Indian Railways Institute of Electrical Engineering (IRIEEN), Nashik | |
Established: | 1988 |
Location: | Nashik |
Website: | IRIEEN Nashik |
The Indian Railways Institute of Electrical Engineering (IRIEEN), Nashik, was set up by Indian Railways at Nashik in Maharashtra for imparting training to newly appointed officers of the Indian Railway Service of Electrical Engineers, recruited through an Engineering Services Examination conducted by the Union Public Service Commission, New Delhi. The institute was set up in 1988 at Nashik, Maharashtra. The institute is headed by the director. He is assisted by a team of nine faculty members who have practical experience as well as technical qualifications.[1]
As laid down by the Railway Board, the institute imparts training as a statutory measure to:
It also has a supervisor training center (STC) to impart induction and refresher training to supervisors, junior engineers and senior section engineers. In addition to the above, short-term special courses are also conducted throughout the year on specialized subjects with the latest technical know-how and as requests received from zonal railways.[2]
The IRIEEN is one of six centralised training institutes that share the task of training of officers. The other centralised training institutes are: