Training calender - Central Institute of Road Transport

MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT 

PROGRAMMES 

August 2013 - March 2014 

CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF ROAD TRANSPORT 

Pune - 411 026

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MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT 

PROGRAMMES 

August 2013 – March 2014 

CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF ROAD TRANSPORT 

Post Box No 1897, Pune - Nashik Road, 

Bhosari, Pune - 411 026, India 

Telephone : 020 - 67345300 

Fax : 020 - 67345407 

E-mail : training@cirtindia.com 

Website : http://www.cirtindia.com

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Management Development Programmes MDP 

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From the Director's Desk 03 

Highlights During the Year 2012-13 04 

Schedule of Management Development Programmes 06 

Training Fee Structure 08 

Brief About CIRT 22 

Genesis 22 

Objectives 22 

Activities 22 

Management Development Centre 23 

General Information for Participants 24 

Profile of the Programme Faculty 25 

List of Scientists & the Administrative Team 27 

List of Members of the Association of State 29 

Road Transport Undertakings (ASRTU) 

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FROM THE DIRECTOR'S DESK 

The need for developing managerial skills in an environment of widespread competition 

cannot be over-emphasised. Constant exposure to management concepts and a continuous 

exercise to blend them with experience are essential for the success and growth of business 

enterprises. In the final analysis, it is the quality of management which will determine the 

profitability, image and goodwill. 

Over the years, CIRT has designed, developed and conducted management 

development programmes on a variety of topics focussing on change, innovation and 

productivity. This booklet contains the conventional programmes which are still relevant to the 

management of transport. In addition, programmes related to new areas such as Depot 

Networking & Real Time Passenger Information System, BRT and Current Trends in Vehicle & 

Fuel Technologies are also being conducted this year. 

We are sure that the STUs, in their effort to revitalise their management skills, will take 

advantage of the programmes contained in this schedule. It is also hoped that other 

organisations will equally benefit from these programmes. We are looking forward to a very 

successful year of management development. 

Director 

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Participants of the programme “Accident Investigation for Motor Vehicle & Police Department” scheduled on 04-08 

Mar 13 along with Mrs G Subhashini, Programme Director (Centre), Mr Ashish Misra, Head Training & 

Consultancy (Right), Adv Mr C S Iyer, Guest Faculty (Left). 

Hon Mr Tsegyal Tashi, Secretary, Transport addressing the august gathering at the in-situ programme on Road 

Safety: Critical Aspects Related to Vehicle & Road sponsored by MoRTH for North Eastern Region and conducted by 

CIRT at Gangtok. 

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HIGHLIGHTS DURING THE YEAR 2012-13


CIRT had organised a special lecture on Rolling Resistance of Tyres delivered by Mr Randall B Clark, Vice President, 

Norms and Regulations, Michelin Tyres Pvt Ltd (North Carolina) on 29 Aug 2012. 

Photo (sitting from left to right): Mr Sudhir Deshpande, Norms and Regulations-India & GEM, Michelin India Tyres 

Pvt Ltd; Mr D P Saste, Head Safety & Homologation, CIRT; Mr Randall B Clark, Vice President, Michelin Tyres Pvt 

Ltd; Mr G Dinshaw, Director, CIRT; Mrs M H Bavadekar, Head Technical Directorate, CIRT and Mr Prashant 

Kakade, CMDC, CIRT. 

Mr Prashant Kakade, CMDC, represented CIRT at International Conference “Intermodal India 2012” organised by 

UBM India from 25-27 September 2012. 

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SCHEDULE OF MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES 

2013 - 14 

Ser Programmes Programme Duration Month Page 

No Faculty 

Aug 13 

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1 Tyre, Fuel & Oil Economy Ashish Misra 3 days 05 - 07 9 

2 Depot Management Ashish Misra 1 week 19 - 23 9 

3 Depot Networking & Real Time 

Passenger Information System 

(RTPIS) 

U K Suryawanshi 1 week 19 - 23 10 

4 Road Safety & Traffic Management Subhashini G 1 week 26 - 30 10 

Sep 13 

5 Stores & Materials Management CMDC 3 days 02 - 04 11 

6 Bus Transport Planning & 

Management 

Subhashini G 1 week 16 - 20 11 

7 Bus Rapid Transit System Prashant Kakade 3 days 23 - 25 12 

Oct 13 

8 Tyre, Fuel & Oil Economy Ashish Misra 3 days 23 - 25 12 

9 Training for Trainers CMDC 3 days 28 - 30 13 

Nov 13 

10 Maintenance Management CMDC 3 days 11 - 13 13 

Dec 13 

11 Traffic & Operations Management 

for STUs in Urban Areas 

Prashant Kakade 1 week 02 - 06 14 

12 IT Applications in Depot Management Ashish Misra & 

U K Suryawanshi 

1 week 09 - 13 14 

13 Bus Body Designs - Technical M M Pathak & 3 days 11 - 13 15 

Specification and Evaluation S N Dhole


SCHEDULE OF MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES 

2013 - 14 

Ser Programmes Programme Duration Month Page 

No Faculty 

Dec 13 

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14 Road Safety Management Subhashini G 1 week 16 - 20 15 

