NATIONAL ACADEMY OF INDIAN RAILWAYS HISTORY National Academy of Indian Railways (NAIR), earlier known as Railway Staff College (RSC) was founded in 1930 at Dehradun on premises that now house the Indian Military Academy (IMA). In 1952, the RSC was re-established in the Pratap Vilas Palace, Vadodara. A palace built in renaissance style, Pratap Vilas palace was designed by C.F.Stevens, son of F.W.Stevens who designed the GIPR (Central Railway) HQ at Victoria Terminus and BB&CIR (Western Railway) HQ at Church Gate. The construction of this palace started in 1908 and was completed in 1914. CAMPUS The campus is spread over an area of 55 acres. The lush green surroundings are adorned with rich bio-diversity such as peacocks and various species of birds. NAIR is headed by a Director General and Faculty members are drawn from all Civil & Engineering services of Indian Railways. Faculties: 1 Director General 14 Professor (Inventory Management) 2 Dy. Director General 15 Professor (Account Management) 3 Sr. Professor (Material Management) 16 Professor (Relations Management) 4 Sr. Professor (Organisational Behaviour) 17 Professor (Network Management) 5 Sr. Professor (Finance Management) 18 Professor (Information Technology) 6 Sr. Professor (Health Management) 19 Professor (Electrical Engineering) 7 Sr. Professor (Signal & Telecommunication) 20 Professor (Health Management) 8 Sr. Professor (Transportation Management) 21 Professor(Management Studies) 9 Sr. Professor (Mechanical Engineering) 22 Professor(Safety Management) 10 Sr. Professor (Management) 23 Professor (Personnel Management) 11 Sr. Professor (Civil Engineering ) 24 Professor (Rajbhasha) 12 Sr. Professor (Finance & Investment) 25 Asst. Professor (Law Management ) 13 Professor (Commercial Management ) 26 Asst. Professor (Personnel Management) COURSES OFFERED SN Program Duration 1 Advanced Management Program 2 weeks 2 Management Development Program 4 weeks 3 Strategic Management Program 1 week 4 Group-A Foundation Programs 10 weeks 5 Group-A Induction Programs 4 weeks 6 Group-B Foundation Programs 4 weeks 7 Group-B Induction Programs for Accounts, Personnel & Stores 4 weeks 8 Centralised Training for IRAS, IRPS & IRSS 78 weeks 9 Centralised Training for IRMS 14 weeks 10 Human Resource Management Programmes 1 week 11 Hospital Management Programmes 2 weeks 12 Material Management Programmes 1 week 13 General Management programmes 1 week 14 Safety Courses 1 week 15 Law Courses 1 week 16 Information Technology 1 week 17 Programmes for non-railway Officials 1 week 18 Programmes for BIMSTEC & Mekong Ganga countries officers 2 weeks A faculty member functions as the Course Director (CD) for every course. Academicians, experts, professional and specialists from within IR and outside are also invited as visiting lecturers. ALLIANCES & PARTNERSHIPS NAIR Signed a MOU with Maharaja Sayaji Rao University of Baroda in presence of Hon'ble Minister of Railways on 17-08-16, where in probationers of IRAS, IRPS & IRSS will do MBA Programme with M S University an on successful completion of programme they will be awarded MBA Degree by University. QUALITYPOLICY NAIR is committed to achieving ‘Excellence in Training Railway Managers’ so that the corporate objectives of the Indian Railways are sufficiently met. We are also committed to continual improvements in our training methodology and towards this end, we have adopted the comprehensive periodic reviews within the framework of ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management Systems. CLASSROOMS There are nine Air-Conditioned classrooms equipped with various facilities such as PC, internet, over head multi media projector facilities, etc. During winters, classes are conducted in the amphi-theatre to conserve energy. Two more state of art class rooms with capacity of 100 participants are getting ready and will be started soon. IT Infrastructure Cybrary as it is called popularly, houses more than 20 computers with high speed internet connectivity, printer and scanner facilities to cater to all curricular needs of the trainee officers. It remains open from 08.00 hours to 23.00 hours, LIBRARY It houses more than 51,000 books including codes, manuals, reports, journals and magazines. Educational movies are available in the display centre SUDARSHAN. Up to 10 books can be issued at a time. E-book readers are also available for the use of trainee officers. The library is open from 09.30 hours to 20.00 hours on Monday to Friday, and 10.00 hours to 20.00 hours on Saturday. MODEL ROOM The model room is at the heart of training aspects related to railway transportation. It houses working models of different classes of stations, block instruments and signaling and telecommunication equipment. SARDAR PATEL SABHAGRIHA Generally referred to as SPS, this well equipped auditorium has a seating capacity of 250. It is used for conducting seminars, conferences, mock drill sessions, cultural functions and films on a regular basis. Classes are also conducted here as per requirement. HOSTELS The Academy has the largest hostel & mess accommodation amongst all Central Training Institutes of