There are seven Centralized Training Institutes (CTIs) on the Indian Railways. While six other CTIs impart training mainly to the officers of one specified discipline National Academy of Indian Railways runs training programmes for officers of all disciplines and all grades right from Probationers to General Managers. Around 2500 officers participate in various training programmes each year. The duration of programmes varies from one week to ten weeks. Managers of a few Public Sector Undertakings, Other ministries of the Government and a few managers from railway systems abroad also attend training programmes in this College.
Training programs are divided into the following major heads :
| S.No. | Programmes Name | Eligibility/ Level |
| 1 | Strategic Management Programmes | General Managers, Principal Head of Departments and Divisional Railway Managers |
| 2 | Advanced Management Programmes | Middle/ Senior Level Management |
| 3 | Management Development Programmes | Middle Level Management |
| 4 | Group ‘A’ Foundation Programmes | Probationers of Group ‘A’ Railway Services |
| 5 | Group ‘A’ Induction Programmes | Probationers of Group ‘A’ Railway Services |
| 6 | Programmes forming part of Centralised Training of Probationers | Probationers of IRAS, IRPS and IRSS |
| 7 | Group ‘B’ Foundation Programmes | Group ‘B’ Officers |
| 8 | Group ‘B’ Induction Programmes | Group ‘B’ Officers |
| 9 | Function Related Programmes | Junior and Middle level managers of all disciplines |
| 10 | Information Technology | All levels |
| 11 | Advanced Information Technology | All Levels |
| 12 | Programmes for Foreign Railway Officers | Railway Officers of Foreign Countries |
| 13 | Programmes for Public Sector Undertakings/ Other Ministries | Specially designed training courses for Officers of Public Sector Undertakings & Other Ministries. |
Training Methodology
Training methods include classroom lectures, case studies, group discussions, syndicate exercises, role playing, computer based business games and simulation. The faculty uses multi-media equipment for hands-on training.