Jan 14 

15 Critical Areas of Depot 

Management 

Ashish Misra 1 week 06 - 10 16 

16 Maintenance Management Ashish Misra 3 days 20 - 22 16 

17 Road Accident Investigation Subhashini G 1 week 27 - 31 17 

18 Current Trends in Vehicle & 

Fuel Technologies 

Sheeba Rani K 3 days 27 - 29 17 

Feb 14 

19 Training for Driver Instructors in 

STUs 


20 IT Applications for STUs U K Suryawanshi 3 days 19 - 21 18 

Mar 14 

21 Road Traffic Management Subhashini G 3 days 03 - 05 19 

22 Maintenance Management Ashish Misra 3 days 05 - 07 19 

23 Depot Networking & Real Time 

Passenger Information System 

(RTPIS ) 

U K Suryawanshi 1 week 10 - 14 20 

24 Tyre, Fuel & Oil Economy CMDC 3 days 19 - 21 20 

25 Traffic & Operations Management 

for STUs 


26 Stores & Materials 

Management 

CMDC 3 days 26 - 28 21 

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TRAINING FEE STRUCTURE 

(A) Only for members of the Association of State Road Transport Undertakings (ASRTU), New Delhi :- 

Course Duration Residential Inclusive of Service 

Tax @ 12.36 % 

Non-Residential Inclusive of Service 

Tax @ 12.36 % 

Two/ Three days Rs 5,000/- Rs 5,618/- Rs 4,500/- Rs 5,056/- 

One week Rs 6,500/- Rs 7,303/- Rs 5,500/- Rs 6,180/- 

Two weeks Rs 13,000/- Rs 14,607/- Rs 11,000/- Rs 12,360/- 

(B For non- ASRTU members / all other than (A) above :- 

Course Duration Residential Inclusive of Service 

Tax @ 12.36 % 

Non-Residential Inclusive of Service 

Tax @ 12.36 % 

Two/ Three days Rs 8,500/- Rs 9,551/- Rs 8,000/- Rs 8,989/- 

One week Rs 10,000/- Rs 11,236/- Rs 9,000/- Rs 10,112/- 

Two weeks Rs 20,000/- Rs 22,472/- Rs18,000/- Rs 20,225/- 

(C) For International Participants 

 

Residential Only 

US $ 500/- per participant per week or part thereof. 

ASRTU has decided to extend the sponsorship of Rs 35 lakhs for training officials of STUs through the MDPs 

conducted by CIRT during the year 2013-14. The criteria of limiting would be on first-come-first-served 

basis. TA/DA and other allowances of participants shall be borne by respective STUs as per their eligibility. 

Please Note :- 

 

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A) 

For Participants from STUs : The sponsorship for participants is limited. Any further participation 

would be chargeable according to the above fee structure. Once the limit of 35 lakhs is reached, the 

applicable course fee & Service Tax (presently @ 12.36% or as notified by the Government of India 

periodically) has to be remitted in advance by a demand draft / cheque drawn in favour of “Central 

Institute of Road Transport, Pune” along with the nomination or sent with the nominated officer at the 

time of reporting for the programme. 

B) For Participants from Non-STU Organisations : Participants shall not be allowed to attend the 

training programme if the course fee is not remitted in advance with the nomination or sent along with 

the nominated officers. 

The course fee includes tuition, course material, lodging and boarding in the Institute's premises. No local 

transport facility is provided by the Institute, for pick up / drop or any miscellaneous duties from the airport/ 

railway station/ bus terminals in Pune.

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Training Period : Three days, 05 – 07 Aug 13 

Programme Objectives 

(a) Introduction to tubeless & radial tyres. 

(b) Identify the various factors affecting tyre life & suggest measures for reducing tyre consumption, so 

as to achieve lower cost per km on tyres & tubes. 

(c) Assess merits of conventional & cold (precured) retreading process from viewpoint of tyre economy. 

(d) Discuss emerging technologies in diesel engines. 

(e) Identify factors affecting fuel & oil consumption & pollution levels with special emphasis on 

controlling the same. 

Participant Profile 

Officers from STUs, Government transport departments, motor vehicle department and private transport 

organizations. 

Programme Director : Mr Ashish Misra 

TYRE, FUEL & OIL ECONOMY 

Training Period : One week, 19-23 Aug 13 


(a) Provide an integrated view of managing State Transport Undertakings, highlighting the importance 

of customer satisfaction & features of competition. 

