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Name: SXILL Founder invited to Federal Siberian University
Start: 2025-11-14T00:00:00+05:30
End: 2025-11-14T23:59:59+05:30
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May 2024

May 15, 2024

SXILL Founder lauded for exemplary work in Worldskills International Invitational Competition in China

Chandigarh Design School (India's only accredited NSDC certification provider in UI UX Design) Founder and SXILL Founder Vineet Raj Kapoor was part of the Worldskills International (Shenzhen) Invitational Competition at China. He was lauded for the exemplary work done by him in Worldskills International Invitational Competition in China.

International (Shenzhen) Invitational Competition is part of the preparation for Worldskills that is being held in September 2024 at Lyon France.

Founded in 1950, WorldSkills is the global hub for skills excellence and development. WorldSkills brings youth, industries, and educators together to give youth the chance to compete, experience, and learn how to become the best in their skill of choice. From the traditional trades to multi-skilled technology careers in the industry and service sectors, supported by partners, industries, governments, volunteers, and educational institutions, WorldSkills’ vision is to improve the world through the power of skills. It has 85 member countries and regions, all working with youth, educators, governments, and industries to help prepare the workforce and talent of today for the jobs of the future.

IndiaSkills 2023 National Competition was held from 16-18 May 2024 at Yashobhoomi, Dwarka, New Delhi. Participants from 26 states/ union territories displayed their talent in 54 skills such as design, graphics, beauty therapy, cyber security, floristry robot system integration, cloud computing, water technology, painting and decorating, health and social care, among others. The candidates will compete against more than 1,400 participants from over 60 countries competing in 63 skills. A biennial competition, WorldSkills Competition has become popular over the years and is a global hub for skill excellence, bringing together skilled youth of diverse backgrounds and nations.

IndiaSkills Competition is organised by National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), an apex skill development organisation working under the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE). IndiaSkills, the country’s biggest skill competition, is designed to demonstrate the highest standards of skilling and offers a platform to young people to showcase their talent at national and international levels. IndiaSkills Competition—regional and national—is held every two years with the support of state governments, industry, Sector Skill Councils (SSCs), State Skill Development Missions (SSDMs), corporates and partner institutes. IndiaSkills Competition has the potential to reach the grassroot level and make an impact.

Worldskills 2024 would take place at Lyon, France from 10-15 September 2024. India is sending a contingent of about 60 candidates and 50 experts to compete for the Gold, Silver and Bronze Medals. This contingent would be attending a farewell at Delhi on 3 September.

Speaking on the success, the SXILL Founder Vineet Raj Kapoor, and National Jury and Expert (Industrial Design) for Worldskills said “I am thankful to MESC India for providing me the opportunity to serve the country as Skill Competition Manager and Chief Expert (India) for IDT, and finally as India’s Expert for Industrial Design Technology at Worldskills, Lyon, France in September 2024”.

Neelu Kapoor shared, “At SXILL the Students have the opportunity to choose from a range of skills including Graphic Design, Film Making, UI/UX Design, Animation, 3D Modelling, Digital Marketing, and a chance for upward mobility through upskilling for top performers. The programme facilitates seamless transitions between skills, giving students unmatched flexibility to shape their career direction as their careers progress. After providing our expertise in animation to faculty and students in leading colleges like Thapar University, DY Patil, PEC, Chitkara, Panjab University, GNDU etc., we have now opened it to students from all institutes. We have trained students from NID, MIT and other institutes for Government Skill Councils and Missions under Skill India. We are also conducting programs in Design Thinking with leading international institutes abroad”.

May 16, 2024 - May 18, 2024

Chief Expert at Indiaskills Nationals, Yashobhoomi, New Delhi

Yashobhoomi, Dwarka, New Delhi , India

September 2024

September 5, 2024 - September 16, 2024

Chandigarh Design School as Expert Lead at Worldskills 2024 France

Chandigarh, 14 Sep 2024 – Indian IDT Expert Vineet Raj Kapoor as Expert Lead at Worldskills 2024 Lyon France.

Chandigarh Design School Founder, and SXILL Cofounder Vineet Raj Kapoor reach Lyon on 5 September 2024 to discharge his duties as Expert Lead as part of the Skill Management Team for Industrial Design Technology. The Indian Candidate Abhin Mittal finished in 5th Position in Industrial Design Technology at Worldskills France.

The Skill Management Team is formed of select experts from different nations, and they collaborate to work towards having a successful Worldskills competition. They are involved in various aspect of the conduction of the Skill Competition. The current Skill Management Team in Worldskills IDT consists of Experts from China, Taiwan, Korea and India. During the Competition he was also proposed as Chief Expert for the next Worldskills for which elections would be held.

