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Thursday, 5 November 2015
VADODARA
07:18
National Railway University to come up at Baroda; existing CTIs to be converted into University’s Constituent Colleges
National Railway University to come up at Baroda; existing CTIs to be converted into University’s Constituent Colleges
Baroda: India is likely to get its first railway university soon. The university would cover all domains of knowledge relating to various aspects of operations and management of the railways.
As per the scheme of things, the national transporter has decided that the university would be set up by upgrading its premier training institute—National Academy of Indian Railways (NAIR) at Vadodara, formerly known as Railway Staff College.
A senior railways official said according to the plan, the existing centralized training institutes (CTIs) of railways would be incorporated as the university’s constituent School of Study.
The transporter has around six CTIs with focus on training of subjects such as transport management, civil engineering, signal and telecommunications engineering, electrical engineering and mechanical engineering among others.
Moving ahead on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s plan of setting up railway universities in India, the transporter has engaged EdCIL, a PSU under the HRD ministry that specialises in setting up universities, to provide technical and consultancy services to prepare detailed project report (DPR) for setting up of the university.
A high-level delegation from railways had been to China to learn about the concept of railway universities. There were reports that the delegation was against the idea of setting up a dedicated railway university as it may put additional financial burden and divert resources from the core operations of the railways.
But, it seems railway minister Suresh Prabhu has decided to go along with the budget announcement of setting up a full-fledged railway university during 2015-16. In his budget speech, Prabhu also talked of setting up four railway research centres in select universities.
He had said a consortium of the railways and the ministries of HRD, science & technology and industries on an investment-sharing model is being set up as part of Technology Mission for Railways to take up identified projects for research.
The transporter has set up of “Malaviya Chair” for Railway Technology at IIT (BHU) to help in development of new materials to be used in all railway assets of Railways. An endowment fund of Rs 5 crore has been marked for this purpose.
Thursday, 8 October 2015
National Rail Universities: Internal Report of Railway Board says “not Necessary”
National Rail Universities: Internal Report of Railway Board says “not Necessary”
New Delhi: In what could prove to be a setback to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s plan of setting up four National Rail Universities in India, an internal report of the Railway Board has suggested that such universities are not necessary.
Earlier this year, a high-level delegation from the Ministry of Railways had visited China’s famous railway universities to familiarize themselves with the concept.
Upon their return, they filed a report with the view that in India, a dedicated Railway University would divert vital resources from the core operations of the Railways. Instead, the report recommended, rail research centres can be started in existing universities or railway-related subjects can be introduced in technical institutes of repute. Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu is yet to take a call on the matter. Modi had last year announced plans to set up four National Rail Universities in the country.
The Railways had even asked EdCIL, a PSU under the Ministry of Human Resource Development that specialises in setting up universities, for advice on how to go about the task. In its communication to the ministry, EdCIL had envisaged a rail university set up under University Grants Commission norms with an estimated student strength of more than 3,000.
China has also communicated its willingness to assist India in setting up of its first railway university, along with collaborating on course structure, curriculum and funding.
Most of the erstwhile rail universities in China are now multi-disciplinary institutions, railway officials said.
Within the Railway Ministry, the subject is considered sensitive because the PM himself has been seeking updates on it ever since the idea was mooted last year.
One question on the mind of policy makers in Rail Bhawan is whether graduating from the university would guarantee a job in the Indian Railways. The ministry, it is learnt, has not received any clear signal on this.
Instead of going full throttle to set up the first university, the Railways has been pushing for tie-ups with existing academic institutes.
Sunday, 2 August 2015
VADODARA
15:23
India’s first Railway University in Vadodara
India’s first Railway University in Vadodara
Vadodara (BRC): Railways is speedily working on setting up the first Railway university of the country. The university will come up at Vadodara in Gujarat. The Educational Consultants India Limited (EdCIL), a public sector unit of the Human Resource Development ministry is finalising the project.
The proposed university will have its main campus at the National Academy of Indian Railways at Vadodara.
The academy is considered as the alma mater for the officers of the Railways. It is situated in a sprawling campus of 55 acres of the Pratap Vilas Palace at Lalbaug in Vadodara. It provides training to all levels of Indian Railway officers, from probationers to general managers.
The academy was founded in 1930 at Dehradun and then shifted to its present regal sylvan surroundings at Vadodara, in 1952.
“We will have satellite centres of the proposed university at Secunderabad (Telangana), Jamalpur (Bihar) and Pune (Maharashtra),” said a high official of Ministry of Railway.
