Indian Railways on temporary assignment. These officers administer IRIMEE without specialized administrators. Facilities Built in the first decade of the 20th century, the original two-story building of IRIMEE was destroyed in a major earthquake in 1921, but it was redesigned and reconstructed in 1924. The building encloses several beautiful, landscaped gardens laid out in quadrangles. There are eight classrooms equipped with computers connected to the internet, laboratories and model rooms for theoretical and practical training, and two computer labs with high-speed internet connectivity. A new CAD/CAM laboratory is being established. There is also a 500-seat auditorium for seminars and workshops, as well as a conference hall. There are model rooms for Carriage & Wagon, Train Lighting and Air conditioning in coaches, Freight, Air-brake systems, 140 Tonne Crane, ALCO Locomotives and High horsepower Locomotives. It has an excellent Mechatronics Lab, CNC trainer Machines and a Bio-diesel lab. There are three hostels for supervisory, long-term, and short-term trainees with television and computers connected to the internet. Recreational facilities includes multi-gyms, table tennis, field hockey, squash, basketball, and swimming. Courses and Activities IRIMEE offers a highly-competitive four-year undergraduate course leading to a degree in Mechanical Engineering. IRIMEE also conducts short-term courses for IRSME officers and other organizations. These courses includes: Four years of theoretical and practical training of Special Class Railway Apprentices (SCRA) leading to a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering. The coursework is tailored to meet Indian Railways' needs, with strong emphasis on Industrial Engineering and Production Engineering. This is achieved through a Thick Sandwich course composed of Alternating classroom (School Session) and practical (Shop Session) training Term papers and projects based upon assignments in the Workshop Credit courses at other universities and colleges Final year project involving design and manufacture Professional courses for serving officers and supervisors of the Mechanical Engineering Department 78 weeks of training for IRSME Probationers, as well as introductory courses for Probationers of other departments Special courses for non-Indian Railways organizations and foreign railways See also Indian Railways organisational structure Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers (IRSME) Jamalpur Gymkhana References External links Universities and colleges in Bihar Munger district Training institutes of Indian Railways 1888 establishments in India British colonial architecture in India Jamalpur, Bihar