Maligaon, Nov 18: With an eye on future, Indian Railway launches 7 new academic programs aimed at creating best skill sets in Railway Infrastructure Management, Systems & Communication Engineering and Transportation cum Supply Chain Management.
National Rail and Transportation Institute (NRTI), Vadodra has launched 2 B. Tech UG Programmes, 2 MBA and 3 MSc Programmes on core applied sector. The 2 B Tech Programs are focused on Rail Infrastructure, Rail Systems and Communications Engg, while the MBA programs 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. 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. These programmes are highly inter-disciplinary and application oriented and not being offered by any other Institute in India and thus, unique in its contents. 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 courses being offered at National Rail and Transportation Institute (NRTI), Vadodra, are, BBA in Transportation Management (3 years), B Sc in Transportation Technology (3 years), B. Tech. in Rail Infrastructure Engineering (4 years), B. Tech. in Rail Systems & Communication Engineering (4 years), MBA in Transportation Management (2 years), MBA in Supply Chain Management (2 years), M Sc in Railway Systems Engineering (2 years), M Sc in Transport Technology and Policy (2 years), M Sc in Transport Information Systems and Analytics (2 years).
