HRP, Definition, meaning, characteristics and features, Importance of HRP- factors affecting HRP, Evolution of Human Resource Planning (HRP), relation between HRP and other HR Functions, Human Resource Planning and business environment.

Action Planning, Matching Requirement and Availability: Retention, Resourcing, Flexibility and Downsizing, Career Management and Succession Planning, Quality of Work-Life

HRP process outline, time scale of HRP forecasts, difficulties in manpower forecasts using quantitative tools, analysis of manpower supply, different methods of wastage analysis, manpower planning models.

Recruitment policy & function, Current practices in Recruitment, Internal recruitment, outsourcing, e-recruitment, Interviews and other selection devices, decision making for selection, Issues relating to managerial selection.

Approaches to Human Resource Development, Integrated HRD Systems, HRD Climate in Organisations, Impact of Technology on HRD, Implication of Technological change on HRD, Human Resource Audit and HR Matrices.