Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Government of India organised the India Skills competition. The contest held for the southern region in June 2018 saw Ankit Anand bag the first place. In addition, he won the silver medal for Visual Merchandizing at the India Skills national competition. Anand, a student at NIFT-Bengaluru, was also nominated for EURO Skills competition held in Budapest, Hungary, between 26 to 30 September 2018.