Mr. Mahendra Pratap is a postgraduate in Physics and has done Management courses from the Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow, and Indian School of Business, Hyderabad. He has an employment record of 36 years in Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) in various positions from Level-1 Employee to the position of Executive Director. He also has around 3 years of experience in Directorate General of Hydrocarbons (DGH) as Deputy Director General (Exploration) and retired on superannuation. He has wide experience and deep knowledge of all the facets of exploration with an emphasis on seismic technology. He has authored many technical reports, articles, and publications on the Hydrocarbon Prospects in various geological areas of India. He is also a Member of the Audit Committee and Nomination and Remuneration Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company.