National Power Training Institute
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The National Power Training Institute (NPTI) , an ISO 9001 & ISO 14001 organization, is a National Apex body in India for training and human resources development in the power sector with industry specific technical interface and is the only institution of its kind in India catering to the core power Sector and allied energy sector. It is an autonomous body under Ministry of Power
, Government of India
and caters to the training needs of the power industry in India and abroad. The corporate office of NPTI is at Faridabad
, Haryana
. NPTI operates on an all India basis through its units in different zones of the country.
(1965), Durgapur (1968), Badarpur, Delhi
(1974) and Nagpur
(1975) for training the engineers of thermal power station
s which were being established in the country during that time. It also established the Power Systems Training Institute (PSTI) in 1972 and Hot Line Training Centre (HLTC) in 1974 at Bangalore
. With the bifurcation of the Central Water and Power Commission into the Central Electricity Authority (CEA)
and Central Water Commission (CWC) in the 1970s, the Institute came under the Central Electricity Authority (CEA)
. In the late 1970s the Raj Dekshya Committee set up by the Government of India to improve the power sector of the country recommended among many things formal training for the personnel employed in the power industry. Accordingly the Indian Electricity Rule was amended to make training mandatory for the personnel employed in the generating stations and associated sub stations. With this the Thermal Power Station Personnel Training Institutes under the Central Electricity Authority (CEA)
were carved out and formed into a separate autonomous body under the Ministry of Power
as the Power Engineers Training Society (PETS) in 1980 to give more importance to Power Training and to have an accelerated growth of the Institutes. Later, in 1993 Power Engineers Training Society (PETS) was renamed as National Power Training Institute (NPTI). Power Systems Training Institute (PSTI) and Hot Line Training Centre (HLTC) was merged with NPTI in 2002.
The National Power Training Institute (NPTI) grew continuously through the tenure of Indian governments. The Institute, which previously conducted training only in thermal power generation has now equipped itself to conduct training in all segments of the power sector i.e. generation, transmission and distribution. In the last four decades of its existence NPTI has trained thousands of engineers, supervisors and technicians from most of the Electricity Boards, public and private sector utilities and personnel from developing nations.
NPTI is identified as a Premier Nodal Institute for Advanced Learning and Management studies for the higher echelons of the power sector in the advanced and frontier technologies and has also established a `Centre for Advanced Management and Power Studies' (CAMPS) and has been developing comprehensive capsule courses covering areas of Hydro, Thermal, Power Systems, Total Quality Management
, Executive Development Training etc., covering technology-management interface, power-environment interface, power financing, privatization and regulatory issues through workshops, seminars, conferences etc. for dissemination of the latest information to blend technology with management in the power sector.
M.B.A. in Power Management, at CAMPS, is the flagship academic program of the NPTI. This program is approved by AICTE and is affiliated to Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak (Haryana), India. This is the pioneering program in the country and targets to cater to the growing requirement of quality power professionals - managers and policy makers. Our alumni are the most sought after products in niche quarters of the Indian power industry. Started in the academic year 2001-2002, this program is delivering on expected lines and our alumni are playing significant role in various present and future policy formulation exercises concerning the Indian power sector. NPTIans have grown as strength to reckon with when it comes to designing, formulating and delivering on issues concerning the evolution of productive power market in the country.
NPTI provides Consultancy Services to Power Sector organizations in the field of Human Resource Development, Training Need assessment, Recruitment, Preparation of DPRs as per Accelerated Power Development & Reform Programme (APDRP) schemes, setting up of Training Institutes etc. To ensure reliable, safe and quality power for all, NPTI have started distribution franchise programs and have initiated steps which will ensure availability of well trained technicians and linemen.
NPTI serves as a National Certification Authority for the purpose of certification of competence to ensure availability of properly trained personnel to man the Indian Electricity Industry.
NPTI is involved in Distribution Reforms, Upgrades and Management (DRUM) training programs of Ministry of Power, Govt. of India. NPTI is also conducting training programs through learning centres in collaboration with Indira Gandhi National Open University
, New Delhi
for supervisors & Technicians working in Power Sector.