He attended every meeting at the WSI France, and contributed positively to every meeting and well as brought forth important ideas which were implemented to ensure smooth conduct of the competition. The current CE both liked and welcomed his ideas and implemented them right away. Whenever there was an issue with the marking scheme, he contributed proactively instead of waiting for it to peter out. He even brought serious issues to attention of the CCD without disrupting the competition or demanding immediate resolve, since he understands that slips can happen, and the idea is to improve.

He personally motivated and encouraged each of the IDT competitors and handled them calmly during issues.

Post competition, he provided prompt feedback and wrote a detailed mail as well as prepared a presentation to share the issues so that we can improve in future.

He has been to World's Top Design Colleges including Sheridan College, Canada, Gobelins, France, NUST MISIS, Russia, as well as Konkuk University, Kyung Hee University and others at South Korea and understands the difference in practices across the world, and have the sensitivity to deal with it. Currently he runs his own design studio, as well as training institute and have also been in touch with a lot of students and teachers from across the world, often exchanging ideas and advice.

He has been the Founding Dean at Chitkara Design School (2016-2023). He has worked in technical as well as management side of corporate sector too. With a lot of experience behind him, he could handle the duties of Lead Expert very well.

Applauding his achievement SXILL Founder Neelu Kapoor mentioned, “Vineet’s zeal to work with students is unbeatable. He is able to get to their level and simplify things. The candidates trained by him performed exceptionally well in Indian and International Competitions.” India finished at within Top 5 positions in IDT at Worldskills 2024 at France.”

“Whether I work with my own students or the top students of India nominated by the government, my training methodology remains the same. Help students understand how they are going to be judged and they develop them to maximize they response to each aspect of every criterion of judgement. There is no space to lose even a single point in international competition, since they are about the process, and the students who stick to the basics emerge at the top.” Said Vineet Raj Kapoor, when asked about the competition. “We are already thinking about Worldskills 2026 at Shanghai and ready to scout the best talent of India.”

January 2025

January 17

Chandigarh Design School Founder Guides UIET students at AI CAD and Robotics Workshop

UIET Chandigarh, Chandigarh, India

Chandigarh Design School Founder Vineet Raj Kapoor was at University Institute of Engineering and Technology (UIET), Panjab University Chandigarh on January 17, 2025 to mentor and guide students from across various technical colleges attending the 3 Day Workshop on AI, CAD and Robotics happening at UIET from 15-17 January, 2025.

The workshop on "Hands-On AI, CAD Modeling, and Robotics for Advanced Engineering Solutions" was organised by the Sensor Energy and Automation Lab (SEAL), UIET under the Ministry of Human Resource Development's (MHRD) SPARC initiative, Government of India.

The workshop was coordinated by Dr. Gaurav Sapra, Professor Rajesh Kumar, and Dr. Garima Joshi from UIET in collaboration with Dr. Ankur Gupta from the Department of Cardiology, PGIMER, and Professor Mohsen Rahmani and Dr.Cuifeng Ying from Nottingham Trent University (NTU), UK.

Vineet Raj Kapoor, India’s Expert on Industrial Design Technology for Worldskills apprised the students on various aspects on Worldskills while providing tips to students on how to prepare for the same. The students were given guidance on stages of IDT competition at Worldskills 2024 held at Groupama, Lyon, France. He shared the kind of preparation that competitors do to come out on top. He also guided them about the Indiaskills and the selection process stages right from district and state to regional and national competitions held by NSDC. He wished them the best for their preparations to qualify for Worldskills 2026 Shanghai.

Delivering the vote of thanks, Professor Rajesh Kumar acknowledged the contributions of trainers, faculty members and volunteers in making the event a grand success. He acknowledged the deep insights provided by Vineet Raj Kapoor, Founder SXILL and Chandigarh Design School.

The valedictory function was graced by PU Dean of International Students Professor Kewal Krishan, as the Chief Guest. In his address, he highlighted the transformative potential of artificial intelligence and shared insights from his team research on an AI-based model for identifying real and forged signatures, emphasising its significance in addressing real-world challenges.

Vineet Raj Kapoor (Lead Expert IDT Worldskills, and Founder SXILL and Chandigarh Design School) shared “Guiding students from UIET, Panjab University was a wonderful opportunity. I shared with them the journey from their college to the stage of Indiaskills 2025. Being a practitioner and trainer of UX Design and Design Thinking since 2014, I am aware of the huge gap between theory and practice that exists in India even in the top institutes.” He quipped, “Don’t worry all this would be part of my upcoming book – SOLVXD: Think in Steps – that would be coming out soon.

