The Indian Railways Institute of Signal Engineering and Telecommunications (IRISET), Secunderabad, on Wednesday signed memoranda of understanding (MoUs) with St. Peter’s Engineering College and KG Reddy College of Engineering and Technology, to introduce a B.Tech course on the indigenously developed Automatic Train Protection (ATP) system, better known as Kavach.

The initiative aims to equip engineering students with industry-relevant knowledge and skills in modern railway signalling technologies and the ATP system.

According to IRISET, the programme is intended to upskill and reskill students in emerging railway technologies and enhance their employability in the transportation and rail infrastructure sectors.

The move is part of the Ministry of Railways’ broader mission of capacity and capability building in the field of railway signalling and safety systems.

IRISET additional director general Lokesh Vishnoi and Senior Professor T. Ramesh Babu signed separate MoUs with K. Prasanna Kumar, head of the Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering at St. Peter’s Engineering College, and S. Sai Satyanarayana Reddy, principal of KG Reddy College of Engineering and Technology, said a press release.

Published - July 15, 2026 07:43 pm IST