IRISET Indian Railways Institute of Signal Engineering and Telecommunications

Setup in 1957 by the Ministry of Railways, Government of India, to cater to specialised training needs of their own staff and officers in the field of Railway Signalling and Telecommunication, the Institute today caters to the needs of the entire Afro-Asian region as well. Located in the southern part of India in beautiful city of Secunderabad, the Twin of the capital city of Hyderabad in Telangana, the Institute is spread over 28 hectares. IRISET provides Initial as well as Advanced training, theory as well as hands-on, in Railway Signalling and Telecommunications. It caters to complete training requirement of the Officers and the Supervisors of Signal and Telecommunication department of Indian Railways, Public Sector Undertakings as well as Industry and Partners. IRISET is in the approved list of ESCAP and UNDP. It provides training in Railway Signalling and Telecommunications to private and public sector enterprises as well. It also train officials of Foreign Railways. There are four hostels in the campus itself, one for officers and three for supervisors. There are laboratories for all the important areas of Railway Signalling & Telecommunication to provide hands on training in the Institute. The lecture halls are equipped with the modern teaching aids.