Human Resource Development Group (HRDG), a division of CSIR- National Geophysical Research Institute, is realizing in a continuous and planned way the competencies of individual employees, teams and the total organization to ensure its high level of performance, relevance and impact to achieve organizational goals. Nurturing of young and dynamic talent to achieve a high level of competency through innovative research is an integral part of the HRDG activities, thereby creating a pool of trained human resources in the field of Earth Sciences (specifically in Geophysics and Geology) having the skills or core competencies to meet current and future R&D demands of the country.