(b) Establish the depot as a key centre of performance. 

(c) Discuss various management techniques. 

(d) Equip participants with the know-how of the various functional areas of transport management. 

(e) Develop managerial skills of the participants. 


DEPOT MANAGEMENT 

Depot managers / branch managers, traffic managers, mechanical engineers & others likely to be posted 

as depot managers in State Transport Undertakings. 



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Training Period : One week, 19-23 Aug 13 



Programme Director : Mr U K Suryawanshi 

DEPOT NETWORKING & REAL TIME PASSENGER 

INFORMATION SYSTEM (RTPIS) 

(a) Application of RTPIS to monitor service adherence and provide managers with better administration 

control. 

(b) Discuss the technical requirements of the IT infrastructure for the establishment of control centre. 

(c) Identify the areas of computerisation in various sections such as traffic maintenance, stores, 

finance, administration, e-ticketing etc. 

(d) Explain the significance of various IT modules for depot computerisation and integration of depot 

modules. 

(e) Familiarise the participants with different operating systems and database packages. 

(f) Provide overview on safeguarding against cybercrime involving online frauds, scams, hacking, 

cyber attacks and phishing activities. 

Depot managers / branch managers, traffic managers, mechanical engineers & others likely to be 

posted as depot managers in State Transport Undertakings. 

Training Period : One week, 26 – 30 Aug 13 


ROAD SAFETY & TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT 

(a) Provide basic overview on road safety & traffic management issues in view of the alarming increase 

in vehicular population and road accidents. 

(b) Provide insight 

into the transportation system management (TSM) techniques. 

(c) Provide overview of the engineering & legislative measures for road safety. 

(d) Discuss measures for improving road safety education levels among the public. 

(e) Explain the transportation planning process at urban, rural & regional levels. 

(f) Describe various methods of traffic management for short, medium & long range planning. 

(g) Discuss the ITS applications for traffic management. 

(h) Explain the road engineering measures for improving road safety. 


Officials from traffic police department, motor vehicle department & municipal corporations. 

Programme Director : Mrs Subhashini G

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Training Period : Three days, 02 – 04 Sep 13 


(a) Evaluate performance of materials systems followed in different business units. 

(b) Study the inadequacies in stores management. 

(c) Maintaining inventory of vital parts based on VED / ABC analysis. 

(d) Develop optimal procurement practices & stores management systems. 

(e) Identify areas for improvement in productivity & reduction in costs by quality assurance. 

(f) Discuss use of information technology in materials management. 

(g) Update knowledge of latest trends & developments. 

(h) Equip participants with the know-how of the various functional areas of materials management. 

(i) Develop new sources/links. 

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Material managers, stores officers/ managers, works managers, depot managers of STUs & officials from 

bus body building units 

Programme Director : C-MDC 

Training Period : One Week, 16 - 20 Sep 13 


STORES & MATERIALS MANAGEMENT 

(a) Appraise the role & relevance of urbanization, in bus transport planning & management. 

(b) Discuss issues related to transportation planning, demand forecasting & route planning. 

(c) Examine the current problems of bus transport system, its operating characteristics & management 

measures for future. 

(d) Discuss issues related to bus & crew scheduling. 

(e) Identify the financing & management problems of bus transport systems. 

(f) Explain the current IT trends in bus transport management. 


Officers from the STUs, municipal corporations, town planning department & urban development 

authorities. 

Programme Director : Mrs Subhashini G 


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Training Period : Three days, 23 – 25 Sep 13 


(a) Need for better & more effective bus services in the transit industry. 

(b) Promote significantly faster operating speeds as well as improve travel time, mobility, economic 

growth & environmental quality in a community. 

(c) Provide flexible & low – cost alternative to rail system. 


Officers of STUs, urban development authorities, regional development authorities, town planning 

department & municipal corporations. 

Programme Director : Mr Prashant Kakade 

Training Period : Three days, 23 – 25 Oct 13 











organizations. 


BUS RAPID TRANSIT SYSTEM 

TYRE, FUEL & OIL ECONOMY

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Training Period : Three days, 28 - 30 Oct 13 


(a) Familiarize the participants with entire process of training. 

(b) Process of identification of training needs. 

(c) Understand training required at various levels of an organization viz. managerial, supervisory or 

staff level employees. 

(d) Understand application of different training methods. 

(e) Evaluate & understand effectiveness of training. 


Executives responsible for organizing & conducting management development programmes. The 

programme is equally useful for faculty in training organisations & for officers involved in imparting 

training in any functional area. 


TRAINING FOR TRAINERS 

Training Period : Three days, 11 – 13 Nov 13 


(a) Review of existing maintenance practices. 

(b) Develop plan for improving the maintenance function. 