IR. NAIR has the distinction of making available AC facilities in all officer rooms in various hostels. There are three hostels and a Guest House. PAHUNE: has 96 rooms plus nine family rooms with a music room. Dance and Drama room, and Ironing& Washing rooms. Pahune reception handles transport booking 24 x 7. Two buses (one AC) and other (SUVs) are available. MEHMAN: overlooks the scenic Lalbaug gardens and serves Senior Scale and JAG level officers. There are 44 officers room in Mehman including 13 family rooms. Washing machines and ironing room, Shoe polishing facilities are also available. The reading lounge in this hostel has computers and printers facility. ATITHI: This is the new building that has 75 rooms including suites and VIP rooms. Located near the Pratapnagar gate, Atithi exclusively serves senior officers. All rooms are provided with TV and intercom facility. Every floor has washing machine and ironing room. The spacious lounge of this hostel has a large TV. Table tennis facilities are also available. This hostel has come in place of east wing of old hostel. Essential Kit at Hostel – Essential kit like tooth brush, tooth paste, shampoo, soap etc. are available on payment at reception counters of all hostels. Officers Rest House (GIRIRAJ): This six-suite rest house hosts senior VLs and VIP guests from time to time. All the hostels of NAIR have subscriptions of various newspapers and magazines. All the receptions are manned 24x7 and supervisors give first priority to hostel complaints. Recreation hall: A spacious recreation hall in Pahune Hostel with facilities for chess, carrom, table tennis and fuss ball, 2 Billiard tables, 2 pool tables etc. National level championships are also conducted here. Watching live matches on TV in groups is a common sight in the lounge. ANNAPURNA MESS Savour your taste buds in the Officers Mess in the NAIR campus. Both the halls of the Officers Mess are air conditioned, LED-lit and equipped with modern facilities like central music system and TV. The mess is managed through active participation of the trainee officers. Costing and accounting is done in a transparent manner. Payments can be made through cards. Officers take pride in following the mess timings and the dress code in a disciplined manner. Room service is available in exceptional cases. The Officers Mess has the capacity to serve up to 300 officers. It also caters for special occasions organized in the Raja Baug lawns. Theme-based dinners are organized regularly. AMUL PARLOUR Any length of stay in Gujarat is incomplete without relishing AMUL products! The Amul Parlour on the NAIR campus serves milk products and of course the famous ice cream on payment basis. It has also a tea & coffee vending machine. SPORT COMPLEX HEALTH CLUB NAIR is committed to keeping its officers physically and mentally fit. The AC health club at NAIR is equipped with modern gymming equipments. Apart from this, a mini gym and an open air gym are also available for use by guest officers. SWIMMING POOL& SAUNA Well equipped swimming pool and sauna is popular both among kids and adults. A professionally qualified trainer is available for teaching swimming to the officers. BASKETBALL & VOLLEYBALL The basketball and volleyball courts foster team spirit among trainee officers. BADMINTON Six badminton courts of international standards host faculty and trainee officers for matches. A professional coach is available to train the officers. Squash – An international standard wooden squash court is available in newly built sport complex, It also has an air-conditioned room for yoga. Tennis – Two standard Tennis courts available for officers. These have been provided with LED lights to play during night hours. A professional coach is available for training the officers. Cricket and Football – NAIR has a small ground fondly called “Oval” is there which is used for playing Cricket and Football. Yoga - Sessions are conducted by a personal trainer every morning at 6 am. MAYUR VATIKA The Peacock Garden or the Mayur Vatika is home to several peacocks. The dance of these birds, especially during the monsoon, adds to the beauty of the sprawling greenery of NAIR. JUNGLE WALK “The woods are lovely, dark and deep.” The forested path of about a kilometer lies in the lap of nature at NAIR and offers scenic views for morning and evening walks. HERITAGE The Pratap Vilas Palace, the main building of the academy is actually the Prince Palace of Gaekwads, the erstwhile rulers of Baroda. The grand live structure is more than 100 years old, and has a unique heritage value in its own. It has many stories to tell, once you start listening to it. Besides this, Heritage Arcade, Model Rooms, Pahune Hostel (once royal stable of Gaekwads), etc. are huge heritage assets. The academy organises heritage workshops, heritage walks and visits for heritage enthusiasts regularly. Training sessions are also conducted to sensitize Officer Trainees. Heritage enthusiasts in Model Room Workshop on Railway Heritage at NAIR Rail Vikas Shivir: NAIR team participated in the built up exercise at Vadodara and final Shivir at New Delhi.