With an eye on future, Indian Railway launches 7 academic programs

CIOReviewIndia Team | Thursday, 12 November 2020, 13:00 IST

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With an eye on future, Indian Railway launches 7 academic programs

For the core applied sector, National Rail and Transportation Institute (NRTI), Vadodra has launched  7 new Programmes, 2 B. Tech UG Programmes, 2 MBA and 3 MSc Programmes. 

 

The 2 B Tech Programs will be focused towards Rail Systems, Rail Infrastructure, and Communications Engg. While as the highest priority in the coming years, the MBA programs are focused at Transportation and Supply Chain Management. 

Furthermore, contributing to the core areas that the Nation is looking forward to, MSc Programs are focused on Systems and Analytics, Policy and Economics, and Systems Engineering and Integration. This program will be launched in association with the University of Birmingham, UK. Thus the international exposure to the students will be unparalleled. 

Speaking on the occasion, Shri V.K.Yadav, Chairman & CEO, Railway Board 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. It offers  project-based learning at Railway establishments."

 

Indian Railways will be at the core of implementing the key features of the programmes. It will serve as an experiential learning laboratory for the student community as well as the faculty development initiatives, thereby creating a distinct character for the University: through a highly experiential and application-based learning approach. The students passing out of these programs as tomorrow’s citizens could add great value in nation building," he added. 

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