(c) Update the knowledge of professionals on latest parts, machine & equipments (PME's) to be used in 

maintenance for effective manpower utilization & maintenance downtime. 

(d) Suggest measures for reducing breakdowns, cost of operation & manpower in the depot/ 

workshop/ garage. 

(e) IT application in maintenance management. 


Depot managers, maintenance manager/engineers, works managers, other technical officers at senior / 

junior management levels, maintenance managers of fleet owners. 



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Training Period : One week, 02-06 Dec 13 




Training Period : One week, 09 - 13 Dec 13 



TRAFFIC & OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT FOR STUs IN URBAN AREAS 

(a) Appraise the concept of transport planning & identify the role of STUs in public transport. 

(b) Emphasize the need & importance of traffic & operations management. 

(c) Review & analyse various methods in planning & managing traffic. 

(d) Provide quality service to the customers. 

Divisional traffic officers, divisional managers, chief traffic managers, depot managers, other middle level 

officers involved in traffic planning & operations of STUs. 

IT APPLICATIONS IN DEPOT MANAGEMENT 

(a) Introduce IT applications in STUs & to bring out the merits of computerisation. 

(b) Identify the areas of computerisation in different disciplines such as traffic, maintenance, materials, 

finance, personnel, stores, e-Ticketing etc. 

(c) Familiarise the participants with different operating systems & database packages. 

(d) To appraise & emphasize the need for web technology & networking radio frequency identification 

& detection (RFID) System etc. 



Programme Directors : Mr Ashish Misra & Mr U K Suryawanshi

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MDP No 14 

 

 

 

 

Training Period : Three days, 11 - 13 Dec 13 


(a) Familiarise the participants with bus body code & bus body accreditation systems. 

(b) An overview on technical specification of bus bodies and roll over testing of bus bodies. 

(c) Understand the use of various software (finite element analysis (FEA) and use of 2D & 3D systems) 

for evaluation of bus bodies. 

(d) Familiarise with A/C systems for buses. 

(e) Understand the legislative requirements of bus body designs in India. 


BUS BODY DESIGNS - TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION & EVALUATION 

Works mangers, mechanical engineers, R & D engineers from bus body building workshops of STUs, 

depot managers from STUs, design/production engineers/officers from bus body builders & vehicle 

manufacturers. 

Programme Directors : MrMMPathak & Mr S N Dhole 

Training Period : One week, 16 – 20 Dec 13 


(a) Provide basic overview on road safety issues in view of the alarming increase in vehicular 

population and road accident. 

(b) Insight into the transportation system management (TSM) techniques. 

(c) Overview of the engineering & legislative measures for road safety. 

(d) Discuss measures for improving road safety education levels among the public. 

(e) Explain the road engineering measures for road safety. 

(f) Discuss the ITS applications for improving road safety. 


ROAD SAFETY MANAGEMENT 

Officials from traffic police department, motor vehicle department & municipal corporations. 



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MDP No 16 

 

 

 

 

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Training Period : One week, 06 – 10 Jan 14 


CRITICAL AREAS OF DEPOT MANAGEMENT 

(a) Sharpen the participant's perspective in the key result areas of depot management with a view to 

increase efficiency & effectiveness. 

(b) Discuss critical problem areas affecting the working of a depot for improving productivity. 



as depot managers. 



Training Period : Three days, 20 – 22 Jan 14 












Programme Director : Mr Ashish Misra

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Training Period : One week, 27- 31 Jan 14 

Learning Objectives 

(a) Overview on the existing road accident scenario in the country. 

(b) Highlight the importance of accident investigation process. 

(c) Methods for accident investigation. 

(d) Understand preparation of accident investigation report. 

(e) Discuss preparation of accident spot diagram. 

(f) Interpretation of primary & secondary data. 

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Officials of STUs, traffic police department, insurance companies, motor vehicle department. 


Training Period : Three days, 27 – 29 Jan 14 


ROAD ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION 

(a) Review the emerging trends in vehicle & fuel technologies. 

(b) Study the main families of conventional & alternative technologies of fuels, covering the evaluation 

of their major technical characteristics, fuel economy, user costs & environmental impacts. 

(c) Issues related to source, production & reliability of fuels. 

(d) To study the performance of vehicle vs fuel. 

(e) Discuss the strategies to be adopted to bring increased awareness among all the stake holders. 


Mechanical / automobile engineers, assistant works managers, other technical officers at middle / junior 

management levels, depot managers of STUs, vehicle, fuel manufacturers, regulatory bodies & 

marketing agencies. 

Programme Director : Mrs Sheeba Rani K 


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MDP No 20 

 

 

 

 

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Training Period : One week, 10 - 14 Feb 14 


(a) Impart knowledge on driving habits & skills of drivers. 

(b) Improve driver instructor skills & techniques towards safe driving. 

(c) Train instructors on how to link theory with practical aspects of driving. 

