Geological Survey of India Training Institute (GSITI) attains accreditation for outstanding Earth Science Training

New Delhi: The Ministry of Mines on Tuesday in a statement said that the Geological Survey of India Training Institute (GSITI) has achieved a remarkable milestone by receiving accreditation from National Accreditation Board of Education and Training (NABET). This recognition acknowledges the institute's invaluable contributions and the exceptional standards it upholds in the field of earth science training, it added.

Assessment for accreditation

The statement also highlighted that the accreditation was granted after a thorough assessment of GSITI's standard operating procedures and methodologies at various levels. A team comprising representatives from the Capacity Building Commission (CBC), NABET, and Quality Control of India conducted an on-site evaluation, ultimately awarding GSITI the Certificate of Accreditation with the distinguished grade of Athi Uttam, it added.

About GSITI

Established in 1976, GSITI, headquartered in Hyderabad, operates six Regional Training Divisions (RTD) situated in Hyderabad, Nagpur, Jaipur, Lucknow, Kolkata, and Shillong. Additionally, it has set up four Field Training Centres (FTCs) in Chitradurga (Karnataka), Raipur (Chhattisgarh), Zawar (Rajasthan), and Kuju (Jharkhand). These centres align with the Ministry of Mines' vision to provide comprehensive training to geoscience professionals, teachers, researchers, and students across various geological subjects.

GSITI as a national training facility

As a national training facility, GSITI caters to multiple stakeholders, including Central and State Departments, public sector undertakings (MECL, ONGC, OIL, NMDC), national academic institutions (IITs, Central Universities, and Colleges), and other colleges. The institute conducts regular courses on remote sensing as part of the NNRMS Programme, sponsored by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). Additionally, GSITI's international repute enables it to offer training to participants from developing nations through the ITEC programme, sponsored by the Ministry of External Affairs. To date, professionals from 75 countries have received training from the institute.

GSITI specialises in providing domain-specific and terrain-specific training programs through its centre in Hyderabad, as well as the RTDs and FTCs located nationwide. The institute offers courses to enhance domain competencies in various mapping techniques for different terrains, exploration methods to target mineralised zones (such as Gold, Diamond, Copper, Lithium, REE, Iron, and Manganese), photo-geology and remote sensing, geographic information systems, petrology, geochronology, geophysics, analytical methods in chemistry, environmental and urban geology, and natural hazard mitigation. Moreover, GSITI strives to promote the upgradation of functional competencies among employees and incorporates topics that enhance behavioural competencies, said the statement.

(PSU Watch– India's Business News centre that places the spotlight on PSUs, Bureaucracy, Defence and Public Policy is now on Google News. Click here to follow. Also, join PSU Watch Channel in your Telegram. You may also follow us on Twitter here and stay updated.)