Archive · 9 Oct 2026
Modi Urges Youth to Champion Skill Development After WorldSkills Success
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met young Indians who competed in a big international skills contest.
He congratulated them for doing well and encouraged them to keep improving.
India won six silver medals and 20 awards for excellence, finishing 10th overall.
The contest was held in Shanghai from September 22 to 27.
India sent 70 competitors to take part in 63 different skill areas.
Modi said skill-training institutes are just as important as IITs and IIMs.
He also asked the competitors to share ideas that could help improve skill training in India.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met India’s WorldSkills Shanghai 2026 contingent at his New Delhi residence on Friday.
Modi congratulated the competitors and said skill-training institutions are as important as IITs and IIMs.
India won six silver medals and 20 Medallions for Excellence, placing 10th overall at the competition.
The 48th WorldSkills Competition took place in Shanghai from September 22 to 27, with more than 1,400 competitors from nearly 70 countries and regions.
India sent a record 70 competitors across 63 skill categories, improving on its 13th-place finish in Lyon in 2024.
- Who
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi and members of India’s WorldSkills Shanghai 2026 contingent.
- What
- Modi congratulated the competitors, praised skill training, and invited their suggestions for improving India’s skill-training system.
- When
- Friday; the competition ran from September 22 to 27.
- Where
- The meeting was held at the Prime Minister’s residence in New Delhi; the competition was held in Shanghai.
- Why
- To recognize the contingent’s performance and encourage youth and improvements to skill training.
- India's overall rank
- 10th
- India's awards
- Six silver medals and 20 Medallions for Excellence
- Competition
- 48th WorldSkills Competition
- Competition dates
- September 22–27, 2026
- India's contingent
- 70 competitors across 63 skill categories
- Competition participation
- More than 1,400 competitors from nearly 70 countries and regions
- Previous edition
- India placed 13th at Lyon 2024, winning four bronze medals and 12 Medallions for Excellence