India’s lack of talent will paralyse growth of the Railways

The Indian Railways has been hampered by paucity of employees who have graduated from within the Railways. Young minds should brace themselves for the National Rail and Transportation Institute (NRTI). It can be the harbinger of good things for the Railways sector because ‘skill’ is what Prime Minister Narendra Modi has emphatically stressed upon to change the face of India. 

Tapping a vast pool of resourceful youngsters for enhancing the productivity and efficiency of the Railways would be the aim of the university. The varsity  received thousands of applications for admissions into 80 seats, each in two courses of three years each starting early September — BSc in Transportation Technology and BBA in Transport Management. That means the NRTI took off even before it officially begun.  Including  state-of-the-art satellite-based tracking and radiofrequency identification, by the university to the student’s curriculum should boost the youth’s confidence.  A hands on experience in mobility laboratories and high speed rail labs should make students tech-savvy.

Challenging the stalemate in the almost static Indian Railways and transforming the ecosystem of the Indian transportation system are the lofty ambitions of the NRTI. There isn't any doubt why its stated objectives cannot be fruitful with the type of talent pool the country possesses.