# Rubaru Mister India

Mr India or Rubaru Mr. India is a national beauty pageant for men in India. The pageant was created by Rubaru Group in the year 2004. It is responsible for sending India's representatives to international pageants – Caballero Universal, Mister Global, Mister Model International, Mister Model Worldwide, Mister Grand International, Mister Tourism World, Mister International, Mister National Universe, Mister Friendship International, Mister Pacific Universe and Mister Fashion Model. The pageant stands as India's most ancient surviving national male competition and presently holds the title for the largest national male pageant globally. It was founded by the president of Rubaru Group, Sandeep Kumar in the Indian state of Haryana, and Pankaj Kharbanda is the vice president of the pageant.

## History

Rubaru Mr. India pageant was created in 2004, however it started sending India's representatives to international pageants from 2014. Pratik Virk became the first Rubaru Mr. India winner to go to an international pageant. He represented India at Mister Model International 2014 competition held in Dominican Republic and was adjudged fourth runner-up. The following years, Rubaru Mr. India pageant acquired franchise rights of other international pageants in India. In 2016, Prateek Baid represented India at Mister Global 2016 contest held in Thailand and won Best Model award.

## International victories and achievements

The Rubaru Mr. India organization has produced 4 international pageant winners and several runners-up. In 2016, Mohit Singh became the first Rubaru Mr. India titleholder to win an international competition. He won the title of Mister United Continents 2016 in the Philippines. The following year, in 2017, Dr. Pankaj Ahlawat became the first candidate to the win the Mister National Universe title in Thailand. In 2019, Ashwani Neeraj travelled to Brazil as India's representative to the Mister Grand International competition. He later became the first Asian candidate to win the Mister Grand International title. In 2023, Rubaru Mr. India winner, Neil Aryan Thakur from Bihar created history by becoming the first Asian candidate to the Mister Pacific Universe title in Peru. In the same year, Jason Dylan Bretfelean secured the title of Mister Global 2023 in Thailand, making history as the first Indian to achieve this prestigious honor. In addition to this, Rubaru Mr. India has produced multiple international runners-up.

