On 7th April 2018, AAPG Young Professionals India organized its first event at Indian Institute of Technology (IITR), Roorkee, India. The topic was “Competencies and Skill sets of Future Petroleum Geoscientists”. The AAPG Student chapter of IITR requested AAPG YP India to arrange a professional talk on this subject and it was presented by Mr. K. Vasudevan, General Manager, Geology, Basin Coordinator, Western Offshore Group, ONGC. The turnout was good; around 100 students; Undergrads and Post Grad students of Geology and Geophysics discipline, as well as Research Scholars and Faculties of IITR. Faculty advisor Dr. Ravi Sharma grace the occasion and appreciated the efforts of AAPG YP India to arrange such an event at IITR for the first time, where students get the opportunity to know about the skill sets required in Petroleum Industry. Such events provide a good networking opportunity and help to bridge the gap between Industry and Academia. A good mixture of seniors and juniors joined contributed to a good discussion after the 90-minute talk. After the talk, high tea was arranged by AAPG YP representative for the attendees and a memento was given to the speaker