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This university will set Indian Railways on the path of modernisation and help India become a global leader in transport sector by enhancing productivity and promoting ' Make in India '. It will create a resource pool of skilled manpower and leverage state-of-the-art technology to provide better safety, speed and service in Indian Railways. It will support ' Startup India ' and ' Skill India ' by channeling technology and delivering knowhow, and foster entrepreneurship, generating large scale employment opportunities. This will lead to transformation of railway and transportation sector and enable faster movement of people and goods. Through global partnerships and accessing cutting edge technologies, India will emerge as a global centre of expertise.
The university plans to use latest pedagogy and technology applications( satellite based tracking, Radio Frequency Identification and Artificial Intelligence) to improve on-thejob performance and productivity. Close collaboration with the Indian Railways will ensure that the stakeholders have access to Railways ' facilities, which will work as ' live labs ' and they will be able to work on solving real life problems. It
will have ' Centres of Excellence ' showcasing high-end, niche technology like High Speed Train.
Background:
Government of India has taken a very important decision whose impact will be felt through the next century and the decision is that country ' s first railway university will be constructed in Vadodara "- Hon ' ble Prime Minister speaking about rail university in Vadodara in October, 2016.
As Indian Railways is set to embark on ambitious projects such as High Speed Trains( popularly known as bullet train), massive infrastructure modernisation, Dedicated Freight Corridors( DFCs), highest focus on safety etc., Indian Railways will require high level of proficiency and skills. Further, factors such as unprecedented growth in the transportation sector in India, increased requirement of qualified manpower and upgradation of skills and capability required to drive the transformation of Indian Railways have necessitated a worldclass training hub.
SPECIAL MOMENT FOR US, 2017!