India’s National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) students secured two Silver Medals and a Medal for Excellence at the 48th WorldSkills Competition in Shanghai, highlighting India’s growing capabilities across fashion technology, digital media and retail skills.
NIFT participants competed in four skill areas: Fashion Technology, Digital Interactive Media Design, Retail Sales and Visual Merchandising, at the competition held from September 23 to 26, 2026.
India’s NIFT students secured two Silver Medals and a Medal for Excellence at WorldSkills Shanghai 2026.
Kovid Ajay Gangrade won Silver in Digital Interactive Media Design, Saniya Joshi in Retail Sales, while Vidhi Niravkumar Suthar received a Medal for Excellence in Fashion Technology.
NIFT participants also competed in Visual Merchandising at the global skills event.
More than 1,400 young competitors from around 68 countries and regions participated across 64 skills.
Kovid Ajay Gangrade from NIFT Mumbai won a Silver Medal in Digital Interactive Media Design, while Saniya Joshi from NIFT Panchkula secured a Silver Medal in Retail Sales.
Vidhi Niravkumar Suthar, a Fashion Design graduate from NIFT Gandhinagar, received a Medal for Excellence in Fashion Technology.
Anuja Ajay Vare from NIFT Bengaluru also represented India in Visual Merchandising.
India fielded its largest-ever WorldSkills contingent, with 70 competitors across 63 skills, securing 10th position with six Silver Medals and 20 Medals for Excellence.
NIFT has participated in Fashion Technology at WorldSkills since 2011.
NIFT said participation in WorldSkills provides students with exposure to global occupational standards, emerging technologies, international benchmarks and industry expectations. The experience also supports the institute’s efforts to strengthen training methods and incorporate global practices into its academic and skill-development programmes, according to a Ministry of Textiles press release.
The results highlight the increasing convergence of fashion with technology, digital platforms, retail and customer experience, particularly as emerging skill categories gain prominence at international competitions.
Fibre2Fashion News Desk (CG)