
20MedhaDevganFashion TechnologyBihar
21Jibin WilliamsFloristryKerala
22Shweta RatanpuraGraphic Design TechnologyMaharashtra
23UtkarshHairdressingUttar Pradesh
24Thasleem.MohideenHealth and Social CareTamil Nadu
25AbhinavHotel ReceptionHimachal Pradesh
26Divya Umesh GodseInformation Network CablingMaharashtra
27Gursheesh SinghIT SSBChandigarh
28Sanjoy PramanikJewelleryWest Bengal
29Vikash Kumar NagaJoineryRajasthan
30Xenophon DasM-CADOdisha
31Sumanth.S.CMechatronicsKarnataka
32Munjunatha. D Karnataka
33Omkar ShivalingGuravMobile RoboticsMaharashtra
34Rohan RavidraHanagi Maharashtra
35Sahil KapilPainting and DecoratingChandigarh
36Saurabh BaghelPatisserie and ConfectioneryUttar Pradesh
37Raji Reddy MethukuPlastering & Drywall SystemsTelangana
38M VishwanathanPlastic Die EngineeringTamil Nadu
39Himanshu VohraPlumbing and HeatingPunjab
40ShrenikJ.GugalePrint Media TechnologyMaharashtra
41Abhishek A NPrototype ModellingKarnataka
42Rahul JangraRefrigeration and Air ConditioningHaryana
43Vaidehi PantRestaurant ServiceUttarakhand
44Ankit AnandVisual MerchandisingBihar
45Mohammed Rabith KWall and Floor TilingKerala
46S. Aswatha NarayanaWater TechnologyOdisha
47Pranav NutalapatiWeb TechnologiesKarnataka
48GolipallyKoteshwar ReddyWeldingTelangana
 

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