▁Power ▁Station ▁Person nel ▁Training ▁Instit utes ▁under ▁the ▁Central ▁Electric ity ▁Author ity ▁were ▁car ved ▁out ▁and ▁formed ▁into ▁a ▁separate ▁autonom ous ▁body ▁under ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Power ▁as ▁the ▁Power ▁Engine ers ▁Training ▁Society ▁( P ET S ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁to ▁give ▁more ▁importance ▁to ▁Power ▁Training ▁and ▁to ▁have ▁an ▁acceler ated ▁growth ▁of ▁the ▁Instit utes . ▁Later , ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁Power ▁Engine ers ▁Training ▁Society ▁( P ET S ) ▁was ▁renamed ▁as ▁National ▁Power ▁Training ▁Institute ▁( N PT I ). ▁Power ▁Systems ▁Training ▁Institute ▁( P ST I ) ▁and ▁Hot ▁Line ▁Training ▁Centre ▁( H LT C ) ▁was ▁merged ▁with ▁N PT I ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁ ▁The ▁National ▁Power ▁Training ▁Institute ▁( N PT I ) ▁grew ▁continu ously ▁through ▁the ▁ten ure ▁of ▁Indian ▁govern ments . ▁The ▁Institute , ▁which ▁previously ▁conducted ▁training ▁only ▁in ▁thermal ▁power ▁generation ▁has ▁now ▁equ ipped ▁itself ▁to ▁conduct ▁training ▁in ▁all ▁segments ▁of ▁the ▁power ▁sector ▁i . e . ▁generation , ▁transmission ▁and ▁distribution . ▁In ▁the ▁last ▁four ▁dec ades ▁of ▁its ▁existence ▁N PT I ▁has ▁trained ▁thousands ▁of ▁engine ers , ▁super vis ors ▁and ▁techn icians ▁from ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁Electric ity ▁Bo ards , ▁public ▁and ▁private ▁sector ▁util ities ▁and ▁personnel ▁from ▁developing ▁nations . ▁ ▁Activ ities ▁N PT I ▁has ▁several ▁short - term ▁and ▁long - term ▁training ▁programs