(d) Enhance instructional ability for imparting effective training to drivers. 

(e) Make instructors conversant with instructional / training methods. 


Officers & faculties involved in driver training, particularly driver instructors in STUs. 


Training Period : Three days, 19 – 21 Feb 14 


(a) Review the scope of IT applications in STUs. 

(b) Familiarise the participants with different operating systems, cloud computing & database 

Packages. 

(c) Identify the areas of computerisation in different disciplines such as traffic, maintenance, materials, 

finance, personnel, stores, etc. 

(d) To appraise & emphasize the need for web technology, online reservation system & radio frequency 

identification & detection (RFID) System etc. 





TRAINING FOR DRIVER INSTRUCTORS IN STUs 

IT APPLICATIONS FOR STUs

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MDP No 22 

 

 

 

 

Training Period : Three days, 03 – 05 Mar 14 


(a) Provide basic overview on road transport scenario in view of the alarming increase in vehicular 

population in the country. 

(b) Overview on transportation system management (TSM) techniques. 

(c) Explain the transportation planning process at urban, rural & regional levels. 

(d) Discuss Engineering & Legislative measures for traffic control. 

(e) Describe various methods of traffic management for short, medium & long range planning. 

(f) Discuss IT applications for traffic management. 


Traffic police department, motor vehicle department, municipal corporations & urban development 

authorities. 
















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MDP No 24 

 

 

 

 

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Training Period : One week, 10 -14 Mar 14 


(a) Application of RTPIS to monitor service adherence and provide managers with better administration 

control. 

(b) Discuss the technical requirements of the IT infrastructure for the establishment of control centre. 

(c) Identify the areas of computerisation in various sections such as traffic maintenance, stores, 

finance, administration, e-ticketing etc. 

(d) Explain the significance of various IT modules for depot computerisation and integration of depot 

modules. 

(e) Familiarise the participants with different operating systems and database packages. 

(f) Provide overview on safeguarding against cybercrime involving online frauds, scams, hacking, 

cyber attacks and phishing activities. 



as depot managers in State Transport Undertakings. 


TYRE, FUEL & OIL ECONOMY 












organisations. 

Programme Director : C - MDC 

DEPOT NETWORKING & REAL TIME PASSENGER INFORMATION 

SYSTEM (RTPIS)

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MDP No 26 

 

 

 

 

Training Period : One week, 24 – 28 Mar 14 


(a) Appraise the concept of transport planning & identify the role of STUs in public transport. 

(b) Emphasize the need & importance of traffic & operations management. 

(c) Review & analyse various methods in planning & managing traffic. 

(d) Appraise the importance of marketing in provision of transport services. 


Divisional traffic officers, divisional managers, chief traffic managers, depot managers, other middle level 

officers involved in traffic planning & operations departments of STUs. 



TRAFFIC & OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT FOR STUs 


(a) Evaluate performance of materials systems followed in different business units. 

(b) Study the inadequacies in stores management. 

(c) Maintaining inventory of vital parts based on VED / ABC analysis. 

(d) Develop optimal procurement practices & stores management systems. 

(e) Identify areas for improvement in productivity & reduction in costs by quality assurance. 

(f) Discuss use of information technology in materials management. 

(g) Update knowledge of latest trends & developments. 

(h) Equip participants with the know-how of the various functional areas of materials management. 

(i) Develop new sources/links. 


Material managers, stores officers/ managers, works managers, depot managers of STUs & officials from 

bus body building units. 



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BRIEF ABOUT CIRT 

Genesis 

CIRT was established in 1967 on the joint initiative of the then Ministry of Shipping & Transport, Government of 

India & the Association of State Road Transport Undertakings. The raison d'etre of CIRT is its commitment to 

improve the efficiency & productivity of the transport sector, with particular emphasis to STUs. 

The institute is located on the Pune-Nashik Highway, at Nashik-Phata, Bhosari on the outskirts of Pune City, i.e., 

within the adjoining Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation limits. 

Pune city is well connected by domestic airlines, few international airlines & rail services. The institute is at a 

distance of 13 kms from Pune railway station & 18 kms from Pune Airport. 

Objectives 

With the economic liberalisation, CIRT is expanding its activities to include both the public & the private sectors in 

passenger & goods transport. The main objectives are :- 

(a) Promote & provide for the study of the principles & practices of organization & management in various 

spheres of public transport; 

(b) Conduct research on critical issues in transport development & to undertake consultancy assignments to 

improve organizational effectiveness & operational efficacy; 

(c) Impart training & education to all categories of managers & professionals engaged in furthering the cause 

of public transport; 

(d) Extend cooperation to the government & its agencies in evolving integrated policies & legislative 

framework to enable a balanced growth of the transport sector; 

(e) To be the clearing house of ideas, information & data pertaining to transport industry with specific 

reference to safety, environment & productivity; 

(f) Lay down standards, specifications & norms for various materials used in heavy vehicles through 

performance evaluation, material analysis & quality monitoring; 

(g) Undertake research for improvement & technological up gradation of vehicles used for passenger 

transportation together with their components & assemblies; 

(h) Engage in relevant activity as may be conducive or incidental to the attainment of the above objectives. 

