India’s biggest skill competition designed to demonstrate the highest standards of skilling will begin today in New Delhi. Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Ministry said the event – IndiaSkills Competition 2024 will witness the participation of over nine hundred students from more than 30 states and Union Territories. The Ministry said, over four hundred industry experts will also participate in the event.
The four-day-long IndiaSkills competition will allow participants to showcase their diverse skills and talent on a national platform across 61 skills from traditional crafts to
cutting-edge technologies. While 47 skills competitions will be held onsite, 14 will be held in Karnataka, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, and Gujarat keeping in mind the availability of best infrastructure. The students will also participate in nine exhibition skills such as Drone-Film making, Textile-Weaving, Leather-Shoemaking, and prosthetics-makeup. The winners of IndiaSkills will get prepared for the WorldSkills Competition scheduled to take place in Lyon, France in September this year, which will bring together one thousand 500 competitors from over 70 countries.