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The Roots of RisenPsyLabs

Just as a mighty tree bears fruit to start a new legacy, RisenPsyLabs is the digital evolution born from the deep, established roots of our parent company, Risen HR Consultancy Pvt Ltd.

Started in India in 2013 and expanded globally in 2023 as RISEN HR LLC, we possess over 12 years of deep experience in consulting, assessment, and training.

We are proud to be the Indian company with the largest number of technical 'Skill Assessors'. We evolved from paper-pencil processes into cutting-edge Digital Skill Assessments, driven by our 140-member workforce of senior professionals, psychologists, HR experts, and technical engineers.

Having facilitated massive turnkey assignments, we have helped organizations secure Deming, ISO, and manufacturing excellence awards, completing over 15 long-term major assignments spanning 12 to 18 months each.

As our branches expanded globally, we established an LLC in Naperville, USA. This hosts our software division—the very foundation of RisenPsyLabs—featuring our patent-pending flagship products:

NEST Pre-Employment Screening & Skill Assessment for New Entrants.
LAMP Continuous Post-Employment Skill Assessment of the existing workforce.

Our Experience in Skill Assessment

Skill
Assessment
Experience
Steel
Paint
Cement
Construction
Power
Structural
Steel
Machine
Manufacturing
Renewable
Energy
Port
Tyre
3,36,000+
Screenings Completed
Pre-Employment Screening Test (NEST)
JSW Steel Jindal Steel Limited AMNS JSW Cement Jindal Power JSL - Structural

Post-Employment (LAMP)

Steel (JSW, JSPL, AMNS)
80,300+
Power (JSW, JPL)
6,890+
Cement (JSW, JPCL)
3,810+
Tyres (Apollo, JK, ATC)
2,000+
Paints (JSW)
600+

About the Directors

Together we have done 5000+ assessments in the last 10 years.

Dr. S. Karthikeyan

Dr. S. Karthikeyan

Managing Director

35 Years Corporate Experience

An Industrial and Organizational Psychologist with 35 years of corporate experience, serving as Consultant since 2013. He has worked as Head of Learning & Development in 3 major companies: KONE Elevators, CavinKare, and MRF Tyres.

He has completed his Ph.D. in Training Psychology (1996, University of Madras) and holds a diploma in HR Analytics from IIM-Rohtak. He has set up talent management practices, directed assessment/development centres, and created road maps for Succession Planning.

During his tenure, he has conducted more than 30,000 workshops for Senior and middle managers across various functions. Being a member of the American Psychological Association, he integrates recent, researched theories into his workplace interventions and psycho-diagnostic tools.

Jyothi Varma

Jyothi Varma

Director

25 Years Experience

An HR and Industrial/Organizational Psychologist with 25 years of experience in L&D and Assessments, serving as Consultant since 2013. She has extensive corporate experience spanning 5 companies, including World Space and Ambattur Clothing Ltd.

A graduate in Mathematics and Statistics, a CA Intermediate, holding a Postgraduate Diploma in Personnel Management and Industrial Relations, and a Master’s degree in Psychology.

She brings an inter-disciplinary approach to capability building, delivering interactive learning formats filled with role-plays and simulation exercises. She specializes in using deep psychometric evaluation for assessing competencies in high-stakes training programs.

What We Do

Skill Competency Development of Workforce

especially those who add value to the product, and make finished products to be sent to the customer.

As it is a MANDATORY requirement

For Up-skilling, Re-skilling, and Multi-skilling of workforce for organizational performance
(Flexible-skilling)

For Business Excellence

  • » Mandatory for all IMS (Integrated Management System — QMS, EHS)
  • » ISO:50001 (Energy Management System)
  • » Business Excellence (TQM, WCM, Lean Management — 5S, QC, JIDOKA, JIT)
  • » Prepare organization for certifications; and thereafter make it a way-of-life
  • » Meet surveillance audit or certification audit for IMS and EnMS requirements
  • » Fulfil qualification criteria for TQM; JUSE - Deming Award; TPM-JIPM
  • » Record retention for 3+ years

For Workforce Optimization

  • 1 Manpower numbers – Dept structure with right manpower / talent count
  • 2 Skill optimization – appropriate skill utilization for workforce
  • 3 Promote EHS practices for Zero accidents & a Safe workplace

Consulting Capabilities

Risen Consultancy offers comprehensive, enterprise-grade services for engaging, enabling and empowering employees for maximum effectiveness.