Neelu Kapoor (Indiaskills Graphic Design Technology Jury) and Founder SXILL mentioned, “This was the first time Chandigarh Design School was invited to UIET for mentoring at a Workshop, and we are quite excited by the quality of the assignments by the talented students of UIET, PU, Chandigarh. Before this we had mentored students at Thapar, PEC, UBS, PU, DPU, DES University, DSEU, MIT WPU, Pune, Chitkara,and also Smart India Hackathon, Indiaskills which was also highly appreciated by the winners of the competition.”

February 2025

February 7

Speaker at Gamification Conference at DES Pune University

DES Pue University Pune, Maharashtra, India

Speaker at Gamification Conference at DES Pune University
Keynote Speaker at Gamification Conference at DES Pune University

Chandigarh Design School Founder Vineet Raj Kapoor delivered his keynote speech at the International Conference on “Activity Based Language Learning: Challenges and Opportunities” that was organized by DES Pune University in collaboration with ICSSR and Coolture Desighns Pvt. Ltd. on 7 February 2025. The topic for the Panel discussion was Gamification in Education and Knowledge Systems.

Conference was attended by about 100+ Faculty and Students across India.

Vineet Raj Kapoor (IDT Lead Expert Worldskills representing India, and Founder SXILL and Chandigarh Design School) while sharing valuable insights into Gamification, he said,”Gamification is often used an excuse to micromanage learning. It defeats the entire purpose of gamification. Rather one should always be mindful of the core attributes of Gamification like Volunteerism, Choices, Willingness, etc. He also said that the Game Mechanics should be very simple and consist of very few elements like in Chess, or sports like Badminton. He said the Leaderboards and Feedbacks were the Killer Features of Gamification and should be implemented in the right manner for engagement to happen. Right to Learn is a great concept that I have often used to bring determination to the table. Story is an optional feature, but used well, it can enhance the quality of learning. He quipped, “Don’t worry all this would be part of my upcoming book – SOLVXD: Think in Steps – that would be coming out soon.

Neelu Kapoor (Indiaskills Graphic Design Technology Jury) and Founder SXILL mentioned, “This was the third time Chandigarh Design School tendered a Faculty Development Program at Pune University. Earlier we have done programs for Thapar University, Chitkara University, GNDU, Panjab University among others. We are also doing international Programs in Design Thinking with leading institutions abroad. We are aware that training a faculty is much more important as it can directly impact the lives of 1000s of students.”

April 2025

April 1 - April 26

Chandigarh Design School Founder Joins International Jury & Speaker Lineup at Serious Play Conference, USA

Rochester University New York, NY, United States

USA, April 26, 2025 – Vineet Raj Kapoor, Founder of Chandigarh Design School and iXDA Local Leader, has been announced as a distinguished jury member for the upcoming Serious Play Awards, to be held from August 13–15, 2025, at Rochester, New York. The pre-evaluation of online games took place in April 2025, where a select panel of global jurors assessed the top entries from this year’s finalists.

Mr. Kapoor was invited as a Juror for both Board and Digital Game categories, representing India and the Asian Subcontinent, marking a significant milestone for Indian design education on a global stage.

Earlier, Kapoor had also contributed to the Serious Play Conference 2023 held at Toronto Metropolitan University from October 11–13, 2023. He delivered a standout presentation in the Military and Professionals Track on “Gamifying Skill Training”, showcasing his 12+ years of experimentation and success in game-based learning within the Indian skilling ecosystem.

"It was an incredible honor to serve as a juror and speaker at this globally respected event," Kapoor shared. "Being the sole juror from the Asian Subcontinent and the only Indian speaker, it was a unique platform to interact with the brightest minds and explore global innovations in game-based education."

The Serious Play Conference, founded in 2008 by Sue Bohle, a PR veteran with experience promoting legendary game studios like Atari and Activision, has grown into a global hub for professionals using games in learning. The 2023 edition featured over 100 speakers across seven tracks, including Military, K-12, Higher Education, Healthcare, Game Design, Research, and Technology.

Hosted by Sue Bohle and Jan Hanson, the conference offered rich discussions in both Board Game and Digital Game Design. Kapoor’s presence as a juror and speaker reinforces his growing reputation as India’s leading authority in Gamification and Industrial Design Technology, and highlights Chandigarh Design School’s commitment to global collaboration and innovation in education.