Registrations are open for Short-term Course on RAMS for Railway Systems at IIT Kharagpur on 3-7 July 2023.

About the Course

RAMS for Railway Systems course is being offered since last nine years. This course has been conducted during July 21‐25, 2014; July 27-31, 2015; July 11-15, 2016; July 10-14, 2017; July 9-13, 2018; July 8-12, 2019; Dec 14-18, 2020 (Online); Dec 06-10, 2021 (Online); Dec 05-09, 2022 (Online).

The programs received good response from industries in terms of participation and on completion of the course the feedbacks were highly positive. Based on the feedbacks and multiple requests received, the program is proudly being offered again. We look forward to benefit railways authorities and rail support industries through bringing awareness about System Assurance/RAMS processes and provide training on these concepts.

Program Content

  • Introduction to System Assurance & RAMS
  • RAMS Parameters & Reliability Prediction
  • Accelerated Life Testing
  • Failure Data Analysis
  • Failure Mode Effects and Criticality Analysis
  • Fault Tree Analysis
  • System Reliability Modelling
  • RAM Analysis- A Case Study
  • Functional Safety: Hazard, Risk, Risk Matrix, Risk Acceptance Principle and Criteria
  • Safety Analysis & Management: PHA, SHA, IHA, O&SHA, Hazard Log, Safety Case
  • Concept of THR, TFFR, SIL, and SIL Allocation- Case Study
  • Understanding RAMS Standards for Railway Application – EN 50126, 50128 and 50129
  • Discussion on RAMS Deliverables
  • Safety Audit & Assessment- ISA Context
  • Safety & RAM Demonstration during O&M

Eligibility

Practicing RAMS professionals, Engineers, or Managers working in the fields of design, development, consulting, manufacturing, audit, operations, maintenance, or QA/QC in the rail and rail support industries.

Registration

Interested candidates can register for the course via this page.

Course Fee

  • For Indian Nationals: INR 35,000 (GST 18% included)
  • For Foreign Nationals: USD 2,000 (including GST)

Contact

Prof. Neeraj Kumar Goyal (Coordinator)
Tel: +91 3222 28 3990
Mob: + 91 9434741267
Email: ngoyal[at]hijli.iitkgp.ac.in

Click here to view the official notification of Short-term Course on RAMS for Railway Systems at IIT Kharagpur.