A strong publications and training resources unit functioning at NPTI Corporate Office has produced more than 50 manuals covering a wide-range of activities in operation, maintenance and managerial practices in the power sector. Also Operation and Maintenance (O&M) manuals have been published in Hindi for supervisory and operational level personnel.
Multimedia Computer Based Training (CBT) has been identified as one of the cost effective means of delivering consistent high quality training. In view of this, a CBT cell has been established at NPTI, Corporate office at Faridabad
and also at other Regional centres for developing the multimedia Self-Learning packages in various technical areas concerning Power Generation, T&D and Management. These packages are widely used by the trainees at the open Learning Centres (OLCs) of NPTI as well as by the other power utilities of the country.
The organisation collaborated with the then Central Electricity Generating Board of the United Kingdom
(UK) to modernise the training programs. A number of trainers have been sent to the UK and provided advanced training both in latest developments in the power industry as well as training methodology. NPTI continues its march to share knowledge with other friendly countries by trans-national training ventures In India and abroad.
with the aim of interfacing frontier Technologies with management. CAMPS launched its first ever MBA program in Power Management, one of its kind in the sub-continent to meet the huge requirement of Power Managers in Ministry of Power's massive efforts for attaining self-sufficiency in Power Sector and run the Indian Power Sector on Commercial lines. This MBA Program is duly approved by AICTE and is affiliated to Maharshi Dayanand University
, Rohtak
. This Program with a Difference has a special emphasis on reforming Power Sector issues and ethos to give extra strength to Indian Power Sector Engineers applying management theories and concepts to live problems of electricity industry in these challenging times.
, Nagpur
& Durgapur Institutes and are respectively affiliated to GGSIP University
, Nagpur University & West Bengal University of Technology
. The course is directed at creating a pool of committed and competent professionals equipped with appropriate Technical skills to steer the Indian Power Sector and run it on techno commercial lines.
, Nangal
, Nagpur
, Guwahati
, Durgapur and Neyveli
for fresh and practicing Graduate Engineers. The PG Diploma Course is having an exceptionally encouraging response and many Power Companies recruited this trained man power through campus recruitment over the years.
, Nagpur
, Durgapur and Neyveli
. This one year course is aimed at developing skills and the attitude for fresh and practicing Diploma engineers.
The Training Institutes at Badarpur
and Nagpur
are equipped with 210 MW Digital, full–scope, real–time, fossil fuel fired Power Plant Training Simulators to provide off-job, hands on training. Another 500 MW full scope fossil fuel fired Training Simulator and 430 MW full Scope Combine Cycle Gas Turbine Simulator have been set up at NPTI Corporate Centre, Faridabad
. Despatcher Training Simulator (DTS) at Power Systems Training Institute (PSTI) is a comprehensive tool for training of Power System and Load Despatch Engineers and Operators.
A Centre of Excellence in Geographic information system
(GIS) having Hi-Tech Training Tools for imparting Training and Consultancy Services in the area of GIS based Electricity Distribution has also been setup at NPTI Corporate office, Faridabad
.
NPTI has workshops and laboratories for providing practical training in preventive and corrective maintenance methods and techniques of power and process industries such as:
NPTI libraries at the Corporate Office and the regional institutes have a large collection of books and video packages related to modern power station technology practices, frontier technologies and managerial aspects. They also subscribe to a number of Indian and foreign technical journals and periodicals.
NPTI's forte in training lies in its state-of-the-art training support services such as audio-visual aids, computer compatible projection systems, slide and film projectors, VCRs, recording decks, synchronised projection systems, video recording for mirroring technique etc. together with graphic and photographic studios for development of training materials.
NPTI also has various working and non-working models relating to main systems and equipment of power stations.
Ministry of Power (India)
The Ministry of Power is an Indian government ministry. The Minister of Power holds cabinet rank as a member of the Council of Ministers. The current minister is Sushilkumar Shinde....
