Central Universities (Amendment) Bill, 2022

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Published
5th Aug, 2022

Context

Recently, the Lok Sabha passed the Central Universities (Amendment) Bill 2022 for conversion of the National Rail and Transportation Institute (NRTI).

The Central Universities (Amendment) Bill, 2022 to amend the Central Universities Act, 2009 for setting up of Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya (GSV).

Key-features

Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya: The Bill seeks to convert the National Rail and Transportation Institute, Vadodara (a deemed university) to the Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya, which will be a central university.

The National Rail and Transportation Institute was declared a deemed university under the University Grants Commission Act, 1956.
The Vishwavidyalaya will be sponsored and funded by the central government through the Ministry of Railways.

Scope of education: The Bill provides that Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya will take measures to provide quality teaching, research, and skill development in disciplines related to transportation, technology, and management.

If required, the University may also establish centres in India and abroad.
The establishment of the Vishwavidyalaya will address the need of trained talent in the transportation sector.

About the Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya

The Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya is envisioned to be a key enabler for expanding the transportation sector which is strategically critical for India’s economic growth and development.
The sector requires a stable supply of highly trained personnel and state-of-the-art technology.
The scope of the university will extend beyond the Railways to cover the entire transport sector to support its ambitious growth and modernisation.

About National Rail and Transportation Institute (NRTI)

NRTI is the first transport institute of India.
It was set up as a deemed to be university and has been operational since 2018 and is India’s first to focus on transport-related education, multidisciplinary research and training.
It is specifically established to create a resource pool of best-in-class professionals for the railway and transportation sector through institutional partnerships for collaborating on developing curriculum, research projects and executive education programs.
It aims to develop interdisciplinary Centres of Excellence, bringing together academicians, scientists and engineers from various backgrounds and plans to leverage its academic and industry partnerships and collaborations.
It is located in Vadodara, Gujarat, inside the 55-acre campus of National Academy of Indian Railways (NAIR), which is the apex training institute of the Ministry of Railways.