Under Graduate Course
Special Class Railway Apprentice(SCRA) Course Details
The Course of Study
The Special Class Railway Apprentices
undergo a 4-year training that turns them into mechanical engineering professionals India
and its Railways can depend on.
The Course: SCRAs are trained as mechanical engineers.
IRIMEE follows a sandwich system for training them where modern theoretical training is
interspersed with on-job training at Jamalpur Railway Workshops. Jamalpur Railway
Workshops is the biggest industrial setup of Bihar.
The Degree Awarded:SCRAs get a
Bachelor of Engineering degree in Mechanical Engineering after successful completion of
four years of training. This degree is recognised by the All India Council for Technical
Education.
The Shop Sessions:The on-job
training is conducted during the semester breaks of BIT, Mesra. During the shop sessions
the SCRAs are attached to the different units of Jamalpur Workshops. Here they learn about
the practical production, quality control and managerial aspects of mechanical
engineering. They are encouraged to take up projects during the shop-sessions and make
technical presentations.