, Government of India
Government of India
The Government of India, officially known as the Union Government, and also known as the Central Government, was established by the Constitution of India, and is the governing authority of the union of 28 states and seven union territories, collectively called the Republic of India...
and caters to the training needs of the power industry in India and abroad. The corporate office of NPTI is at Faridabad
Faridabad
Faridabad is a city in the south-east of Haryana state in northern India, in Faridabad district. It lies at 28º 25' 16" N Latitude and 77º 18' 28" E Longitude. The district shares its boundaries with the National Capital and Union Territory of Delhi to its north, Gurgaon district to the west and...
, Haryana
Haryana
Haryana is a state in India. Historically, it has been a part of the Kuru region in North India. The name Haryana is found mentioned in the 12th century AD by the apabhramsha writer Vibudh Shridhar . It is bordered by Punjab and Himachal Pradesh to the north, and by Rajasthan to the west and south...
. NPTI operates on an all India basis through its units in different zones of the country.
History
The Central Water and Power Commission (Power Wing) established Thermal Power Station Personnel Training Institutes in 1965-1975 at NeyveliNeyveli
Neyveli is a mining and power generation township in Cuddalore district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located at 11.30° N - 79.29° E. It is 52 km inland from Bay of Bengal, west of Pondicherry and 197 km south of Chennai. The township was developed after mining of lignite...
(1965), Durgapur (1968), Badarpur, Delhi
Badarpur, Delhi
Badarpur is a historic town in South Delhi district in Delhi, at a distance of 17 km in south east. Situated close to its edge with Haryana state, Faridabad district, the area is commonly known as "Badarpur Border"...
(1974) and Nagpur
Nagpur
Nāgpur is a city and winter capital of the state of Maharashtra, the largest city in central India and third largest city in Maharashtra after Mumbai and Pune...
(1975) for training the engineers of thermal power station
Thermal power station
A thermal power station is a power plant in which the prime mover is steam driven. Water is heated, turns into steam and spins a steam turbine which drives an electrical generator. After it passes through the turbine, the steam is condensed in a condenser and recycled to where it was heated; this...
s which were being established in the country during that time. It also established the Power Systems Training Institute (PSTI) in 1972 and Hot Line Training Centre (HLTC) in 1974 at Bangalore
Bangalore
Bengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...
. With the bifurcation of the Central Water and Power Commission into the Central Electricity Authority (CEA)
Central Electricity Authority of India
The Central Electricity Authority of India is a statutory organisation constituted under section 3 of Electricity Supply Act 1948, which has been superseded by section 70 of the Electricity Act 2003...
and Central Water Commission (CWC) in the 1970s, the Institute came under the Central Electricity Authority (CEA)
Central Electricity Authority of India
The Central Electricity Authority of India is a statutory organisation constituted under section 3 of Electricity Supply Act 1948, which has been superseded by section 70 of the Electricity Act 2003...
. In the late 1970s the Raj Dekshya Committee set up by the Government of India to improve the power sector of the country recommended among many things formal training for the personnel employed in the power industry. Accordingly the Indian Electricity Rule was amended to make training mandatory for the personnel employed in the generating stations and associated sub stations. With this the Thermal Power Station Personnel Training Institutes under the Central Electricity Authority (CEA)
Central Electricity Authority of India
The Central Electricity Authority of India is a statutory organisation constituted under section 3 of Electricity Supply Act 1948, which has been superseded by section 70 of the Electricity Act 2003...
were carved out and formed into a separate autonomous body under the Ministry of Power
Ministry of Power (India)
The Ministry of Power is an Indian government ministry. The Minister of Power holds cabinet rank as a member of the Council of Ministers. The current minister is Sushilkumar Shinde....
as the Power Engineers Training Society (PETS) in 1980 to give more importance to Power Training and to have an accelerated growth of the Institutes. Later, in 1993 Power Engineers Training Society (PETS) was renamed as National Power Training Institute (NPTI). Power Systems Training Institute (PSTI) and Hot Line Training Centre (HLTC) was merged with NPTI in 2002.
The National Power Training Institute (NPTI) grew continuously through the tenure of Indian governments. The Institute, which previously conducted training only in thermal power generation has now equipped itself to conduct training in all segments of the power sector i.e. generation, transmission and distribution. In the last four decades of its existence NPTI has trained thousands of engineers, supervisors and technicians from most of the Electricity Boards, public and private sector utilities and personnel from developing nations.
