Fostering Future Leaders for the Industry

Ghaziabad/New Delhi ,30 Dec 2023: The second version of the ASDC National Automobile Olympiad, organised by Automotive Skills Development Council (ASDC), concluded efficiently in collaboration with CBSE – Central Board of Secondary Education, and NPOCA – the National Program on Career Awareness on 29 December 2023. The remaining occasion ceremony passed off in AKG Engineering College, Ghaziabad. This competitors aimed to ignite the curiosity of college college students in the automotive trade, offering them with basic to superior data. Ravindra Pal Singh, Joint Secretary (Skill Education), CBSE, graced the event as the chief visitor.

This Olympiad witnessed the participation of many college students from grades 6 to 12 throughout India. In Group-1 (lessons 6 to eight), Saketh Sandeep emerged as the winner, with first runner-up Hiral Sharma and second runner-up Ishan Snehi. In Group-2 (lessons 9 and 10), Rudra Raju secured the first place, and Divyajyoti Senapati and Mayank Kumar Rai secured the second and third positions respectively. For Group-3 (lessons 11 and 12), Souhardya Roy secured the first place on this class, whereas Anuj Bhattacharya and Ayushman Saho received the second and third positions respectively.

Ravindra Pal Singh, Joint Secretary (Skill Education), CBSE mentioned, “The vehicle Olympiad nurtures younger expertise and stokes ardour for the sector amongst college students. By fostering expertise and curiosity in automotive careers from a younger age, it helps construct a pipeline of expert professionals over the long run. Industry-academia initiatives like this are important for advancing the sector.

He added, “The vehicle trade is quickly evolving with new applied sciences and improvements. Investing in steady skilling and upskilling of the workforce is essential to maintain tempo with the altering panorama. A talented expertise pool that stays forward of the curve will drive the trade’s competitiveness and success in the future.”

Vinkesh Gulati, Vice President, ASDC, acknowledged, “The Indian economic system is rising, and the automotive sector will likely be the spine of our nation. The automotive trade is the future, providing immense alternatives to accumulate new expertise, work with cutting-edge know-how, and contribute to India’s progress story. Pursuing automotive careers empowers our youth to drive change on the street forward.”

ASDC, as India’s first sector expertise council, has persistently targeted on upskilling college students in the automotive trade. Mr. Gulati, added, “By nurturing the vitality and enthusiasm of our youth, fostering innovation, and inspiring careers in engineering and know-how, we will develop as a nation. If you discover ways to study, you possibly can obtain something. Keep discovering what you wish to do and make the future shiny.”

Arindam Lahiri, CEO, ASDC, emphasised the significance of the Automobile Olympiad and ASDC’s position in enhancing youth expertise. He acknowledged, “We are carefully working with CBSE to boost consciousness amongst the subsequent era by way of this Olympiad about job alternatives, future prospects, financial progress, and the environmental influence of the vehicle trade. This competitors, being predominantly theoretical, goals to elucidate the basic ideas of the trade and the significance of the vehicle sector.”

All first-place winners collectively expressed their gratitude to ASDC for offering a platform for college students to showcase their data and expertise in the automotive trade. “We are grateful for the alternative to take part in the ASDC National Automobile Olympiad and to safe first place at the nationwide stage. We want to thank ASDC for their dedication to upskilling college students in the automotive trade,” they mentioned collectively.