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CIRT is a premier institute in the field of engineering research, testing of auto component; research, 

consultancy & management development in transport & planning etc. 

With more than four decades of experience it has emerged as a single window for the public transport 

industry & also as a 'Centre of Excellence' in Automotive Engineering & Road Transport Management.

To promote the interests of transport sector especially the public transport in the country, the MDC 

organises schedule & non schedule programme every year for the STUs, several Government & private 

organisation with an integrated approach. 

The programmes are both residential & non residential & aim at formal & informal processes of learning 

both within & outside the classroom. The focus being a holistic approach to the management of transport 

operations by blending social, economic & environmental issues with the imperatives of decision making 

within the enterprise in the course of providing an efficient, adequate, economical & properly coordinated 

transport service. 

(a) Scheduled Programmes 

The programmes includes maintenance management, traffic management, stores & materials 

management, alternate fuels, central motor vehicle rules (CMVR), road safety, emission & control 

measures, IT in transport and financial management etc. 

(b) Non-scheduled Programmes 

Foundation courses: These are meant for newly recruited officer & duration ranges from 2 to 4 weeks 

depending upon the training needs arrived at through mutual discussions between the concerned 

organization & CIRT. The programmes are of residential type. 

In-Situ programmes: To meet the specific needs of the client organisation, the institute conduct 

programme in their premises. 

Campus & Facilities 


Management Development Centre (MDC) 

CIRT campus is located on a spacious stretch of nearly 100 acres, housing testing laboratories, 

classrooms, library, computer center, sports facilities, guest houses, hostel for participants & the residential 

accommodation for the faculty, scientists & the supporting staff. 

The library has nearly 11,170 titles, 50 professional journals & 736 educational materials in the form of 

CDs covering all aspects of transportation & management. The Institute brings out a quarterly journal – 

Indian Journal of Transport Management. The journal has become a window on the Indian transport 

scene. It provides a platform to the academicians, policy makers & practicing managers alike to share 

their concepts, views & experiences in the transport sector. Every quarter 800 copies of the journal are 

published & circulated. 

The databank maintains time series & cross sectional data on physical & financial performance of STUs. 

The annual performance statistics is complied in the form of an annual publication “STUs: Profile & 

Performance”. 

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Stay in CIRT Campus 

The training programmes are fully residential & participants should stay on the campus. However, local 

participants may stay outside. Accommodation for the participants will be provided in the hostels only. On 

arrival at the institute, participants are requested to sign the register placed at the dining hall lounge for 

allotment of rooms earmarked. 

The rooms in the hostel are for double occupancy. However, single occupancy may be considered 

depending upon the number of participants at a given time. The keys of cupboards, etc. should be kept in 

personal custody & returned to the in charge hostel section prior to departure. 

Request for accommodation for participants' family should be intimated in advance, for which charges as 

per rules shall be paid by the participant. Accommodation for family members would be provided subject 

to availability of rooms. Participants are requested to provide advance information for family 

accommodation to the training section before arrival so that lodging & board arrangements can be made 

well in advance. 

The Hostel rooms are self- sufficient with mattresses, bed linen & towels provided by the institute. 

Participants are however requested to bring their own toiletries/ items required for personal use. 

Hours of Instruction 

Training is normally conducted from Monday to Friday without observing any other intervening holiday 

from 0915hrs to 1645hrs, with four sessions of one & half hours duration. 

Communication to the Institute 

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GENERAL INFORMATION FOR PARTICIPANTS 

The following are the means of communication with the institute from outside. Participants are requested 

to notify them to their families before or soon after their arrival in Pune. 

Central Institute of Road Transport 

Post Box No 1897 

Pune- Nashik Road 

Pune 411 026 

Maharashtra 

Telephone 

Fax 

E-mail 

Training Section 

: 020 - 67345300 

: 020 - 67345407 

: training@cirtindia.com 

: extension No 426

Director 

Mr Ashish Misra 

Head Admn. Services Division (ASD), 

Head Training & Consultancy 

& Member of Faculty 

B Sc (Hons), MBA (Marketing) 

Specialisation 

Areas of Specialisation are road safety management, 

business strategy development & transportation 

management. 

Experience in road transport industry both as a 

practicing manager & researcher & consultant. 

Published about 10 research papers / working papers 

in areas of transportation management & road safety. 

