Updated on: Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Kolkata: The Railway Board of India has commissioned IIM Calcutta to start at 12-week executive general management course for 60 students.
The course, which runs from April 6 to June 26, 2009, is part of the 18-month training programme for Indian Railway Service Probationer Officers.
Indian Railways and IIM Calcutta have signed a MoU to train Indian Railway Service Officers for the next five years. The programme includes topics in: Economics, HRM, Management Information Systems, Public Policy, Behavioural Sciences, Operations Management, Marketing, Ethics, Finance and Accounting and Strategic Management.
The training programme includes sessions with industry experts and visits to various industries in the Eastern Region.
Probationer Indian Railway Service Officers inducted through engineering service examinations have backgrounds in engineering. Officers inducted through the civil service examinations may have non-engineering backgrounds.
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