March 2026 deadline set to train all S&T officers on Kavach

The Indian Railways Institute of Sign Engineering and Telecommunications (IRISET) has drawn up a complete plan to coach all Sign &Telecom officers in all railway zones throughout the nation by March 31, 2026, to speed up the roll-out of ‘Kavach’, the indigenously developed automated prepare safety system.

Director Normal Sharad Kumar Srivastava knowledgeable that eight extra one-week crash programs have been scheduled this yr, whereas six specialised coaching programmes specializing in ‘Loco Kavach’ fitment have been organised for officers and supervisors from electrical loco-sheds.

Senior officers throughout the zones are presently collaborating within the appreciation applications on Kavach since July, and in-house coaching has commenced for all school members to construct inner capability and future readiness. The coaching on Kavach has expanded its attain with programmes for cross-functional departments and the business stakeholders, he stated.

The Centre of Excellence (CoE) for ATP-Kavach on the institute, within the meantime, continues to guide improvements resembling Growth of the Kavach-Digital Interlocking interface, developments in radio communication, standardisation of braking algorithms, digital actuality primarily based simulations and so on., stated the DG.

Two new Digital Interlocking (EI) labs have been commissioned this yr and built-in block working with EI methods has been facilitated. This has been collaborated with Kavach OEMs (unique gear producers) to make sure compatibility with numerous methods to speed up deployment nationwide. A brand new state-of-the-art LTE lab with superior hands-on instruments, deployment of an Asterisk-based VOIP trade utilizing open-source applied sciences, higher simulation amenities and software program upgrades have been made.

Mr. Srivastava stated this yr, 172 programmes have been held to coach 4,531 personnel. About 624 business professionals have additionally been educated in railway signalling, telecom and Kavach applied sciences. IRISET has additionally signed pacts with six extra engineering establishments, introducing railway signaling and Kavach modules into B.Tech curricula, stated a press launch.