IIT Kharagpur & IRIMEE Sign 5-Year MoU To Train Railway Officials In Vande Bharat Traction, Advanced Rolling Stock Technologies
Kolkata: IIT Kharagpur and the Indian Railways Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering (IRIMEE), Jamalpur, have signed an MoU to strengthen the technical capabilities of railway officials in advanced rolling stock technologies. Powering the Future of Indian Railways with Knowledge & Technology IIT Kharagpur has joined hands with the Indian Railways Institute of Mechanical and…
Kolkata: IIT Kharagpur and the Indian Railways Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering (IRIMEE) have signed a five-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance the technical skills of railway officials in advanced rolling stock technologies. The agreement aims to bolster the capacity of railway personnel in areas such as electrical safety, traction systems, and advanced propulsion systems used in Vande Bharat trains and three-phase Mainline Electric Multiple Units (MEMUs).
The collaboration, spearheaded by the Centre for Railway Research (CRR) at IIT Kharagpur, will offer specialized residential training programs combining academic expertise with operational requirements from Indian Railways. The curriculum will cover topics like electrical protection systems, TCMS, rolling stock diagnostics, and braking systems, with a mix of lectures, laboratory experiments, and field visits.
Dean of Outreach at IIT Kharagpur, Prof Swagata Dasgupta, highlighted that the partnership would enable railway officials to contribute to improving safety, reliability, and maintenance of advanced rolling stock, while also strengthening India's indigenous technological capabilities in the field.
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