fɹʌm wˈʌn ˈeɪpɹəl nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈoːɹ, ðə skˈuːl wʌz mˌeɪd ɐ sˈɛntɹəlˌaɪzd tɹˈeɪnɪŋ ˈɪnstɪtˌuːt sˌiːtˌiːˈaɪ ænd ɹᵻnˈeɪmd ðɪ ˈɪndiən ɹˈeɪlweɪz ˈɪnstɪtˌuːt ʌv mᵻkˈænɪkəl ænd ᵻlˈɛktɹɪkəl ˌɛndʒɪnˈɪɹɪŋ.
From 1 April 1974, the school was made a Centralised Training Institute (CTI) and renamed the Indian Railways Institute of Mechanical & Electrical Engineering.