Bhubaneswar, Nov. 13 -- Opening new avenues for young talent to demonstrate their abilities and compete at higher levels, Odisha is gearing up for the Odisha Skills Competition 2026-27, a major initiative aimed at identifying, nurturing and promoting skilled youth across the state.

The competition will bring together aspiring candidates from all 30 districts, offering them a platform to showcase their technical knowledge, practical expertise and professional competencies across 63 skill domains under six broad sectors.

Announcing the competition schedule on Friday, World Skill Centre (WSC), Bhubaneswar, Chief Executive Officer Rashmi Ranjan Mohapatra said the district-level competitions would begin on November 28, followed by zonal contes...