Psychometric Assessment

Conduct psychometric evaluations for assessing the leadership strength of the organization. Assess gaps in leadership styles, psychological fixations and burnouts that significantly impact business success.

Skill Assessment (NEST)

Conduct technical skill assessment of people entering the organization using our digital platform called NEST. We utilize around 400 question papers to assess different trades accurately.

Competency Assessment

Conduct competency/skill assessment of employees currently working in the organization using our digital platform called LAMP. Built ready to meet the demands of large organizations.

Organizational Diagnosis

Diagnosing learning and capability needs. We conduct organization-wide surveys to identify training needs that meet current business requirements and address specific problems.

Attitude Assessment

Design psycho-diagnostic tools to accurately assess the attitude of workmen oriented towards industrial relations to maintain a healthy corporate ecosystem.

Competency Frameworks

Identify and design competency frameworks for management. Conduct surveys, create a competency dictionary, and highlight gaps using psychodynamic tools.

Skill Documentation

Conduct skill documentation across unique roles. Design and develop skill metrics and methodology to evaluate skills of both blue-collar and white-collar employees.

HR Analytics

Equip professionals with world-class HR metrics. Orient functional heads on the capabilities required to make HR a strategic business partner that drives true value.

Technical Training

Prepare materials and conduct training on production planning, CLRI of machine parts, machine set-up specifications, quality requirements, SOPs, and safety.

Training Design & Delivery

Design capability building workshops based on diagnostics. Identify inputs to elicit specific workplace behaviour and design post-training effectiveness evaluation.

Policy Development

Study and formulate policy documents for training functions. Create mandates, protocols, process flow documents, and charts for deploying activities.

Effectiveness Evaluation

Conduct training effectiveness surveys and report the long-term impact of training efforts. Evaluate post-training support and cooperation.

Industrial Relations

Conduct attitude building programs for union leaders and opinion-makers. Develop long-term interventions to create a positive IR culture among workmen.

Individual Coaching

Conduct exclusive coaching sessions for HODs in leadership levels based on the findings of psychometric assessments and functional requirements.

Employee Satisfaction

Conduct massive, organization-wide employee satisfaction and engagement surveys securely and efficiently using our proprietary digital platforms.

Pre-Employment Screening

Conduct skill assessment of blue-collar workmen for getting gate passes. Use a patented digital platform to create a paper-less assessment process.

Global Footprint

India Hub

RISEN HR CONSULTANCY PVT LTD
96, Pushpa Nagar Main Road,
Nungambakkam, Chennai – 600034.

Global HQ

RISEN HR LLC
1603, Pennsylvania Court,
Naperville Illinois 60563-2499. USA.

14 Centers in India | 1 Overseas (Oman)

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The RISEN Edge

What makes our approach truly unique

01

IP / Model For Assessment Centres

02

Skill Documentation

03

Skill Assessment & Evaluation

04

Customized Assessments

05

Learning Design

Our Elite Clientele

Trusted by industry leaders across the globe

Significant Projects Completed

JSW Cement (Dolvi) – Oct 2025 onwards

Skill Assessment of blue-collar workforce. Conduct skill assessment for 300+ workmen.

AMNS (Arcelor Mittal Nippon Steel, Surat) – Sept 2025 onwards

New Entrant Skill Test (NEST) – Conduct pre-employment skill assessment for blue-collar workmen who are entering into AMNS. Use a patented digital methodology, making it a paperless process.

Jindal Shadeed Iron and Steel (Oman) – June 2025 onwards

Skill Assessment of blue-collar workforce. Conduct skill assessment for 1800+ workmen.

New Entrant Skill Test (NEST) – Conduct pre-employment skill assessment for blue-collar workmen who are entering into JSIS. Use a patented digital methodology, making it a paperless process.

Jindal Steel Limited – Machinery Division (Raipur) – June 2025 onwards

Skill Assessment of blue-collar workforce. Conduct skill assessment for 1200+ workmen.

Jindal Steel Limited - Structural Steel Division (Punjipatra) – June 2025 onwards

Skill Assessment of blue-collar workforce. Conduct skill assessment for 1800+ workmen.

