Indian Railway Institute of Civil Engineering, Pune

About Indian Railway Institute of Civil Engineering, Pune

Indian Railway Institute of Civil Engineering (IRICEN) is the Centralised Training Institute for the IRSE officers of the Indian Railway. IRSE officers are mainly Civil Engineers and they are recruited through the Engineering Service Examination (ESE), conducted every year by the UPSC.

IRICEN started in 1959 as the Permanent Way Training School for the entry level Civil Engineers. In year 2003, the institute is certified as ISO 9001-2000 training institute.

The institute is responsible for most of the training courses for the officers of the Indian Railway Service of Engineers (IRSE).

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After Recruitment, the IRSE probationers are given 18 months’ intensive training in various training institutes of Indian Railways.

Most of the training for IRSE officers is imparted by the Indian Railway Institute of Civil Engineering (IRICEN), Pune.

The institute also imparts training for the engineers from various railways of the developing countries as well as other government departments, private organisations.

How to Reach IRICEN, Pune

IRICEN is located in the historical and cultural city of Pune, Maharashtra. It is within 3 km of Pune Railway Station and can be reached within 8 minutes by road.

Infrastructure available at IRICEN

IRICEN is most advanced training institute in its infrastructure, which includes a well-stocked technical library, technology enabled smart class rooms, advanced computer centre, material testing laboratory, model room and rail museum. Most of the classrooms on IRICEN’s campus are technology enabled and they are smart class rooms.

The institute is having most well maintained hostels. The mess and recreational facilities for the trainee officers are also world class.

(1) Green Building at Koregaon Park:-

• Classrooms       – 5 Nos; capacity -190,
• Conference Hall – capacity-36
• Committee Room  – capacity- 25
• Auditorium – capacity- 220
• Library – About 40,000 Books, 60 Periodicals and Journals (National & International), IRICEN Journals and Publications
• Reading room – seating capacity- 64
• Hostel – 120 rooms
• Sports Complex and Swimming Pool
• PRS for Railway pass reservation (Non cash transaction)

(2) Laboratory in IRICEN

• Soil testing lab (28 parameters),
• Cement and Concrete testing lab (19 parameters),
• Ultra Sonic Flaw Detection (USFD),
• Ballast Testing lab (5 parameters),
• ND Testing (9 tests),
• SURVEY equipment’s and hands on (4 parameters)

(3) Senior Supervisor Training Wing near Pune Railway Station (SSTW):

• Classrooms – 3 Nos; Total Capacity-120 (one room with computers),
• Conference hall -30 capacity
• Auditorium – 100 capacity
• Library with Reading room of seating capacity- 25
• Hostel – 60 rooms

Calendar of Training Courses at IRICEN

You can check and enroll here for various ongoing and future training programs planned by IRICEN, the Indian Railway Institute of Civil Engineering.

• Ongoing Course: Check for ongoing courses by IRICEN
• Forthcoming Course: Check for Forthcoming Courses

• Calendar of Courses 2020: Check Here for all courses

How to get admission in Indian Railway Institute of Civil Engineering?

IRICEN is not a normal degree college or university. It imparts training for the officers’ of the Indian Railways and engineers of the other organisations and countries.

Only Railway officers and staff can get training in this institute. Most of training courses are for Railway Track, Bridges, Tunnels, Level Crossings, Buildings, Water Supply, Drainages, P-Way Material and civil engineering related topics.

Main training areas for civil engineers

• Bridges & Structures
• Geo-Technical Engineering
• Quality Assurance (Civil)
• Track Design
• Track Machines and Monitoring
• P-way Works

Railway officers are recruited through Engineering Service Examination (ESE) and Civil Service Examination (CSE) by Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). And Railway staffs are recruited through various Railway Recruitment Boards (RRB).

Training Resources’ for IRSE Officers at IRICEN

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Track Related : Code & Manuals- Source

• Indian Railways Permanent Way Manual (Upto ACS 155)
• Manual For Fusion Welding of Rails by The Alumino-Thermic Process (Upto ACS 01)
• Manual for Flash Butt Welding of Rails(Upto ACS2)
• Indian Railways Small Track Machine Manual(Upto ACS 05)
• Specifications For Track Ballast(Upto ACS-04)
• REVISED INDIAN RAILWAYS TRACK MACHINE MANUAL
• Manual for Ultrasonic Testing of Rails and Welds (Upto ACS 04)
• MANUAL FOR GLUED INSULATED RAIL JOINTS(Upto ACS-06)

Bridge Related: Code & Manuals- Source

• IRS Bridge Rule (Upto ACS-49)
• Indian Railways Bridge Manual -(Upto ACS-38)
• IRS Concrete Bridge Code (Code of Practice for Plain, Reinforced & Prestressed Concrete for General Bridge Construction)(Upto ACS-08)
• IRS Bridge Sub-Structures and Foundation Code (Upto ACS-8)
• Indian Railway Standard Specification for Fabrication and Erection of Steel Girder Bridges and Locomotive Turn-Tables (IRS B-1)(Upto ACS 11)
• Manual on the Design and Construction of Well and Pile Foundations(Upto ACS 03)
• Indian Railway Standard Code of Practice for The Design of Steel or Wrought Iron Bridges Carrying Rail, Road or Pedestrian Traffic (Steel Bridge Code Incorporated Upto ACS 22)
• IRS Welded Bridge Code (Code Practice for Metal arc Welding in Mild Steel Bridges carrying Rail, Rail-cum-Road or Pedestrian traffic)-(Upto ACS- 02)
• Arch Bridge Code (Upto ACS-09)
• Indian Railway Standard Seismic Code

Work Related : Code & Manuals- Source

• Indian Railway Works Manual (Upto ACS 10)
• Indian Railways Code for the Engineering Department (Upto ACS 57)

Other important Code & Manuals-

• Indian RailwaysSchedule of Dimensions 1676mm Gauge (BG)(Up to ACS 29)
• General Rules for Indian Railways with Subsidiary Rules and Special Instructions (of South Central Railway)(Upto ACS 16 )
• National Building Code 2005
• Comprehensive Guidelines and Specifications for Railway Formation: Specification No. RDSO/2020/GE:IRS-0004,Sept.-2020
• Guidelines of Waterproofing
• Trackside Indicator Boards & Signages

Softwares for Railway Civil Engineers developed by IRICEN

Design Discharge Calculation using Flood Estimation Reports of CWC

Simple Curve Realignment

4 Point Versine Correction & 3 Point Versine Value

Ground Improvement, Ver 4

Software For Track Surfacing, Ver 6.1

New Version of Software for Curves Realignment (Dec 2014) For calculating the solutions for disturbed curves Windows 8 Editions

Layout calculations 2013 For calculating the lengths and other details required for layouts. This programme has been written in visual basic 2008 and require .Net Framework & Chart. User should read the installation instructions before installing the program.

Rail Stresses

New Software for Curves Calculation 2013

Gang Strength formula of 2010

Program for Calculation of Earthwork For computing the earthwork for new lines as well as widening of cess

Speed on Curves For calculating the permissible speeds on curves

Track Surfacing Program for track surfacing

Track Geometry Index Analyser For analysing Track Geometry Index

Mix Design For concrete mix design

Track Diagram

Program on Realignment of Curves Note: Please use any angle between 10 degrees to 45 degrees for the initial station inclination to get the proper plot of the curve

Program on Analysis of results of TRC to get the tamping requirement Note: The password for importing the file into the programme is CEtmc

Ring 150 Masonry arch bridge analysis software

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