WorldSkills

2018 · Andhra Pradesh

Three days of training. My first gold.

My journey began in my hometown, Vijayawada. After three days of preliminary training, I took on the competition test projects and finished first among ten competitors, winning gold for Andhra Pradesh.

I was still discovering what IndiaSkills and WorldSkills involved. Meeting Naveen Kumar, CEO of Emtech Foundation, changed the way I looked at electronics: his teaching showed me how classroom theory could become practical problem-solving.

2018 · Emtech Foundation

Learning to turn theory into working circuits.

A call about the next round took me to Delhi for training at Emtech Foundation. Alongside my state's runner-up, I worked through tasks that progressed from basic circuits to more demanding electronics problems.

Naveen sir pushed us to understand why a circuit worked, rather than simply complete a task. It was also my first industrial exposure, and it helped me approach the regional competition with greater confidence.

June 2018 · South India

A second gold. A bigger ambition.

At the Southern India Regional competition, I competed with state winners from across the region. I met jury members including Shaik Saifulla, India's WorldSkills Electronics expert, and focused on doing my best in each task.

Hearing my name announced for gold was unexpected. Back home, I began reading more about the international competition. Understanding its scale made me take the opportunity much more seriously.

October 2018 · IndiaSkills Nationals

The round that showed me where to grow.

Before the nationals, regional winners trained together at UTL Technologies in Bengaluru under Shaik Saifulla's guidance. Training alongside the others helped me see my strengths and gaps more clearly.

I realised that hardware was my strongest area and gave me a clear lead over other competitors in those tasks. My embedded programming basics were much weaker. At nationals, I struggled to get even simple tasks working in that module and ran out of time. I missed a medal, but I came away knowing exactly where I needed to improve.

I congratulated Ujwal and Manoj, the gold and silver winners, and went home knowing that I needed more than enthusiasm: I needed sustained practice.

24 August 2021 · KL University

Back at the starting line.

I returned to the Andhra Pradesh state competition at KL University in Vijayawada and won gold. It was the first step in the new IndiaSkills cycle, and a chance to put years of preparation into practice.

2 December 2021 · South India

Another regional gold. Another shot at nationals.

At the South Regional competition in Visakhapatnam, I competed alongside five other participants from the Southern states. Winning gold qualified me for the national round once more.

I knew the nationals would demand more. While working at Eruvaka, I kept my preparation close to everyday electronics tasks and focused on avoiding the mistakes that had held me back before.