The Indian Railways Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering (
IRIMEE), was founded in 1888 as a technical school and commenced training Mechanical Officers for
Indian Railways in 1927. It is the oldest of the five Centralised Training Institutes (CTIs) for training officers for Indian Railways. IRIMEE is located at
Jamalpur in the
Munger district of
Bihar, on the
Patna-
Bhagalpur rail route. IRIMEE provides theoretical and practical training for a four-year undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering as well as professional courses to officers and supervisors of Indian Railways. There are also courses for non-railway organizations and foreign railways.