“The idea is to promote study and research related to railways. We will be collaborating with Indian as well as foreign universities. We are in touch with a Chinese university situated in Beijing,” said the official.
“The Chinese university has specialisation in railway research. We are also in the process of collaborating with the Urbana University in USA. The university is pioneer in railway related research,” he added. The project for establishing centres for railway research is also in its advanced stage.
Monday, 1 June 2015
VTU
07:43
Visvesvaraya Technological University will become India’s first University to offer PG Course in Railway Engineering
VTU will become India’s first University to offer PG Course in Railway Engineering
Belgaum (BGM): Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) is all set to introduce a postgraduate course (M.Tech.) in Railway Engineering from the academic year 2015-16. With that, the VTU will become India’s first university to provide a PG programme in Railway Engineering.
As experts in the university are giving final touches to the course material, Vice-Chancellor H.Maheshappa said that universities are expected to produce experts in substantial numbers to aid qualitative improvement of the complex railway engineering network.
Dr.Maheshappa said there is a great demand for trained engineers in Railway Engineering, and armed with a Degree from VTU, graduates have the opportunity to get involved in all projects close to home or further away. He said VTU enhances students’ employability with opportunities to gain industry experience, assisting them to secure mentoring opportunities, internships and placements.
D.H. Rao, former dean of VTU, said the syllabus for the PG programme is being articulated in consultation with experts in the domain area. The focus will be on topics such as Locomotive Design, Structural Analysis, Seating Design, Human Factors and Ergonomics, Braking System, Safety and Crash Engineering, and Aerodynamics for high speed, rail-road track design and analysis followed by nearly 16 weeks of internship and project.
The VTU was also working to have tie-up with the Railways Engineering Department for internship. Graduates will also have a solid grounding in Electrical Engineering and will be able to find employment in organisations across the electrical engineering industry as well.
The need for railway engineers is abundant for many existing and future expansion plans in constructing and maintaining Metro systems in India.
Monday, 23 March 2015
Railway University
09:58
Ministry of Railways to set up India’s first Railway University at Vadodara: MOSR
Ministry of Railways to set up India’s first Railway University at Vadodara: MOSR
Vadodara (BRC): Ministry of Railways will set up India’s first Railway University at Vadodara in Gujarat. Vadodara will become home to country’s first railway university as the railway ministry has decided to upgrade Pratapnagar-based National Academy of Indian Railways (NAIR) into a full-fledged university.
In January, Union railways minister Suresh Prabhu had visited the academy to attend it 64th foundation day. NAIR, formerly known as the Railway Staff College, is the apex level training and management development institute for the officers of the Indian Railways.
Prabhu had announced during the railway budget that the ministry was in process of setting up a full-fledged university during 2015-16.
Replying to questions by two MPs in Rajya Sabha, minister of state for railway Manoj Sinha informed the house that NAIR will be upgraded into a railway university.
“Ministry of railways has decided to establish one university on Indian Railways, at present, by upgrading NAIR, Vadodara, and by taking the existing centralized training institutes and other training institutes under its umbrella,” said Sinha.
“The university would award degrees and diplomas in various technical and non-technical areas related to the working of railways. No funds have been allocated for this purpose. Timeline for commissioning of the university has not been fixed,” he further stated in his reply.
It should be mentioned here that National Academy of Indian Railway was established 63 years ago to give training to railway officers. Its campus is located in Pratapnagar area of Vadodara. The academy is functioning in Pratapvilas palace which was built by then ruler of Baroda state Gaekwad in year 1914. The design of this palace was made by CF Stevens. NAIR was originally established in Dehradoon in year 1930. It was later shifted to Vadodara in year 1952. Training is given to railway employees from probationer to general manager rank in this academy for the period ranging from one week to ten weeks.
The academy has rich library with 50,000 books including 8600 titles in Hindi. It has 15,000 journals and 103 magazines.It has multipurpose auditorium room that showcases models of 18 railway stations.
NAIR was founded in 1930 at Premnagar in Dehradun. On January 31, 1952, it was shifted to Lalbaug in the city. Since then, it has been housed at the Pratap Vilas Palace, built in 1914 by the Gaekwads, the erstwhile rulers of Baroda state.
It provides training and management development opportunities to the newly-appointed railway officers and senior officers. Besides, the academy trains officers of other services of the government of India and those from foreign railways.
This was stated by Minister of State for Railway Shri Manoj Sinha in Rajya Sabha in reply to questions asked by Members of Parliament Palvai Govardhan Reddy and Ranjib Biswal.
