India, Nov. 10 -- The Indian Railways Institute of Civil Engineering (IRICEN), Pune, has been empanelled under the Centre of Excellence for Skills (CoE-Skills) initiative of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE), Government of India.

According to the Railways, the certificate of recognition was presented by the ministry's secretary at Kaushal Bhawan in New Delhi on November 2. Shrirang Kamble, senior professor, received the certificate on behalf of IRICEN. The ceremony recognised institutions empanelled following the first and second meetings of the CoE-Skills initiative's executive committee.

IRICEN conducts specialised training programmes to strengthen the technical and professional competencies of railway civi...