WorldSkills International is the largest skills competition in the world, organized once every two years in one of the member countries. More than 1500+ contestants below the age of 25 compete for gold, silver and bronze medals, in over 63 skills. The competition is held over a span of four days.

WorldSkills India is an initiative of the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) under the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship. Since 2011, it has been entrusted with leading India’s participation in the WorldSkills International Competitions.

The initiative is mandated with the end-to-end responsibility of identifying, training, and managing the nation’s competitors, collectively known as Team India, for WorldSkills and other international skill-based competitions. WorldSkills India also serves as apex authority for all decisions related to the selection processes, training protocols, and overall participation in these global events.

NSDC is the Program Implementing Agency (PIA) of IndiaSkills Competition, WorldSkills Asia Competition and WorldSkills Competition under the aegis of NSDC , Govt of India.

The roles and responsibilities of NSDC are outlined below:

• Planning and Organizing the Competition.
• Coordination with Stakeholders.
• Develop suitable mechanism for the conduct of ISC.
• Manage registration process (on SIDH).
• Finalize guidelines for selection process of experts and competitors under the guidance of MSDE.
• Promote Industry/ Academia participation and support in Skill Competitions.
• Capacity Building of States/ UTs for conducting District/ State Level Competitions.
• Analyse the proposals received from the States/ UTs for their official participation in IndiaSkills.
• Disbursement of support funding to the States/ UTs in line with the National Executive Committee (NEC) approved support funding matrix based on the proposals submitted by the States/UTs.
• Organize Regional and National Competition in line with WorldSkills Standards.

Any skilled person born on or after 1 January 2004, in general; (ii) Competitor must be born on or after 1 January 2001 for the 13 Skills i.e., Digital Construction, Cloud Computing, Cyber Security, ICT Network Infrastructure, Additive Manufacturing, Industrial Design Technology, Industry 4.0, Mechatronics, Optoelectronic Technology, Robot Systems Integration, Water Technology, Dental Prosthetics, and Aircraft Maintenance.

The potential competitors are required to register through the designated online portal SIDH (Skill India Digital Hub), either at the state or national level to participate in the IndiaSkills Competition. The initial selection process is conducted at the district, zonal, and state levels by the respective State Governments and Sector Skill Councils, in collaboration with academic and industry partners.

State-level winners, referred to as State Champions, advance to the Regional Competitions, which are organized by IndiaSkills in partnership with Sector Skill Councils, corporate stakeholders, and academic institutions. The winners of the Regional Competitions earn the opportunity to demonstrate their expertise at the prestigious IndiaSkills National Competitions.