– Maharashtra State Skill Competition will be held from 3 to 5 September 2021: Nawab Malik
– In 45 skill categories | 263 finalists to compete
Mumbai, September 02, 2021: At a press conference held in Mumbai, Hon’ble Minister for
Skill Development, Employment and Entrepreneurship, Shri Nawab Malik announced that the
state’s biggest skill competition – IndiaSkills Maharashtra 2021 is preparing the youth to
compete for WorldSkills International Competition that will be held in October 2022 in Shanghai,
China.
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Shri Nawab Malik also said that the Maharashtra State Skill Competition finals, to be held in 45
skill categories, to be organised from 3 to 5 September at multiple locations across the state.
Shri Nawal Malik, Minister for Skill Development, Employment and Entrepreneurship, Maharashtra, expressed, “Maharashtra State Skill Competition gives an opportunity to the youth to participate in next year’s World Skills Competition in Shanghai(China).
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Request NowThe competition has provided a platform for the youth of the state to showcase their
skills. It is encouraging to see that nearly 20,090 youth from all over the state have
participated in the competition. Eligible candidates from each stage will be given free training
and cash prizes by the government.”
The state has received tremendous response for the competition this year, witnessing 20,090
registrations from the youth in the age group of 17-25 years, from all 36 districts. This is an
increase of over 700% versus the last state skill competition in 2018, which saw 2,400
registrations.
Maharashtra’s biggest skill competition has been planned in three-rounds, beginning from level-
1 at district level on 17 August- Nawab Malik. This round was held at various ITIs and training centres across
all the districts. Post the second-level round on 23-24 August, 263 participants have qualified
for the state-level competition and are undergoing orientation and skill training as per the
international standards. These finalists will now be competing at the state level finale from 3 to
5 September at various skill training academies/centres in Mumbai, Pune and other cities.
Nearly 100 winners of Maharashtra state skill competition will get a chance to participate at the
IndiaSkills 2021 regional competition to be held in September-October and later at the
IndiaSkills National Competition in December 2021.
The opening ceremony of the state-level competition will be held on Friday, 3 September from
3:00 PM, at Don Bosco Industrial Training Institute, Kurla, Mumbai. The closing ceremony will
be organized on Sunday, 5 September, 4:00 pm onwards at ISME School of Management &
Entrepreneurship, Lower Parel, Mumbai, where the state-level champions will be awarded with
a cash prize and certificate. The audience will be able to watch the LIVE streaming of the
opening and closing ceremonies on youtube @maha_sdeed and Facebook @ /maha_sdeed Maharashtra State Skill Development Society (MSSDS), a nodal agency for implementing
the skilling initiatives in the state, under the guidance of the Skill Development,
Employment and Entrepreneurship Department, Government of Maharashtra, has
organised Maharashtra state skill competition in 45 skills in 15 high economic growth sectors.
These skill competitions have been organised in skill trades such as Floristry, Print Media
Technology, Landscape Gardening, Industrial Control, Aircraft Maintenance, IT, Agriculture,
among others.
The winners of IndiaSkills 2021 will further get an opportunity to represent the country at
various international skilling competitions, including the WorldSkills. The equivalent of Olympics
in skills, WorldSkills is the world championship of vocational skills, and is held every two years in
different parts of the world. The next edition of WorldSkills International is scheduled to be
held in October 2022 in Shanghai, China wherein 60+ countries are expected to participate.
IndiaSkills Competitions are organised by the National Skill Development Corporation
(NSDC), an apex skill development organisation working under the aegis of the Ministry of Skill
Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE). NSDC has been representing India’s participation
in the WorldSkills International Competitions since 2011. At the WorldSkills International 2019,
held in Kazan, Russia, India won one gold and silver medals each, two bronze and 15
Medallions of Excellence. India ranked 13th among 63 countries.
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