Centralised Training Institutes of the Indian Railways
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The Indian Railways
is the largest civilian employer in the world at approximately 1.6 million employees. 1200 officers form the line and staff management organisation. The training of all the cadres is entrusted and shared between six Centralised Training Institutes.
The Institutes are:
Indian Railways
Indian Railways , abbreviated as IR , is a departmental undertaking of Government of India, which owns and operates most of India's rail transport. It is overseen by the Ministry of Railways of the Government of India....
is the largest civilian employer in the world at approximately 1.6 million employees. 1200 officers form the line and staff management organisation. The training of all the cadres is entrusted and shared between six Centralised Training Institutes.
The Institutes are:
- Indian Railway Institute of Transportation ManagementIndian Railway Institute of Transportation ManagementIndian Railway Institute of Transportation Management is a technical institute run by the Indian Railways. It was set up in 2003 to impart training to probationary officers of the Indian Railway Traffic Service , and to in-service railway officials in the areas of Supply Chain Management ,...
, LucknowLucknowLucknow is the capital city of Uttar Pradesh in India. Lucknow is the administrative headquarters of Lucknow District and Lucknow Division....
for officers of the Traffic department - Indian Railway Institute of Civil EngineeringIndian Railway Institute of Civil EngineeringIRICEN is the training institute for the Civil engineers of the Indian Railways. The institute had a modest start in 1959 as the Permanent Way Training School for training entry level Civil engineers...
, PunePunePune , is the eighth largest metropolis in India, the second largest in the state of Maharashtra after Mumbai, and the largest city in the Western Ghats. Once the centre of power of the Maratha Empire, it is situated 560 metres above sea level on the Deccan plateau at the confluence of the Mula ...
for civil engineers, - Indian Railway Institute of Signal and Telecommunications Engineering, SecunderabadSecunderabadSecunderabad popularly known as the twin city of Hyderabad is located in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh north of Hyderabad. Named after Sikandar Jah, the third Nizam of the Asaf Jahi dynasty, Secunderabad was founded in 1806 AD as a British cantonment...
for engineers of S&T department, - Indian Railway Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering & Jamalpur GymkhanaJamalpur GymkhanaThe Jamalpur Gymkhana , often referred to as Gymkhana by its members, is a hostel for young apprentice officers of the Indian Railways. It is also a club like any other Gymkhana. The difference is that membership to this club is restricted only to those who spend their formative years in its...
, JamalpurJamalpurJamalpur may refer to:Bangladesh* Jamalpur District* Jamalpur Sadar UpazilaIndia* Jamalpur, Munger, Bihar* Jamalpur, Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh* Jamalpur , West Bengal...
for mechanical engineers - Indian Railway Institute of Electrical EngineeringIndian Railway Institute of Electrical EngineeringIndian Railways has set up this Institute at Nasik Road for imparting training to newly appointed officers of Indian Railway Service of Electrical Engineers , recruited through Indian Engineering Services Examination conducted by UPSC, New Delhi...
, Nasik for Electrical Engineers, - RPF Academy, LucknowLucknowLucknow is the capital city of Uttar Pradesh in India. Lucknow is the administrative headquarters of Lucknow District and Lucknow Division....
for officers of the Railway Protection ForceRailway Protection ForceThe Railway Protection force is an Indian Central Armed Police Force charged with protecting the Indian Railways.The strength of RPF is about 65,000.The duties of the Railway Protection Force include:...
and - Railway Staff CollegeRailway Staff CollegeThe Railway Staff College is the management training institute for the officers of the Indian Railways. The college trains not only newly appointed officers but also senior managers and executives...
, VadodaraVadodaraVadodara formerly known as Baroda is the third most populated city in the Indian State of Gujarat . It is one of the four cities with the population of over 1 million...
functions as the apex training institute for the officers of all departments in general and Accounts, Personnel, Stores and Medical departments in particular.
External links
- Railway Staff College
- Indian Railways Institute of Transport Management
- Indian Railway Institute of Civil Engineering
- Indian Railway Institute of Signal and Telecommunications Engineering
- Indian Railway Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering
- Indian Railway Institute of Electrical Engineering