## Rubaru Mister India titleholders
### Color keys

* A year wherein the India earned a crown(s)
* A year wherein the India placed as a runner-up(s)
* A year wherein the India placed in the top 5, top 10, top 15, or as a semifinalist(s)
| Year | Winners | Runners-Up | Ref. |
| 2024 | Rubaru Mr. India International Vishnu Chaudhary Rubaru Mr. India Global Gemin Darin Rubaru Mr. India Manhunt International Jomin D'souza Rubaru Mr. India Caballero Universal Adithya Subramanian Rubaru Mr. India Friendship International Gaurish Singh Rubaru Mr. India Model International Abhishek Yadav Rubaru Mr. India Tourism World Mushthaqh Mohammad Rubaru Mr. India National Universe Sagar Shah Rubaru Mr. India Heritage International Harsh Rathod Rubaru Mr. India Glam International Viraj Babbar | Rubaru Mr. India Brand Ambassador Manoj Kumar Rubaru Mr. India North Dhanesh Gupta Rubaru Mr. India East Rahul Mandal Rubaru Mr. India West Saurabh Prabhudessai Rubaru Mr. India South Yokesh Arul | |
| 2023 | Rubaru Mr. India International Shashwat Dwivedi. Rubaru Mr. India Global Jason Dylan Bretfelean Rubaru Mr. India Caballero Universal Anish Jain Rubaru Mr. India Tourism World Mukesh Ravi Rubaru Mr. India National Universe Tachang Phassang Rubaru Mr. India Heritage International Sukhbir Ashat Rubaru Mr. India Grand International Tushar Kapoor Rubaru Mr. India Universe International Badal Bist Rubaru Mr. India Glam International Vyasan A. Rubaru Mr. India Friendship International Daksh Chaudhary Rubaru Mr. India Model International Reshab Chetri Rubaru Mr. India Asia-Pacific Abhishek Mane | Rubaru Mr. India Brand Ambassador Lummi Shangchiri Rubaru Mr. India North Rupendra Swarnkar Rubaru Mr. India East Aryman Raj Rubaru Mr. India West Chetan Jajani Rubaru Mr. India South Siddhartha Gunti Rubaru Mr. India North East Revan Pradhan | |
| 2022 | Rubaru Mr. India Global Chena Ram Choudhary Rubaru Mr. India Model International Gokul Ganesan Rubaru Mr. India Grand International Kunzang Topgay Bhutia Rubaru Mr. India Universal Kramik Yadav Rubaru Mr. India Tourism World Mithun Debbarma Rubaru Mr. India Worldwide Neil Aryan Rubaru Mr. India Intercontinental M Sai Sri Harsha Rubaru Mr. India National Universe Biswajit Roy Rubaru Mr. India Asia Pacific Shubham Kotharkar Rubaru Mr. India Youth Icon Banner Lanamai James | Rubaru Mr. India Brand Ambassador Tinkesh Kaushik Vineet Sharma Rubaru Mr. India North 𝖦undeep 𝖲ingh Rubaru Mr. India East Bimersh Rasaily Rubaru Mr. India West Nehal Patil Rubaru Mr. India South Loganand Rubaru Mr. India North East Minjom Padu | |
| 2020–21 | Rubaru Mr. India Global Tseteej Shiwakoty Rubaru Mr. India Intercontinental Bharat Bhushan Rubaru Mr. India Tourism World Shouryaditya Singh Rubaru Mr. India Worldwide Ankit Sharma Rubaru Mr. India Grand International Paras Arora Rubaru Mr. India United Continents Songashim Rungsung Rubaru Mr. India Model International Armaan Hakim Rubaru Mr. India Asia Pacific Gopinath Ravi Rubaru Mr. India Universal Sangarsh Shet Verenka | Rubaru Mr. India Brand Ambassador Tumken Sora Gulfam Ahmed | [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] |
| 2019 | Rubaru Mr India Global Rishabh Chaudhary Rubaru Mr. Indian Model Worldwide Yogesh Sharma Rubaru Mr. India National Universe Sahil Arora Rubaru Mr. India Tourism World Lakshya Singh Rubaru Mr. India Star Universe Sagar Amale | | [13] [14] [15] [16] |
| 2018 | Rubaru Mr. India International Balaji Murugadoss Rubaru Mr. India Mister Eco International Ashwani Neeraj Rubaru Mr. India Mister Model International Dalton D'Souza Rubaru Mr. India Mister National Universe Farhan Qureshi Rubaru Mr. India Mister United Continents Pradeep Kharera Rubaru Mr. India Mister Tourism World Zulfi Aziz SK | 1st runner-up Dilip Patel 2nd runner-up Kamlesh Solanki 3rd runner-up Gaurav Sharma | |
| 2017 | Rubaru Mr. India International Darasing Khurana Rubaru Mr. India Global Srikant Dwivedi Rubaru Mr. India Universal Ambassador Rohit Jakhar Rubaru Mr. India Model International Mohit Sharma Rubaru Mister United Continent India Mitendra Singh Rubaru Mr. India Tourism World Kunal Arora Rubaru Mr. India National Universe Dr. Pankaj Ahalwat Rubaru Mr. India Grand International Debojit Bhattacharya Rubaru Mr. India Top International Model Rohit Choudhary | | [18] [19] |
| 2016 | Rubaru Mr. India International Mudit Malhotra Rubaru Mr. India Global Prateek Baid Rubaru Mr. India United Continents Mohit Singh Rubaru Mr. India Model International Anurag Fageriya Rubaru Mr. India Universal Ambassador Parmeet Wahi Rubaru Mr India Tourism World Sanju Ray Rubaru Mr India Man of the year Abhishek Shah | | |
| 2015 | Rubaru Mr. India Model International Phany Padaraju Rubaru Mr. India Global Sandeep Sehrawat Rubaru Mr. India Worldwide Sandeep Chhikara Rubaru Mr. India Universal Ambassador Jagjeet Singh Rubaru Mr. India United Continents Dheeraj Sharma Rubaru Mr. India Pancontinental Ashish Malhan | | |
| 2014 | Rubaru Mr. India Pratik Virk | | |

## Representatives to major beauty pageants
### Color key

* Declared as Winner
* Ended as Runner-up
* Ended as one of the Finalists or Semi-finalists
* Ended as special awards winner

### Mister International

* Rubaru Mr. India organization acquired the franchise rights of Mister International in 2016. From 2006 to 2010 independent candidates represented India at the Mister International competition. From 2012 to 2015, Alempokba Imsong from Nagaland held the franchise. In 2022, Mega Mister Northeast sent India's delegate to Mister International.
| Year | Delegate | State / Territory | Placement | Special Awards |
| 2024 | Vishnu Choudhary | Rajasthan | | |
| 2023 | Shashwat Dwivedi | Uttar Pradesh | Top 5 | Smart Guy |
| 2022 | Lukanand Kshetrimayum | Manipur | 1st Runner-up | |
| 2018 | Balaji Murugadoss | Tamil Nadu | | |
| 2017 | Darasing Khurana | Maharashtra | | |
| 2016 | Mudit Malhotra | New Delhi | Top 9 | |
| 2015 | Halley Laithangbam | Manipur | | 1 Special Award Top 10 – Best National Costume |
| 2014 | Parmeet Wahi | New Delhi | | |
| 2013 | Hukapa Chakhesang | Nagaland | | |
| 2012 | Opangtongdang Jamir | Nagaland | | |
| 2010 | Akash Charan | Rajasthan | | |
| 2009 | Imran Khan | New Delhi | | |
| 2008 | Vikas Mehandroo | New Delhi | Top 15 | |
| 2007 | Nikhil Dharwan | New Delhi | Top 10 | |
| 2006 | Sudhir Tewari | New Delhi | | |

