NAIR, Baroda varsity ink pact for MBA programme for rail officers

The city-based National Academy of the Indian Railway (NAIR) and M S University of Baroda inked an agreement which will offer MBA programme for railway officers.

Indian Rlys & MS University Signs MOU of MBA for Rly Officer in presence of MR @sureshpprabhu & Dy CM Gujrat pic.twitter.com/93XYyrkqlX

— Ministry of Railways (@RailMinIndia) August 17, 2016

The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the varsity's Registrar Neerja Jaiswal and NAIR Deputy Director General P Barapatre in the presence of Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu and Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel.

MR @sureshpprabhu & Sh3 Nitin Patel,Dy CM,Gujarat dedicated two lifts at Vadodara & Ahmedabad station for the people pic.twitter.com/mlLWUoDcai

— Ministry of Railways (@RailMinIndia) August 17, 2016

MR @sureshpprabhu & Shri Nitin Patel, Dy CM,Gujarat inaugurated new pit line & Coach Care Center at Vadodara pic.twitter.com/dG8W4XbSRv

— Ministry of Railways (@RailMinIndia) August 17, 2016

As part of the MoU, railway probationary officers who are currently trained at NAIR, will study and obtain MBA degrees from the University with specialisation in respective fields such as Finance, Human Resource Management, Production and Operations Management and Marketing Management.

The tie-up also enables M S University to select students at their end for MBA along with Railway officers. These students will also be awarded the degree in respective disciplines.

The examination will be conducted as per the exam policy of the Baroda Varsity, officials said.

Railways also signed MoU to develop Rs 5,000-crore Surat transportation hub.

1/4India’s first multi-modal transportation hub #Surat rly stn.Rly signs MoU Rs 5,000Cr 4 Surat transportation hub pic.twitter.com/womif7b1Dv

— Ministry of Railways (@RailMinIndia) August 18, 2016

2/4 1st of-its-kind infra development project,where IRSDC,GSRTC & SMC hv formed a JV to hv different transport facilities:MR @sureshpprabhu

— Ministry of Railways (@RailMinIndia) August 18, 2016

3/4 2 We are revamping structure of rly stn development & working hard 2 build 400 rly stn over IR:MR @sureshpprabhu pic.twitter.com/Bl3J4SUmie

— Ministry of Railways (@RailMinIndia) August 18, 2016

4/4 Surat Multi Modal Transport Hub will constitute 5 towers with approximately 61 storeys 4 commercial development pic.twitter.com/56AdwYKfXP

— Ministry of Railways (@RailMinIndia) August 18, 2016