Activities
NPTI has several short-term and long-term training programs to meet the urgent and long term needs and objectives of the power sector and allied industries. It has trained more than 140,000 power professionals in regular programs for over four decades.NPTI is identified as a Premier Nodal Institute for Advanced Learning and Management studies for the higher echelons of the power sector in the advanced and frontier technologies and has also established a `Centre for Advanced Management and Power Studies' (CAMPS) and has been developing comprehensive capsule courses covering areas of Hydro, Thermal, Power Systems, Total Quality Management
Total Quality Management
Total quality management or TQM is an integrative philosophy of management for continuously improving the quality of products and processes....
, Executive Development Training etc., covering technology-management interface, power-environment interface, power financing, privatization and regulatory issues through workshops, seminars, conferences etc. for dissemination of the latest information to blend technology with management in the power sector.
M.B.A. in Power Management, at CAMPS, is the flagship academic program of the NPTI. This program is approved by AICTE and is affiliated to Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak (Haryana), India. This is the pioneering program in the country and targets to cater to the growing requirement of quality power professionals - managers and policy makers. Our alumni are the most sought after products in niche quarters of the Indian power industry. Started in the academic year 2001-2002, this program is delivering on expected lines and our alumni are playing significant role in various present and future policy formulation exercises concerning the Indian power sector. NPTIans have grown as strength to reckon with when it comes to designing, formulating and delivering on issues concerning the evolution of productive power market in the country.
NPTI provides Consultancy Services to Power Sector organizations in the field of Human Resource Development, Training Need assessment, Recruitment, Preparation of DPRs as per Accelerated Power Development & Reform Programme (APDRP) schemes, setting up of Training Institutes etc. To ensure reliable, safe and quality power for all, NPTI have started distribution franchise programs and have initiated steps which will ensure availability of well trained technicians and linemen.
NPTI serves as a National Certification Authority for the purpose of certification of competence to ensure availability of properly trained personnel to man the Indian Electricity Industry.
NPTI is involved in Distribution Reforms, Upgrades and Management (DRUM) training programs of Ministry of Power, Govt. of India. NPTI is also conducting training programs through learning centres in collaboration with Indira Gandhi National Open University
Indira Gandhi National Open University
The Indira Gandhi National Open University , known as IGNOU is a national university with its headquarters in New Delhi, Delhi, India. Named after former Prime Minister of India, Indira Gandhi, the university was established in 1985 with a budget of 2000 crore, when the Parliament of India passed...
, New Delhi
New Delhi
New Delhi is the capital city of India. It serves as the centre of the Government of India and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. New Delhi is situated within the metropolis of Delhi. It is one of the nine districts of Delhi Union Territory. The total area of the city is...
for supervisors & Technicians working in Power Sector.
A strong publications and training resources unit functioning at NPTI Corporate Office has produced more than 50 manuals covering a wide-range of activities in operation, maintenance and managerial practices in the power sector. Also Operation and Maintenance (O&M) manuals have been published in Hindi for supervisory and operational level personnel.
Multimedia Computer Based Training (CBT) has been identified as one of the cost effective means of delivering consistent high quality training. In view of this, a CBT cell has been established at NPTI, Corporate office at Faridabad
Faridabad
Faridabad is a city in the south-east of Haryana state in northern India, in Faridabad district. It lies at 28º 25' 16" N Latitude and 77º 18' 28" E Longitude. The district shares its boundaries with the National Capital and Union Territory of Delhi to its north, Gurgaon district to the west and...
and also at other Regional centres for developing the multimedia Self-Learning packages in various technical areas concerning Power Generation, T&D and Management. These packages are widely used by the trainees at the open Learning Centres (OLCs) of NPTI as well as by the other power utilities of the country.
The organisation collaborated with the then Central Electricity Generating Board of the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
(UK) to modernise the training programs. A number of trainers have been sent to the UK and provided advanced training both in latest developments in the power industry as well as training methodology. NPTI continues its march to share knowledge with other friendly countries by trans-national training ventures In India and abroad.
