WorldSkills Shanghai 2026: India Finishes 10th With 6 Silvers

India closed its campaign at the 48th WorldSkills Competition in Shanghai, China, in 10th place, taking home 6 Silver Medals and 20 Medal for Excellence. The result lifts the country three places in the global skills table.

Three places up from Lyon

At the earlier edition, WorldSkills Lyon in 2024, India had finished 13th with four bronze medals and 12 Medal for Excellence. In Shanghai the colour of the medals changed to silver and the count of Medal for Excellence rose by eight.

The six silver medallists

Largest Indian team so far

The country fielded its biggest contingent yet, 70 competitors spread over 63 skills, and entered 11 skill categories for the first time. Among the new ones were Aircraft Maintenance and Heavy Vehicle Technology, Industrial Mechanics, Software Testing, Optoelectronic Technology, Unmanned Aerial Systems, Intelligent Security Technology, Landscape Gardening, Retail Sales and Dental Prosthetics. Young women carried India colours in fields as varied as Fashion Technology, Visual Merchandising, Hospitality, Health and Social Care, and Chemical Laboratory Technology. India's entry was coordinated by the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) under the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, with help from Sector Skill Councils and industry partners.

How the event ran

The winners were announced at the closing ceremony on 27 September. Jayant Chaudhary, Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, called the showing a significant leap in India's skills journey. Manisha Sensarma, Official Delegate of WorldSkills India and Senior Economic Adviser in the ministry, said the exposure would feed back into training methods and assessment standards at home. Medal for Excellence go to competitors who clear a high bar of professional proficiency set by WorldSkills, and the competition itself is held once in two years.