New Entrant Skill Test (NEST) – Conduct pre-employment skill assessment for blue-collar workmen who are entering into JSL. Use a patented digital methodology, making it a paperless process.

Jindal Steel Limited (Patratu) – May 2025 onwards

Skill Assessment of blue-collar workforce. Conduct skill assessment for 300+ workmen.

Jindal Steel Limited (Barbil) – May 2025 onwards

Skill Assessment of blue-collar workforce. Conduct skill assessment for 500+ workmen.

Jindal Power Limited (Tamnar) – April 2025 onwards

Skill Assessment of blue-collar workforce. Conduct skill assessment for 2279 workmen.

New Entrant Skill Test (NEST) – Conduct pre-employment skill assessment for blue-collar workmen who are entering into JPL. Used a patented digital methodology, making it a paperless process.

JSW Cement – Nagaur (Feb 2025 onwards)

New Entrant Skill Test (NEST) – Conduct pre-employment skill assessment for blue-collar workmen for projects who are entering into JSW. Used a patented digital methodology, making it a paperless process.

JSW Cement (Salboni) – Feb 2025 onwards

Skill Assessment of blue-collar workforce. Conduct skill assessment for 700+ workmen.

JSW Cement (Jajpur) – Dec 2024 onwards

Skill Assessment of blue-collar workforce. Conduct skill assessment for 300+ workmen.

JSW Cement (Vijayanagar) – Nov 2024 onwards

Skill Assessment of blue-collar workforce. Conduct skill assessment for 650+ workmen.

Jindal Steel Limited (Angul) – October 2024 onwards

Skill Assessment of blue-collar workforce. Conduct skill assessment for 12000 workmen.

New Entrant Skill Test (NEST) – Conduct pre-employment skill assessment for blue-collar workmen who are entering into JSW. Use a patented digital methodology, making it a paperless process.

Jindal Steel Limited (Raigarh) – October 2024 onwards

Skill Assessment of blue-collar workforce. Conduct skill assessment for 12000 workmen.

New Entrant Skill Test (NEST) – Conduct pre-employment skill assessment for blue-collar workmen who are entering into JSW. Use a patented digital methodology, making it a paperless process.

JSW Cement (Nandyal) – April 2024 onwards

Skill Assessment of blue-collar workforce. Conduct skill assessment for 680+ workmen.

JSW Coated Business (Feb 2024 onwards)

Leadership Assessment

JSW Paints (April 2024 onwards)

Leadership Assessment
Skill Assessment of manufacturing workforce.

Apollo Tyres (TADA Plant)

Leadership development / GET training covered 60 GETs.
360-degree Leadership Assessment – Covered 24 HODs and 1st line Heads.
Employee Satisfaction Survey – JSW Steel, of contract workmen – covered 21600 employees.

Apollo Tyres (Chennai Plant)

Leadership development – covered 76 2nd line managers.

JSW Steel (Ballary) – Started on April 2022 – March 2023.

Skill assessment for 13000 employees
Employee Engagement Survey for 28000 employees

JSW-BPSL (Jharsuguda) – Started on April 2022 – July 2023.

Skill documentation for 450 positions
Skill assessment for 12000 employees

JSW (Salem) – Started on June 2022 – On-going

Assessment centre for new recruits
Induction / orientation for new recruits

Apollo Tyres Limited (Tyre Plant) – (June 2021 till date)

Developed Behavioural Competency Framework for all the roles, across levels in all BUs.
Conducted DC (Development Centre) covering 57 senior 2nd line leaders for their leadership development.
Developed IDPs for 57 senior leaders.

Boston Harbour Consulting (Oct 2021 – Feb 2022)

Created role descriptions and responsibilities across all levels.
Developed competency framework.
Conducted DC (Development Centre) covering 64 senior software engineers.
Training need assessment for leadership development.

Global R&D Centre Asia – Apollo Tyres (April 2020 – till date) (Multiple assignments)

Conducted DC (Development Centre) covering 26 senior 2nd line leaders for their leadership development.
Coaching for 10 senior leaders.
Developed Technical Competency Framework – for all the departments of R&D, covering all rolls across levels.
HR roadmap development for the years 2021 to 2025.
Job-rotation strategy (Job mobility) for employees in R&D.
Digitization of Learning Needs and learning deployment.