Email: director@cirtindia.com 

Extension No 401/402 

Email: misraas@cirtindia.com 

Mobile: 9766539175 


Mr U K Suryawanshi 

Email:umeshks@cirtindia.com 

In charge Computer Lab & Associate Member of Faculty 

MCM 

Extension No 508 


Oracle, Visual Basic, ASP.Net, system analysis & 

design, 

(RFID). 

radio frequency identification & detection 

Mrs Subhashini G 

Email:subhashini@cirtindia.com 

Coordinator RCC & Associate Member of Faculty Extension No 412 

B E (Civil Engg.), Master of Science in Transportation 

Engg., Diploma in Software Technology 


Traffic engineering, transportation planning, road 

safety & intelligent transport system. 


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Mr Prashant Kakade 

Email:pkakade@cirtindia.com 

Coordinator Management Development Center (MDC) 

B E (Civil), M Tech (Transportation Engg.) 



Specialist in traffic engineering solutions, road 

safety audit, public transport - demand estimation 

techniques & rationalization of route structure of 

public transport especially for urban areas 

operation. 

Guest faculty for STU training institute & other 

prestigious organization. 

Mr M M Pathak 

Email : mpathak@cirtindia.com 

Scientist B Mobile No : 09665097080 

B E (Mech), MMS 


Extension No. 446 

Automotive engineering, automobile emissions, 

alternative fuels. 

Mr S N Dhole 

Email: edc@cirtindia.com 

Scientist B Extension No 474 


Vehicle certification, bus body builders accreditation 

system & third party inspection of vehicles including 

CNG buses as per AIS:024 & AIS:028. 

Also done consultancy projects for various STUs on bus 

body building & third party inspection. 

Mrs Sheeba Rani K 

Email: petrolab@cirtindia.com 

Scientist B Mobile: 9763918790 

B Tech (Chemical Engineering) M Tech 

(Surface Science & Engineering) 


Testing of fuels (diesel, biodiesel, engine oil, grease oil, 

grease, thinner, brake fluid) as per ASRTU, I.S, 

International standards. 


Testing of CNG/LPG components as per I.S & 

International standards for compliance of safety norms. 

Testing of safety glasses. 

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Mr N R Kachare 

kacharenr@cirtindia.com 

Head Engineering Division ( I) 

& Sc E Mobile No 9766352970 


Mr R B Barpatte 

Head Engineering Division ( II) 

& Sc D 

Mrs M H Bavadekar 

Head Technical Directorate & Sc D 

barpatterb@cirtindia.com 

Mobile No 97665097580 


td@cirtindia.com 

Mobile No 9665097081 


Mrs D A Nande 

nandeda@cirtindia.com 

Scientist D Mobile No 9730046865 


Mr T R Mhetre 

Scientist C 

tanajimhetre@cirtindia.com 


Mr Rajkumar Malajure 

raj@cirtindia.com 

Scientist C Mobile No 9766352978 


Mr V D Chavan 

autolab2@cirtindia.com 

Scientist C Extension No 458 

Mr V P Misal 

fatiguelab@cirtindia.com 


Mrs K K Yeolekar 

spn@cirtindia.com 


Mr V P Bagade 

tyrelab@cirtindia.com 


Mrs Sheetal R Duraiswami 

Coordinator - Dues & Payment (Training) 


CIRT SCIENTISTS & ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM 

Name & Designation Email Ids / Phone No. 

sheetald@cirtindia.com 


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Mr F S Makhdoom vcl@cirtindia.com 


13 Mr I M Yelurkar 

environmentallab@cirtindia.com 

Scientist B & I/c Transport 


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Mr S Hasan Ali 

shali@cirtindia.com 


Mr S V Kapade 

workshop@cirtindia.com 


16 Mr V M Veerkar 

iauditor@cirtindia.com 

Sr Supdt (Internal Audit) Extension No 432 

17 Mr K M Dhar 

stores@cirtindia.com 

Sr Supdt (Stores) security@cirtindia.com 


18 Mr G Rajan 

pers@cirtindia.com 

Sr Supdt (ASD) Extension No 403 

19 Training section 

training@cirtindia.com 


20 Mr R P Mote 

databank@cirtindia.com 

Sr Investigator, Knowledge Centre Extension No 431 

21 Mr J S Punjabi 

editor@cirtindia.com 

Sub Editor, Knowledge Centre Extension No 507 

22 Mrs S P Roy 

library@cirtindia.com 

Supdt (Library), Knowledge Centre Extension No 506 

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Name & Designation Email Ids / Phone No.