### Mister Global

| Year | Delegate | State / Territory | Placement | Special Award |
| 2024 | Gemin Darin | Arunachal Pradesh | Top 20 | |
| 2023 | Jason Dylan Bretfelean | Telangana | Mister Global 2023 | Mister Body Perfect |
| 2022 | Chena Ram Choudhary | Rajasthan | Top 15 | Highest Scorer in Preliminary Segment |
| 2021 | Tseteej Shiwakoty | Sikkim | Top 17 | Most Inspirational Person – Wi |
| 2019 | Rishabh Chaudhary | New Delhi | Non-Finalist | |
| 2017 | Srikant Dwivedi | Uttar Pradesh | Top 10 | |
| 2016 | Prateek Baid | Rajasthan | Top 15 | Best Model |
| 2015 | Sandeep Sehrawat | Maharashtra | | |

### Manhunt International

| Year | Delegate | State / Territory | Placement | Special Awards |
| 2025 | Jomin D'Souza | Maharashtra | | |

### Caballero Universal

| Year | Delegate | State / Territory | Placement | Special Awards |
| 2024 | Adithya S | Tamil Nadu | 2nd Runner-up | |
| 2023 | Badal Bist | Karnataka | Top 15 | Mister Congeniality |
| 2022 | Kramik Yadav | Gujarat | 2nd Runner-up | Mister Elegance |

### Mister Friendship International

| Year | Delegate | State / Territory | Placement | Special Awards |
| 2024 | Saurabh Pradbhudessai (Assumed) | Goa | | |
| 2024 | Gaurish Singh (Resigned) | Assam | Did not compete due to leg injury | Did not compete due to leg injury |
| 2023 | Daksh Chaudhary | New Delhi | 3rd Runner-up | Mister Popular |
| 2022 | Songashim Rungsung | Manipur | 2nd Runner-up | Best Personality |
* In 2024, Gaurish Singh from Assam was supposed to compete at Mister Friendship International, however he had to withdraw due to leg injury. He was replaced by Rubaru Mr. West India 2024, Saurabh Prabhudessai from Goa.

### Mister Model International

| Year | Delegate | State / Territory | Placement | Special Awards |
| 2024 | Reshab Chetri | Manipur | Did not compete | Did not compete |
| 2023 | No pageant in 2023 | No pageant in 2023 | No pageant in 2023 | No pageant in 2023 |
| 2022 | Gokul Ganesan | Tamil Nadu | No pageant held in 2022 | No pageant held in 2022 |
| 2021 | Armaan Hakim | Maharashtra | 3rd Runner-up | Best Internet Model – Winner Best Headshot – Top 3 |
| 2019 | Aditya Bhadoria | New Delhi | | |
| 2018 | Mohit Sharma | Karnataka | | Best Model Asia Pacific |
| 2016 | Anurag Fageriya | Rajasthan | Top 16 | |
| 2015 | Phany Padaraju | Maharashtra | 1st Runner-up | |
| 2014 | Pratik Virk | Punjab | 4th Runner-up | |

### Mister Tourism World

| Year | Delegate | State / Territory | Placement | Special Awards |
| 2025 | Sriloganand Kumar (Assumed) | Tamil Nadu | Top 10 | Best in Fashion & Style Best Runway Model (1st runner-up) |
| 2025 | Mushthaqh M (Resigned) | Tamil Nadu | Did not compete due to health issues | Did not compete due to health issues |
| 2024 | No Mister Tourism World pageant held in 2024 | No Mister Tourism World pageant held in 2024 | No Mister Tourism World pageant held in 2024 | No Mister Tourism World pageant held in 2024 |
| 2023 | Mukesh Ravi | Tamil Nadu | Did not compete | Did not compete |
| 2022 | Mithun Debbarma | Tripura | Top 17 | |
| 2021 | Shouryaditya Singh | Jharkhand | 2nd Runner-up | Mister Popularity – Winner Best Speaker – Runner-up |
| 2020 | Lakshya Singh | Madhya Pradesh | | |
| 2019 | No Mister Tourism World pageant held in 2019 | No Mister Tourism World pageant held in 2019 | No Mister Tourism World pageant held in 2019 | No Mister Tourism World pageant held in 2019 |
| 2018 | Zulfi Shaikh | Assam | Did not compete | Did not compete |
| 2017 | Kunal Arora | New Delhi | | |
| 2016 | Sanju Ray | Assam | | |
* In 2025, Mushthaqh M was supposed to represent India at Mister Tourism World competition, however he had to withdraw due to poor health. He was replaced by the former Rubaru Mr. South India 2022 titleholder, Sriloganand Kumar.

