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  • Institute of Road Transport

    The Institute of Road Transport was established in 1976 under the Control of Government of Tamil Nadu and has been registered as a society under the Indian Societies Registration Act 1860. 

  • IRT Engineering College

    The Institute Of Road and Transport Technology (IRTT) was established in the year 1984. It is run by Department of State Transport, Government of TamilNadu. It provides a congenial atmosphere for Technical Education. The Institute has excellent infrastructure, well-equipped laboratories, library and highly qualified faculty members. 

  • Govt. Erode Medical College

    Govt. Erode Medical College is estabilished to train medical students through a primary health care approach with special emphasis on health promotion, disease prevention, early detection, diagnosis and management of diseases including rehabilitation and social integration of transport workers, their families and rural population.

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Institute of Road Transport 

The primary object of the institute is the instruction and dissemination of useful knowledge for the development of road transport. Its subsidiary objects are to promote and provide for the technology oriented education pertaining to road transport, to conduct operational and scientific research related to road transport and to impart training and education to all categories of staff and officers of STUs.

Institute was set up mainly to cater to the needs of STUs in Tamil Nadu, all the State Transport Undertakings of Tamilnadu are its members, besides it has one Institutional member and an ordinary member. The institute is managed by a Governing Council and the Secretary to Government, Transport Department, Government of Tamilnadu is the Chairman of the Governing Council. The Director of the Institute is the member Secretary of the Council.

The Director is assisted by three Manager cadre officers as Additional Directors at Head office. They look after (1) Administration and Education, and (2) Research, Training and Testing 3) Driver Training Wing at Gummidipundi. Besides, an Additional Director is posted exclusively to look after the Central Purchase Unit established exclusively to cater the needs of STUs.

THE DIRECTOR, IRT

Thiru.S.Renganathan,B.E,

Director, Institute of Road Transport,

Taramani,Chennai-600 113.

  

WINGS ATTACHED TO THE INSTITUTE OF ROAD TRANSPORT

The various units functioning under the control of the Institute are given hereunder:-

 1. Institute of Road Transport,Chennai

    a) Research Wing
    b) Material Testing
    c) Staff Training Wing, and
    d) Central Purchase Activities

2.Driver Training Wing at Gummidipundi & Trichy

3.Educational Institutions

  1. Institute of Road and Transport Technology, Erode
  2. Govt. Erode Medical College,Perundurai
  3. IRT Polytechnic-Bargur
  4. IRT Polytechnic-Tirunelveli
  5. IRT Polytechnic-Chromepet, Chennai

 

Institute of Road Transport