Regional Centres
- Southern Regional Centre established at NeyveliNeyveliNeyveli is a mining and power generation township in Cuddalore district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located at 11.30° N - 79.29° E. It is 52 km inland from Bay of Bengal, west of Pondicherry and 197 km south of Chennai. The township was developed after mining of lignite...
in 1965 - Eastern Regional Centre established at Durgapur in 1968
- Northern Regional Centre established at Badarpur, DelhiBadarpur, DelhiBadarpur is a historic town in South Delhi district in Delhi, at a distance of 17 km in south east. Situated close to its edge with Haryana state, Faridabad district, the area is commonly known as "Badarpur Border"...
in 1974, within Badarpur Thermal power plantBadarpur Thermal power plantBadarpur Thermal Power Station is located at Badarpur area in NCT Delhi. The power plant is one of the coal based power plants of NTPC. The National Power Training Institute for North India Region under Ministry of Power, Government of India was established at Badarpur in 1974, within the Badarpur... - Western Regional Centre established at NagpurNagpurNāgpur is a city and winter capital of the state of Maharashtra, the largest city in central India and third largest city in Maharashtra after Mumbai and Pune...
in 1975 - North-Eastern Regional Centre established at GuwahatiGuwahatiGuwahati, Pragjyotishpura in ancient Assam formerly known as Gauhati is a metropolis,the largest city of Assam in India and ancient urban area in North East India, with a population of 963,429. It is also the largest metropolitan area in north-eastern India...
in 2003
Other Institutes
- Power Systems Training Institute (PSTI) established at BangaloreBangaloreBengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...
in 1972 - Hot Line Training Centre (HLTC) established at BangaloreBangaloreBengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...
initially in 1958 and closed from 1969 to 1974. It was reopened in 1974. - Centre for Advanced Management and Power Studies (CAMPS) established at FaridabadFaridabadFaridabad is a city in the south-east of Haryana state in northern India, in Faridabad district. It lies at 28º 25' 16" N Latitude and 77º 18' 28" E Longitude. The district shares its boundaries with the National Capital and Union Territory of Delhi to its north, Gurgaon district to the west and...
in 2000 - Hydro Power Training Centre (HPTC) established at NangalNangalNangal is a town 60 km from Rupnagar in the state of Punjab in northwest India. It sits at the foot of the Shiwalik Hills and is surrounded by beautiful hills, the Satluj River and canals. It is an important center for tourists.- Description :...
in 2009
Academics
Besides imparting training in the areas of Thermal, Hydro and Transmission & Distribution covering nearly 10,000 power professional of various levels annually, NPTI also conducts following industry interfaced academic programs with the objective to create a pool of committed and competent professionals equipped with appropriate technical skills to steer the Indian Power Sector:MBA (Power Management)
The Centre for Advanced Management and Power Studies (CAMPS) has been established at NPTI FaridabadFaridabad
Faridabad is a city in the south-east of Haryana state in northern India, in Faridabad district. It lies at 28º 25' 16" N Latitude and 77º 18' 28" E Longitude. The district shares its boundaries with the National Capital and Union Territory of Delhi to its north, Gurgaon district to the west and...
with the aim of interfacing frontier Technologies with management. CAMPS launched its first ever MBA program in Power Management, one of its kind in the sub-continent to meet the huge requirement of Power Managers in Ministry of Power's massive efforts for attaining self-sufficiency in Power Sector and run the Indian Power Sector on Commercial lines. This MBA Program is duly approved by AICTE and is affiliated to Maharshi Dayanand University
Maharishi Dayanand University
Maharshi Dayanand University is a public university located at Rohtak, Haryana, India. Established in 1976 and named after the great saint Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati, the varsity is a premier institution of higher education in the region. The university offers courses in different fields of study...
, Rohtak
Rohtak
Rohtak City is a Municipal Corporation in Rohtak district that styles itself as the "Heart of Haryana". It is located 70 km Northwest of New Delhi and 210 km South of the state capital Chandigarh at the NH 10...
. This Program with a Difference has a special emphasis on reforming Power Sector issues and ethos to give extra strength to Indian Power Sector Engineers applying management theories and concepts to live problems of electricity industry in these challenging times.