### Mister National Universe

| Year | Delegate | State / Territory | Placement | Special Awards |
| 2024 | Tachang Phassang | Arunachal Pradesh | | |
| 2023 | Biswajit Roy | West Bengal | Non-Finalist | |
| 2022 | Bharat Bhushan | New Delhi | Mister National Earth | |
| 2019 | Sahil Arora | Gujarat | Non-Finalist | |
| 2018 | Farhan Qureshi | Madhya Pradesh | Top 5 | |
| 2017 | Pankaj Ahalwat | New Delhi | Mister National Universe 2017 | People's Choice Award So Cool Guy |

### Mister Pacific Universe

| Year | Delegate | State / Territory | Placement | Special Awards |
| 2024 | Vineet Sharma | Madhya Pradesh | 1st Runner-up (Mister Model Pacific Universe 2024) | Mister Top Model |
| 2023 | Neil Aryan Thakur | Bihar | Mister Pacific Universe 2023 | Mister Fitness |

### Mister Heritage International

| Year | Delegate | State / Territory | Placement | Special Awards |
| 2024 | Sukhbir Ashat | Maharashtra | Mister Heritage International 2024 | |
| 2023 | Banner Lanamai James | Manipur | 1st Runner-up | Best in Runway Best in Resort Wear Best in Formal Wear Mister Elegance |

### Mister Glam International

| Year | Delegate | State / Territory | Placement | Special Awards |
| 2024 | Viraj Babbar | Madhya Pradesh | 1st Runner-up | Mister Popular |
| 2023 | Vyasan A Nair | Kerala | 3rd Runner-up | Mister Popular Mister Super Model Pageantry King |

### Mister Planet Universe

| Year | Delegate | State / Territory | Placement | Special Awards |
| 2023 | Abhishek Mane | Mumbai | 2nd Runner-up | Mister Planet Asia 2023 Best Typical Costume Mister Planet Copper World |

### Mister Grand International

| Year | Delegate | State / Territory | Placement | Special Awards |
| 2023 | Tushar Kapoor | Jammu and Kashmir | Did not compete | Did not compete |
| 2022 | Nehal Patil | Goa | Top 18 | |
| 2019 | Ashwani Neeraj | New Delhi | Mister Grand International 2019 | Best National Costume |
| 2017 | Debojit Bhattacharya | Assam | | |

### Mister Landscapes International

| Year | Delegate | State / Territory | Placement | Special Awards |
| 2019 | Dilip Patel | Maharashtra | | |

### Mister Model Worldwide

| Year | Delegate | State / Territory | Placement | Special Awards |
| 2019 | Yogesh Sharma | Rajasthan | | Mister Model Worldwide Asia Best Runway Model |
| 2018 | Suraj Dahiya | New Delhi | 2nd Runner-up | Mister Perfect Body – Winner Best National Costume – 2nd Runner-up |

### The Mister

| Year | Delegate | State / Territory | Placement | Special Awards |
| 2019 | Mohit Sharma | Karnataka | Top 10 | |

### Mister United Continents

| Year | Delegate | State / Territory | Placement | Special Awards |
| 2018 | Pardeep Kharera | Haryana | | Best in Swimwear – Finalist |
| 2017 | Mitendra Singh | Madhya Pradesh | 1st Runner-up | Mister Photogenic Mister Online Popularity |
| 2016 | Mohit Singh | Haryana | Mister United Continents 2016 | Mister Online Popularity |
| 2015 | Dheeraj Sharma | Haryana | 4th Runner-up | Best in Barong |

### Mister Universal Ambassador

| Year | Delegate | State / Territory | Placement | Special Awards |
| 2017 | Rohit Jakhar | Haryana | 4th Runner-up | Top Model People's Choice Award World Speech Competition Mister Universal Ambassador Asia and Oceania |
| 2016 | Parmeet Wahi | New Delhi | | |
| 2015 | Jagjeet Singh | Punjab, India | 3rd Runner-up | Best in Swimwear |

### Top International Model of the World

| Year | Delegate | State / Territory | Placement | Special Awards |
| 2017 | Rohit Choudhary | New Delhi | 2nd Runner-up | Best Catwalk Model |

### Man of the Year

| Year | Delegate | State / Territory | Placement | Special Awards |
| 2016 | Abhishek Shah | New Delhi | Finalist | Mister Manl |

### Mister Worldwide

| Year | Delegate | State / Territory | Placement | Special Awards |
| 2015 | Sandeep Chhikara | New Delhi | 2nd Runner-up | |

### Mister Pancontinental

| Year | Delegate | State / Territory | Placement | Special Awards |
| 2015 | Ashish Malhan | New Delhi | 2nd Runner-up | |