B Tech in Railway Engineering

B.Tech Railway Engineering is a branch of Civil Engineering that teaches the students about the construction, location and maintenance of railways. After graduating, the task of a Railway Engineer is to design, maintain, construct and operate various rail and trains system including controlling and monitoring the rail and trains network. Due to the expensive and complicated system of the railways, a specialist with an in-depth knowledge of the propulsion systems who also possess mechanical design skills is required all the time. 

Although a railway engineer faces a variety of challenges, the railway sector is a highly rewarding and credible field. Within the public or private sector, a railway engineer is usually found involved with the operation of trains, maintenance, construction and designing of the infrastructure that is necessary for the railways. 

Candidates with a B.Tech degree in railway engineering can opt for a postgraduate degree course in railway engineering called M.Tech in railway engineering or a certificate programme to improve their job prospects.

Some important highlights regarding the B.Tech Railway Engineering course have been provided in the table below - 

The latest and detailed eligibility criteria for admission into the B.Tech in Railway Engineering programme are as follows - 

There are different ways of taking admission into the B.Tech in Railway Engineering course and all of them have been explained in the table below - 

The detailed year-wise B.Tech railway engineering syllabus is not available currently but usually, institutions offering this programme teaches the following topics over a duration of 08 semesters or 04 years - 

• Signalling and Interlocking

• Railway Tunnelling

• Modernization of Railways and High-Speed Trains

• Suburban Railways in Metro Cities

• Construction of New Railway Lines and Track Linking

• Equipment at Railway Stations 

• Railway Stations and Yards

• Train Resistance and Tractive Power

• Locomotives and Other Rolling Stock

• Level Crossings

• Railway Accidents and Disaster Management

• Rehabilitation and Renewal of Track

• Modern Methods of Track Maintenance

• Track Drainage

• Track Maintenance

• Modern Welded Railway Track

• Rail Joints and Welding of Rails

• Track Junctions and Simple Track Layouts

• Points and Crossings

• Curves and Superelevation

• Geometric Design of Track

• Creep of Rails

• Rack Fittings and Fastenings 

• Subgrade and Formation 

• Ballast

• Sleepers

• Rails

• Track and Track Stresses

• Engineering Surveys and Construction of New Lines

• Alignment of Railway Lines

• Railway Track Gauge

• History and General Features of Indian Railways

• Non-Conventional Energy Systems

• HVAC Systems for Railways

• Railway Electrification- EMUs, Metro Stocks

• Welding Technology and Corrosion

• Diesel Systems

• LHB Coaches

• Track Management and Maintenance

• Geotech Engineering and Surveying

• Advanced Bridge Planning

After completing the B.Tech Railway Engineering studies, one is offered various reputed positions in both the public and private railway sector. Given below are some popular job roles that are offered to railway engineers after the completion of their B. Tech degree studies - 

• Indian Railways Traffic service

• Indian Railways store service

• Indian Railways Personnel Service

• Indian Railways Electrical engineer

• Junior engineer

• Sr. section engineer

• Senior P- way supervisor

• Depot Material Superintendent etc

• Chief Depot Material Superintendent

• Indian Railway Service of Engineers

• Assistant Executive

• Central Engineering Service

• Indian Ordnance Factories Service

• Assistant Station Master (ASM)

• Station Master

• Sr. Section Engineer

• Database Administrator

• Telecommunication Engineer

• Additional General Manager

• Deputy General Manager

• Junior computer operator

• Station Controller

• Customer Relations Assistant

• Executive Engineers

• Junior Engineer

• Superintendent Mechanical Engineers

• Assistant Executive Engineers