The fees for each of the following Courses viz

  1. Transport Economics & Management and
  2. Multi-Modal Transport (Containerisation) & Logistics Management are Rs. 3000/- with Contact Classes and Rs. 2200/- without the Contact Classes.

 
CONTACT CLASSES

Candidates can enrol optionally for the contact classes which are conducted for 4 to 5 days one month in advance of the examinations.

A NEW DIPLOMA COURSE

TWO YEAR DIPLOMA COURSE IN PORT DEVELOPMENT & MANAGEMENT

In the context of the present liberalisation of the economy resulting in rapid growth of foreign trade having a multitude effect on sea-borne traffic, transport infrastructure as a whole needs major investments to set right deficiencies. In this context port infrastructure is particularly demanding much attention now-a-days. The expanding ports capacities would require increased numbers of trained personnel for efficient management of operations.

Keeping this in view, the Institute of Rail Transport have with the assistance of the Chartered Institute of Transport decided to launched a Post-Graduate two-year Diploma Course in Port Development & Management in 2001. 

The faculty identified for this Distance Education Diploma Course have rich experience in the public/private sector and some of them have specialised in this subject. They include the following:-

  1. Shri Amal Chakravorty, Former Managing Director,Indian Port Association, New Delhi.
  2. Shri N.M. Balasubramanyam, Former Executive Director, Institute of Rail Transport New Delhi .
  3. Shri M.V. Radhakrishnan, former Group General Manager(Ports) RITES, Advisor, BHEL and Executive Director, IMC consultant
  4. Dr. Arpita Mukerji Chief Economist (Infrastructure) Indian Council for International Economic Research(ICIER).
  5. Shri Utpal Sinha , Deputy Chairman,Kolkata Labour Dock, Kolkata .
  6. Shri N.K.Gopalan Nair, Director, Multi-Modal Association, Mumbai
  7. Shri S.K. Mudigonda, former Executive Director, Traffic, Railway Board, New Delhi, Resource person, Indian Port Association.
  8. Capt J.S. Gill, Former Deputy Director General, Shipping Corporation of India, New Delhi.
  9. Shri M.M. Batra, Joint General Manager, Container Corporation of India (CONCOR)

Twenty four (24) Modules have been designed for this course. This course is being launched during 2000.

This Diploma course has also been recognised by the ministry of railways as additional desirable qualification for the post of ASM and Traffic/Commercial Apprentices.

The Course fee is Rs. 5000/- for two years.