NPTI weaves formal education with industry oriented specialized skills to cater to the needs of Power Sector .In one of its most successful attempts to create a pool of Technically trained man power for ready availability for recruitment by PSUs /SEBs /Power Utilities.
NPTI launched a one year Post Diploma Course in Thermal Power Plant Engineering ,in 1999 , at its institutes in New Delhi, Nagpur, Durgapur and Neyveli. The Post Diploma Course is having an exceptionally encouraging response and many Power Companies recruited this trained man power through campus recruitments over the years.
This course is for fresh and practicing Diploma Engineers for a period of one (1) year and the intake is 60 seats at each of the four (4) Institutes and 30 seats are at NPTI Guwathi. 25% of the seats are reserved for candidates sponsored from power sector organisations.