IIM-C chalks out course for 60 Railway board officers

IIM Calcutta (IIM-C) has been commissioned by the Railway Board of India to conduct a 12-week (6 April to 26 June) Executive General Management Programme for 60 officers, as part of the regular 18-month training program for the Indian Railway Service Probationer Officers.

Indian Railways and IIM Calcutta have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for training Indian Railway Service Officers for the next five years, beginning this year. The General Management Programme will cover topics in Economics, Human Resource Management, Management Information Systems, Public Policy, Behavioural Sciences, Operations Management, Marketing, Ethics, Finance and Accounting and Strategic Management.

The training programme also includes sessions with industry experts and visits to various industries in the eastern region.

The programme was inaugurated on April 6 by Arun Vohra, director general, Railway Staff College, Vadodara, and Shekhar Chaudhuri, director, IIM Calcutta.

The Probationer Indian Railway Service Officers after selection through the Engineering Service Examinations and the Civil Services Examinations of the Union Public Service Commission are required to undergo an 18-month training program before induction into service on various railway zones.

The 18-month training program includes classroom training at Railway Staff College Vadodara and Specialized Training Institutes, as well as field training on Zonal Railways, Divisions, Construction organizations and Manufacturing Units of the Indian Railways.

The Probationer Indian Railway Service Officers, inducted through the Engineering Service Examinations, have an engineering background. The Probationer Indian Railway Service Officers, inducted through the Civil Service Examinations, may have a non-engineering background too.