The College of Engineering,Guindy (CEG) is a public engineering college situated in Chennai,India. It is Asia's oldest technical institution,founded in 1794. It is also the oldest technical institution to be established outside Europe.
Jamalpur is a city in the Indian state of Bihar. It is situated 9 km from the Munger city centre. Jamalpur is a part of Munger-Jamalpur twin cities.It is main railhead for reaching Munger city.
Punjab Engineering College (Deemed to be University) (abbreviated PEC or PEC Chandigarh) is a public research &technical institution in Chandigarh. It was founded in 1921 in Lahore,established in Chandigarh in 1953,and focuses on the field of applied sciences,particularly engineering and technology. It is well-known for its ungarduate and graduate programmes in engineering,to which the entry is through the Joint Entrance Examination –Mains and Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering. It offers degrees such as Bachelor of Technology,Master of Technology and MBA. It also has a comprehensive graduate program offering doctoral degrees in Science,Technology,Engineering and Mathematics.
Special Class Railway Apprentice (SCRA) was a programme by which candidates are selected by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) India,to train in the undergraduate program in mechanical engineering at the Indian Railways Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering,Jamalpur. This programme started in 1927 and is one of the oldest in India.
The Jamalpur Gymkhana,often referred to as Gymkhana by its members,is a hostel for young apprentice officers of the Indian Railways in Jamalpur,Bihar,India. It is also a club like any other Gymkhana. The difference is that membership to this club is restricted only to those who spend their formative years in its corridors. It is difficult to talk about Gymkhana without quickly moving on to the anecdotal history of its members - current and past,referred to as Gymmies by its inmates.
The Indian Railways Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering (IRIMEE) was founded in 1888 as a technical school and commenced training Mechanical Officers for Indian Railways in 1927. It is the oldest of the five Centralised Training Institutes (CTIs) for training officers for Indian Railways. IRIMEE is located at Jamalpur in the Munger district of Bihar,on the Patna-Bhagalpur rail route. IRIMEE provides theoretical and practical training for a four-year undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering as well as professional courses to officers and supervisors of Indian Railways. There are also courses for non-railway organizations and foreign railways.
The Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineering,abbreviated as IRSME,is one of the group 'A' central engineering services of the Indian railways. The officers of this service are responsible for managing the Mechanical Engineering Division of the Indian Railways. Till 2019,IRSME officers were drawn from the Combined Engineering Service Examination (ESE) and Special Class Railway Apprentice (SCRA) examination conducted by Union Public Service Commission. All appointments to the Group 'A' services are made by the president of India.
The Engineering Services Examination (ESE) is a standardized test conducted annually by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) to recruit officers to various engineering Services under the Government of India. Held in four categories—Civil,Mechanical,Electrical,and Electronics &Telecommunication,the exam has three stages comprising objective,subjective and personality tests. The Services are also informally known as Indian Engineering Services (IES).
Jamalpur Locomotive Workshop is a railway workshop established on February 8,1862,as the first fully-fledged railway workshop facility in India. It was started by the East Indian Railway Company (EIR) as a result of the so-called "Railway Age" in India,which began in 1854.
The Indian Railways Institute of Signal Engineering and Telecommunication,Secunderabad is an Institute based on Signal Engineering and Telecommunications. Located in Secunderabad,this institute is run by the Ministry of Railways (India),Indian Railways in 1957 as a subsidiary of Indian Railways.
The Indian Railways Institute of Electrical Engineering (IRIEEN),Nashik,was set up by Indian Railways at Nashik in Maharashtra for imparting training to newly appointed officers of the Indian Railway Service of Electrical Engineers,recruited through an Engineering Services Examination conducted by the Union Public Service Commission,New Delhi. The institute was set up in 1988 at Nashik,Maharashtra. The institute is headed by the director. He is assisted by a team of nine faculty members who have practical experience as well as technical qualifications.
Indian Railways Institute of Civil Engineering,Pune (IRCEN) is the training institute for the Civil engineers of the Indian Railways. The institute had a modest start in 1959 as the Permanent Way Training School for training entry level Civil engineers. It is now a Centralised Training Institute and trains officers of the IRSE cadre of the Indian Railways.
Nikhil Nanda is an Indian industrialist. He is the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Escorts Kubota Limited,an Indian multinational engineering conglomerate that specialises in agricultural,construction and railways equipment and machinery. He is a third-generation entrepreneur,being the grandson of Raj Kapoor and Har Prasad Nanda,who founded the company in 1944,and son of Rajan Nanda,who served as the CMD of the group util August 2018.
Jabalpur Engineering College (JEC) is an institute located in Jabalpur,Madhya Pradesh,India. It is the oldest technical institution in central India and the 15th-oldest in India. It is the first institute of India to have started the Electronics &Telecommunication engineering education in the country,and also the last educational institution to be set up by the British in India. The Government of Madhya Pradesh is in the process of converting it into a Technical University.
K. Radhakrishnan a.k.a Koppillil Radhakrishnan is an Indian space scientist who headed the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) as Chairman of Space Commission,Secretary of the Department of Space,Government of India. Under his leadership,India became the first country to reach Mars in its first attempt.
In India,the Civil Service is the collection of civil servants of the government who constitute the permanent executive branch of the country. This includes servants in the All India Services,the Central Civil Services,and various State Civil Services.
Chandrathil Gouri Krishnadas Nair is an Indian technocrat,teacher and metallurgical scientist known for his contributions in the field of aeronautical metallurgy. Dr Nair was given the Padma Shri Award by the Government of India for his contributions to science and technology in 2001.
Satish Kumar Kaura is an Indian technocrat,industrialist and the founder of Samtel Group,where he holds the post of the chairman. He is also the chairman and managing director of Samcor Glass Limited and the executive director of Samtel Colour Limited. An elected Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE),Kaura is the first recipient of the Distinguished Alumnus Award of the Indian Institute of Technology,Kanpur. The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri,in 2004,for his contributions to Indian industrial sector.
Abhay Karandikar is an Indian educator,engineer,innovator,and administrator best known for his work in the telecommunication sector in India. Currently,he is serving as the Secretary to the Government of India in the Department of Science and Technology,Government of India from 1 October 2023 onwards. Previously,he served as the Director of Indian Institute of Technology,Kanpur from 1 April 2018 to 30 September 2023. Prior to that,Karandikar held a number of positions,including Dean,Head of the Department of the Electrical Engineering,and Institute Chair Professor at the Indian Institute of Technology,Bombay. He was one of the founding members of Telecom Standards Development Society of India and appointed as its first Vice Chairman from 2014 to 2016,and then was appointed its Chairman from 2016 to 2018. Karandikar contributed to conceptualization and establishment of new technical standards work programmes for TSDSI. In 2016,he was awarded with IEEE SA's Standards Medallion for his work to Indian Technology,Policy and Standardization with IEEE guidelines.
Suneet Sharma is the 2nd Chairman &Chief Executive Officer,Railway Board,Indian Railways and the ex-officio Principal Secretary to the Government of India. Sharma is a Central Government Engineer of IRSME cadre of the 1982 batch.
