The Indian Railways has launched seven academic programmes aimed at creating best skills sets in Railway infrastructure management, systems and communication engineering and transportation cum supply chain management.
The seven programmes launched by the National Rail and transportation Institute (NRTI), Vadodara, include two B.Tech UG programmes, two MBA and three MSc programmes on core applied sector. The two B.Tech programmes are focused on rail infrastructure, rail systems and communications engineering.
While the MBA programmes are focused at transportation and supply chain management which are of highest priority in the coming years, the MSc Programs are focused on the Systems Engineering and Integration, Systems and Analytics, Policy and Economics which are the core areas the Nation is looking forward to.
Of this, the MSc Program on Systems Engineering and Integration is offered in association with the University of Birmingham, UK and is highly promising. The international exposure to the students will be unparalleled.
On the occasion, Railway Board Chairman and CEO V K Yadav said, “NRTI has adopted an interdisciplinary approach for research of transport systems. It is bringing together academicians, scientists and engineers from various backgrounds, and plans to leverage its academic and industry partnerships and collaborations.
“It intends to develop a set of core values—dedication to nation building, commitment to innovation and academic excellence, compassion towards people and society and responsibility towards the environment,” he said.
