Two year M.Tech Programme
in Railway Engineering at IIT Kharagpur
Commencing from the 2015-2016 academic year, IIT Kharagpur, with grant-in-aid from
Indian Railways, is starting a two year M.Tech program in Railway Engineering. The M.Tech
program spans across three verticals in Civil, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering. The
goal of the programme is:
(i) to impart scholastic training to Indian R
ailways engineers to develop rigorous
analysis capability and in-depth knowledge in Railway Technology domain under
the chosen vertical discipline. (ii) to equip graduate engineers, with little or no exposure to Railway Engineering, with
specialized knowledge in Railway Engineering and develop rigorous analysis
capability in the chosen vertical discipline. Students admitted to the programme will take courses in their chosen vertical (Civil,
Electrical or Mechanical) as well as across disciplines, thereby enabling them to acquire
detailed knowledge in their verticals, as well as a broad perspective on Railway Engineering. Eligibility
Indian Railway engineers from the Civil, Electrical and Mechanical specializations with
minimum 2 years of experience will be eligible for applying for this programme. In addition
graduate engineers with B.Tech/B.E or equivalent degrees in Civil, Electrical or Mechanical
Engineering with a qualifying GATE score will be eligible to apply. Admission Process
The number of seats available in the programme will be thirty (30), of which twenty (20) will
be reserved for officers from Indian Railways and the remaining ten (10) will be open to
eligible candidates not belonging to Indian Railways, but selected on the basis of their
performance in GATE. To attract excellent students in this GATE-qualified category, an
additional top-up fellowship will be provided by railways
For railway officers this M.Tech program was advertised on 8 May 2015 in the following
website for training circulars for IR Personal
www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1,304,366,530,566
IR officers should apply according to the above circular from Indian Railways. The
shortlisted Railway officers will submit a one page research proposal. The performance in the
final interview and quality of the research proposal will play an important role in admission
to the MTech program. Number of Credits
The credit requirements for the course shall comprise:
(i) Course work including theory and laboratory courses --- 48 credits. (ii) Summer Internship --- 2 credits
(iii) Thesis/Project Work --- 40 credits
Internship
Students of the programme will be required to undergo a compulsory two-credit summer
internship during the summer following their first year of studies. It will usually be in an Indian Railway workshop in India or at an equivalent
location in a Railway subsidiary or ancillary industry or at a University abroad. M.Tech Project
The students will pursue an M.Tech project in their vertical discipline in the second year of
their studies. The project can be pursed in IIT Kharagpur under the aegis of the Centre of
Railway Research (CRR), or in an Indian Railway workshop in India, at an equivalent
location in a Railway subsidiary or ancillary industry, or at a University abroad. Course Curriculum
The course list is attached as annexure. Rules and Regulations
All students joining under this programme shall be governed by the existing academic,
disciplinary and any other relevant rules of IIT Kharagpur during the programme.
