Why it is in the news
On 9 October 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Team India from the 48th WorldSkills Competition (Shanghai, 22–27 September 2026) at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg, with MoS (Independent Charge) for Skill Development Jayant Chaudhary. India finished 10th, its first top-10 placing, with 6 silver medals and 20 Medals for Excellence (26 in all) from its largest-ever 70-member team. The Prime Minister said skill training institutions are “no less than IITs and IIMs”; the next day's The Hindu article by Mr Chaudhary tied the result to the ₹60,000 crore PM-SETU scheme for upgrading 1,000 ITIs.
The exam angle
Issue: India's rising WorldSkills rank shows quality at the apex of the skills pyramid; the challenge is to convert elite excellence into employability for lakhs of ITI students.