B.Tech/B.E. (Power Engineering)
The 4-year B. Tech. /B.E., in Power Engineering (Mechanical/Electrical) course being offered by NPTI is the first of its kind in India. The program is directed at the young aspirants who are looking for a bright career in the Power Industry ,the back bone of all industrial activity. This is an AICTE approved course being offered at BadarpurBadarpur
Badarpur is a town and a town area committee in Karimganj district in the state of Assam, India.-Geography:Badarpur is located at . It has an average elevation of 16 metres .-Demographics:...
, Nagpur
Nagpur
Nāgpur is a city and winter capital of the state of Maharashtra, the largest city in central India and third largest city in Maharashtra after Mumbai and Pune...
& Durgapur Institutes and are respectively affiliated to GGSIP University
Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University
Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University is a public, professional university located in Delhi, India...
, Nagpur University & West Bengal University of Technology
West Bengal University of Technology
The West Bengal University of Technology, commonly referred to as WBUT or UTech, is a public state university located in the suburban satellite township of Salt Lake City, Kolkata, West Bengal, India...
. The course is directed at creating a pool of committed and competent professionals equipped with appropriate Technical skills to steer the Indian Power Sector and run it on techno commercial lines.
Post Graduate Diploma in Thermal Power Plant Engineering
In one of its most successful attempts to create a pool of Technically trained man power for ready availability for recruitment by PSUs /SEBs /Power Utilities, NPTI launched a one year Post Graduate Diploma Course in Thermal Power Plant Engineering in 1996 recognised by AICTE, at its institutes in BadarpurBadarpur
Badarpur is a town and a town area committee in Karimganj district in the state of Assam, India.-Geography:Badarpur is located at . It has an average elevation of 16 metres .-Demographics:...
, Nangal
Nangal
Nangal is a town 60 km from Rupnagar in the state of Punjab in northwest India. It sits at the foot of the Shiwalik Hills and is surrounded by beautiful hills, the Satluj River and canals. It is an important center for tourists.- Description :...
, Nagpur
Nagpur
Nāgpur is a city and winter capital of the state of Maharashtra, the largest city in central India and third largest city in Maharashtra after Mumbai and Pune...
, Guwahati
Guwahati
Guwahati, Pragjyotishpura in ancient Assam formerly known as Gauhati is a metropolis,the largest city of Assam in India and ancient urban area in North East India, with a population of 963,429. It is also the largest metropolitan area in north-eastern India...
, Durgapur and Neyveli
Neyveli
Neyveli is a mining and power generation township in Cuddalore district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located at 11.30° N - 79.29° E. It is 52 km inland from Bay of Bengal, west of Pondicherry and 197 km south of Chennai. The township was developed after mining of lignite...
for fresh and practicing Graduate Engineers. The PG Diploma Course is having an exceptionally encouraging response and many Power Companies recruited this trained man power through campus recruitment over the years.
Post Diploma Course in Thermal Power Plant Engineering
Sensing the need for trained man power in the supervisory cadre the Post Diploma Course in Thermal Power Plant Engineering was launched in December 2000 at the four Institutes at BadarpurBadarpur
Badarpur is a town and a town area committee in Karimganj district in the state of Assam, India.-Geography:Badarpur is located at . It has an average elevation of 16 metres .-Demographics:...
, Nagpur
Nagpur
Nāgpur is a city and winter capital of the state of Maharashtra, the largest city in central India and third largest city in Maharashtra after Mumbai and Pune...
, Durgapur and Neyveli
Neyveli
Neyveli is a mining and power generation township in Cuddalore district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located at 11.30° N - 79.29° E. It is 52 km inland from Bay of Bengal, west of Pondicherry and 197 km south of Chennai. The township was developed after mining of lignite...
. This one year course is aimed at developing skills and the attitude for fresh and practicing Diploma engineers.
Other Courses
Some other important courses are- Six Months Operation and Maintenance (O&M) of Transmission and Distribution System for Engineers
- Nine Months Post Graduate Diploma Course in Hydro Power Plant Engineering
- One Year Post Graduate Diploma in GIS and Remote SensingRemote sensingRemote sensing is the acquisition of information about an object or phenomenon, without making physical contact with the object. In modern usage, the term generally refers to the use of aerial sensor technologies to detect and classify objects on Earth by means of propagated signals Remote sensing...