List of Members of the 

Association of State Road Transport Undertakings (ASRTU) 

New Delhi 

1. Corporations 

Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corpn 

Assam State Transport Corpn 

Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corpn 

Bihar State Road Transport Corpn 

Calcutta State Transport Corpn 

Delhi Transport Corpn 

Gujarat State Road Transport Corpn 

Himachal Road Transport Corpn 

Jammu & Kashmir State Road Transport Corpn 

Kadamba Transport Corpn Ltd 

Karnataka State Road Transport Corpn 

Kerala State Road Transport Corpn 

Maharashtra State Road Transport Corpn 

Meghalaya Transport Corpn 

North Bengal State Transport Corpn 

North-Eastern Karnataka Road Transport Corpn 

North-Western Karnataka Road Transport Corpn 

Orissa State Road Transport Corpn 

Pepsu Road Transport Corpn 

Rajasthan State Road Transport Corpn 

South Bengal State Transport Corpn 

Tripura Road Transport Corpn 

Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corpn 

Uttaranchal Transport Corpn 


2. Companies 

Metropolitan Transport Corpn (Chennai) Limited 

Puducherry Road Transport Corpn Ltd 

State Express Transport Corpn Tamilnadu Ltd 

The Calcutta Tramways Co Ltd 

West Bengal Surface Transport Corpn Ltd 

The Punjab State Bus Stand Managment Co Ltd 

Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Ltd 

Tamilnadu State Tpt Corpn (Kumbakonam) Ltd 

Tamilnadu State Tpt Corpn (Madurai) Ltd 

Tamilnadu State Tpt Corpn (Salem) Ltd 

Tamilnadu State Tpt Corpn (Villupuram) Ltd 

Tamilnadu State Tpt Corpn (Trichy) Ltd 

Tamilnadu State Tpt Corpn (Coimbatore) Ltd 

3. Government Departments 

Andaman & Nicobar Administration 

Government of Arunachal Pradesh State Transport 

Services 

Chandigarh Transport Undertaking 

Haryana State Transport 

Mizoram State Transport 

Nagaland State Transport 

Sikkim Nationalised Transport Department 

State Transport Punjab 

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4. Municipal Bodies 

Ahmedabad Municipal Transport Service 

Brihan Mumbai Electric Supply & Transport 

Undertaking 

Kalyan Dombivali Municipal Transport Undertaking 

Kolhapur Municipal Transport Undertaking 

Solapur Municipal Transport Undertaking 

Navi Mumbai Municipal Transport Undertaking 

Thane Municipal Transport Undertaking 

Jaipur City Transport Service Ltd 

Bhubaneswar-Puri Transport Services Ltd 

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5. Associate Members 

Bihar State Tourism Developemeent Corpn Limited 

Municipal Corporation of Delhi 

Haryana Roadways Engineering Corpn Ltd 

Himachal Pradesh Tourism Development Corpn Ltd 

Jammu & Kashmir State Forest Corpn 

The National Transport Corpn 

Ulhasnagar Municipal Corpn

Shri P S Ananda Rao has recently taken over as the Executive Director, 

Association of State Road Transport Undertakings (ASRTU), an apex body of all the State 

Road Transport Undertakings across the country. He is also the Director of Central 

Institute of Road Transport, Pune. 

Shri Rao holds Bachelors Degree in Mechanical Engineering and Masters Degree 

in Traffic Environment and Safety Management from Sweden. Shri Rao has served in 

various positions in Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation handling important 

responsibilities, particularly in the fields of Engineering & Environment conservation in 

Transport sector. 

Shri Rao presented national and international papers on Transport related issues 

with special emphasis to environment and climate change. He has been associated with 

the formulation of a number of important projects for Bangalore city including 

development of parking policy, non-mechanised transport, intermodal bus terminals etc 

for the preparation of the Environment Report for Bangalore City and Karnataka State for 

the Transport Sector. He has presented technical paper on the innovative trials relating to 

Development of Alternate Fuel and Energy projects in the country. 

Shri Rao has taken a lead role in the ITS and IES project funded under the SUTP 

assisted GEF - World Bank for the city of Mysore, Karnataka State. He has been 

instrumental in formulating several Transport related programmes & policies, including 

Ethanol blended Diesel, Bio Diesel and exhaust after treatment systems (SCR-DPF) for 

SRTC buses in the country. Shri Rao has a passion for adoption of IT enabled innovative 

solutions for transport projects in the country.

Association of State Road 

Transport Undertakings 

The main objectives of ASRTU are :- 

Association of State Toad Transport Undertakings 

(ASRTU) is the apex body of all the State Road 

Transport Undertakings in India having 62 members 

including 7 Associate members who constitute the 

back bone of mobility for the urban and rural 

population across the country, operates about 

1,47,000 buses, serve 70 million passengers a day 

and provide gainful employment to 0.9 million people. 

ASRTU BHAWAN, Plot No.4A, PSP Block, Pocket -14, Sector-8, Dwarka, New Delhi – 110 077, India. 

Tel: +91 11 43294294 Fax: +91 11 43294242, 25361642 

Website: www.asrtu.org

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