JSW Steel (2018-2019) (Multiple assignments)

Developed Skill Matrix development, skill evaluation/assessment, and Multiskilling of blue-collar and white-collar employees. Covered around 22,000 people in 22 departments.
Employee Engagement Survey – for Associates, covering 17000 associate employees.

Madura Coats (2019)

Relationship building and Team leading skills for Team Leaders.
Managing diversity.

Strides Pharma Science Ltd (2019) (Multiple assignments)

Conducted DC (Development Centre) covering 100 employees for assessing their suitability for C-Suite positions.
Training for mid-management on Emotional Intelligence.
Managerial Skills for Shop-floor Executives and Managers.
Psychometric Assessment of HR Leaders.
English Language Skills Development.

INCITE CAM CENTRE (2018-19) (Multiple assignments)

Conducted DC for the Senior Management Team for developing leadership skills.
Designed and deployed a Performance management framework / metrics for Management Staff.
Facilitated training events for building leadership talent.

WindCare (2018)

Conducted DC for the Senior Management Team for developing strategic leadership skills.
Conducted DC for the Mid Management Team for developing managerial and execution skills.

Bonfiglioli (2018-2019)

Union leaders’ Leadership program.

Paragon Footwear (2016-2019) (Multiple assignments)

Training for front line sales force on -- Change Management; Orientation for Excellence; Databased Selling Process.
Training on planning sales targets; retail events; merchandising; making productive calls.
Developed induction process guidelines / manual for the frontline field force.
Conducted DC for Sales Managers for coaching them to increase sales performance.
Continuous Training for Shop floor Supervisors and Managers on Emotional Intelligence, People Management; Time Management.

Solara Active Pharma Science Ltd (2017-2019) (Multiple assignments)

Conducted DC covering all HODs for developing their leadership skills.
Training for mid-management on Emotional Intelligence.
Managerial Skills for Shop-floor Executives and Managers.
Psychometric Assessment of HR Leaders.
English Language Skills Development.

AVO Carbon - French MNC (2016-2017) (Multiple assignments)

Diagnosis of training needs and creation of road map for development. Conducted organization-wide investigation covering all levels of management staff and workmen.
Competency Training.
Building excellence in supervision for shop-floor supervisors.
Creating a positive and collaborative attitude among shop-floor operatives.

Alliance Tyre Corporation (2015-2016) (Multiple assignments)

Competency Mapping and Building.
Attitude Building Programs.
Design Thinking workshops for shop-floor Production Managers.

Apollo Tyres - Chennai Tyre Plant (2015-2017) (Multiple assignments)

Skill assessment of 1200 shop-floor Team members (machine operators).
Prepared competency checklist for Team Members in all 9 Business Units.
Prepared ‘Level-1’ technical training materials for employee induction in all the processes.
Skill assessment drill.
Design Thinking workshops for Senior Team members.

JK Tyres - Chennai Tyre Plant (2015-2019) (Multiple assignments)

Delivered managerial skills training for the identified hi-potentials (140 nos) who were to be promoted.
Decision making capability building.
People management skills for frontline managers on Shop-floor.

Tube Investments (TI) - (Murugappa Group) - IIIC Avadi (2015-2017) (Multiple assignments)

Designed and conducted 14 Development Centres with relevant psychometric tools to identify leadership needs of 120 hi-potential Sr.GMs to Manager level employees, who were getting elevated to new roles.
Conducted psychometric evaluation (through an Assessment Centre) for identifying operatives with hi-potential for suitable placement inside TI Cycles.

UCAL Fuel Systems - Maraimalai Nagar (2015) (Multiple assignments)

Attitude building workshops for blue-collar workmen identified as Union committee members who were taking part in long term settlement.
Psychometric evaluations for identifying the most suitable operatives for promotion (through an Assessment Centre).
Supervisory Skills for the newly promoted supervisors from the operatives level.

YAZAKI Wiring Technologies – Maraimalainagar (2015)

Delivered workshop on Relationship Building for achieving business results for GMs and Functional Heads.

Godrej Consumer Ltd. – Pondicherry (2015)

Delivered 'Design Thinking Workshops' to solve workplace issues, for HODs.

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