Infrastructure
NPTI institutes are fully equipped with the latest state-of the art-training infrastructure. They have classrooms, conference halls with audio-visual aids, syndicate rooms, sanctum sanctorum, auditorium & recreational facilities together with trainee and executive hostels, guest houses and staff quarters.The Training Institutes at Badarpur
Badarpur
Badarpur is a town and a town area committee in Karimganj district in the state of Assam, India.-Geography:Badarpur is located at . It has an average elevation of 16 metres .-Demographics:...
and Nagpur
Nagpur
Nāgpur is a city and winter capital of the state of Maharashtra, the largest city in central India and third largest city in Maharashtra after Mumbai and Pune...
are equipped with 210 MW Digital, full–scope, real–time, fossil fuel fired Power Plant Training Simulators to provide off-job, hands on training. Another 500 MW full scope fossil fuel fired Training Simulator and 430 MW full Scope Combine Cycle Gas Turbine Simulator have been set up at NPTI Corporate Centre, Faridabad
Faridabad
Faridabad is a city in the south-east of Haryana state in northern India, in Faridabad district. It lies at 28º 25' 16" N Latitude and 77º 18' 28" E Longitude. The district shares its boundaries with the National Capital and Union Territory of Delhi to its north, Gurgaon district to the west and...
. Despatcher Training Simulator (DTS) at Power Systems Training Institute (PSTI) is a comprehensive tool for training of Power System and Load Despatch Engineers and Operators.
A Centre of Excellence in Geographic information system
Geographic Information System
A geographic information system, geographical information science, or geospatial information studies is a system designed to capture, store, manipulate, analyze, manage, and present all types of geographically referenced data...
(GIS) having Hi-Tech Training Tools for imparting Training and Consultancy Services in the area of GIS based Electricity Distribution has also been setup at NPTI Corporate office, Faridabad
Faridabad
Faridabad is a city in the south-east of Haryana state in northern India, in Faridabad district. It lies at 28º 25' 16" N Latitude and 77º 18' 28" E Longitude. The district shares its boundaries with the National Capital and Union Territory of Delhi to its north, Gurgaon district to the west and...
.
NPTI has workshops and laboratories for providing practical training in preventive and corrective maintenance methods and techniques of power and process industries such as:
- Control & InstrumentationInstrumentationInstrumentation is defined as the art and science of measurement and control of process variables within a production, or manufacturing area....
(C&I) labs with facilities for calibration, repair and tuning of different types of process control instruments. - Condition Monitoring Cell for vibration analysis & Non destructive testingNondestructive testingNondestructive testing or Non-destructive testing is a wide group of analysis techniques used in science and industry to evaluate the properties of a material, component or system without causing damage....
(NDT) - Maintenance workshops for pumps, valves, bearings, shaft alignments etc.
- Labs for relay testing, electrical equipment - switchgear, transformers and motors
- Computer labs with high speed LAN/WAN
NPTI libraries at the Corporate Office and the regional institutes have a large collection of books and video packages related to modern power station technology practices, frontier technologies and managerial aspects. They also subscribe to a number of Indian and foreign technical journals and periodicals.
NPTI's forte in training lies in its state-of-the-art training support services such as audio-visual aids, computer compatible projection systems, slide and film projectors, VCRs, recording decks, synchronised projection systems, video recording for mirroring technique etc. together with graphic and photographic studios for development of training materials.
NPTI also has various working and non-working models relating to main systems and equipment of power stations.
External links
- Official Website of NPTI
- Website of NPTI MBA Program in Power Management
- Brief Overview of NPTI
- Official Website of NPTI Northern Regional Centre, Badarpur
- Official Website of NPTI Southern Regional Centre, Neyveli
- Official Website of NPTI Eastern Regional Centre, Durgapur
- Official Website of NPTI Western Regional Centre, Nagpur
- Official Website of PSTI, Bangalore
- Official Website of Ministry of Power, Govt of India
- Official Website of Central Electricity Authority (CEA) of India
- Official Website of Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) of India