National Academy of Broadcasting and Multimedia

(An apex training institution of Prasar Bharati)

National Academy of Broadcasting and Multimedia, the apex in-house training institution of Prasar Bharati, was established in 1948. Previously known as Staff Training Institute (Technical), NABM primarily caters to the training needs of personnel of All India Radio & Doordarshan. With its headquarters and a comprehensively equipped academy in Delhi, NABM also has three regional academies in Bhubaneshwar (Odisha), Shillong (Meghalaya) & Mumbai (Maharashtra) to cater to the regional training requirements.

Functions of NABM:-

The academy conducts about 120 courses every year and trains around 1,600 engineering personnel. Officials from broadcasting organisations of neighbouring countries are also invited as participants in academy’s training programmes.

Primary functions of NABM are:-

To train raw recruits in broadcasting technology.
To upgrade skills of personnel in tune with emerging technologies.
To issue training related guidelines and content
To assist the staff in their career growth

Apart from the primary functions, the academy has the responsibility to carry out the following activities:

Conducting Departmental Competitive Examinations
Conducting Direct Recruitment Examinations
Preparing and updating Technical Manuals
Preparing Safety Manuals
Preparation of Technical Monographs
Publication of Newsletter

Faculty

Faculties

Sr No.	Name/Designation/email	Academic Background	Professional Experience	Specialisation
1	Shri. N. Thiyagarajan	MIE in Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering; PGDFM	1986 batch officer from Indian Engineering Services. Has 33 years of experience in both Radio and Television broadcasting.	Digital Broadcasting Technologies
	Additional Director General (Training)
2	Shri. SUMIT GOEL	B. Tech.(Electronics)- IT BHU, M. Tech(Comm. Systems)- IIT Kanpur	An IB(E)S officer of 1990 batch, having experience in Satellite Communication, VTR, Thomcast Transmitter, RF Video Measurement. He has worked as HOO at HPTV Amritsar, DDK Shillong and DDK Chandigarh.	Communication Systems,TV Transmitters
	Deputy Director General (Engg.)
	sumeet1968@gmail.com; sumeetgoyal@prasarbharati.gov.in
3	Shri. Sandeep Srivastava	B.E. (Electronics & Telecom) from MMMEC,Gorakhpur, M.Tech (Communication) from REC, Kurukshetra, MBA (Operational Research) from IGNOU .	An IB(E)S officer of 1998 batch, having experience in Studio Automation, IT and Social Media related topics. He has worked as HOO/ HOE at AIR, Guwahati and AIR, Shimla . Worked in Delhi at P&D unit, IT Division DG:AIR, and R&D Unit.	Studio Automation System, FM transmitters ,Information Technology , Social Media
	Director (Engg.)
4	Ms. Manisha Shete	B.E (Electronics & Telecomm) from Pune University, M.Tech (Microwave & photonics) from Kanpur.	IBES officer of 1998 batch of Engineering Services. Worked at DDK Mumbai and was responsible for Server playback systems VTR & NLE Maintenance, Earth station. Worked as engineering head DDK Pune. Worked in ADG (E) West Zone in Personnel cell, HRD. Published a search paper ‘Design of a Coplanar Sensor for RF Characterization of Thin Dielectric Samples’ in IEEE Sensors Journal December 2013	Microwave, High Power Transmitter/T.V Studio, Recording and Playback system, Video Postproduction system.
	Director (Engg.)
	shete_manisha@hotmail.com, manisha.shete.chavan@gmail.com
5	Shri. Sukhjeet Singh	B.E. Electrical	Worked mostly in Doordarshan Kendras and having all experience in Studio & OBs set-up of Doordarshan.	Doordarshan T.V Studio , OBs. and vigilance
	Dy. Director (Engg.)
	sukhjeetsingh@prasarbharati.gov.in
6	Sh. D K Gupta	M.Sc(Electronics)	Over 34 years of experience in the field of broadcasting
7	Shri JB Roy	Electrical Engineering	Over 34 Yrs experience in ALL India Radio, mainly in recording and ON setups. Brief brief stint in IT division PBS
	Assistant Director (Engg.)
	jbroy@prasarbharati.gov.in

Training

Training Calendar

Technical Training Calendar

Training Calendar 2022-23

Training 2022

2019-20

2018-19

Program Training Calender

- Program Training Calender

FORMAT FOR SENDING NOMINATIONS BY STATIONS OF AIR AND DOORDARSHAN

Training Activities

Induction & Refresher Courses
1. In house training is imparted to the newly recruited technical staff as well as existing personnel on achieving the next rank.
Equipment Oriented Courses
1. Medium Wave/Short Wave/FM Sound Transmitters
2. Air-conditioning in transmitter and studio complexes
3. Low Power/High Power TV Transmitters
4. Hard Disc Based Audio Work Stations
5. Digital TV studio production equipments
6. Non-linear Editing & 3-D Graphics Systems
7. TVRO Systems, Captive Earth Stations, DSNG, DTH
8. Studio – Transmitter Links
9. HDTV
Skill Up gradation Courses
1. OB Management
2. Surface Mount Technologies and Repairs there of
Refresher Courses
1. Audio/Video Digital/Analogue Measurements
2. Lighting for TV studios
3. Lineup of Radio/TV Studio and Transmitter Chains
4. Programme Production Techniques
5. Video recording Techniques
6. Video display systems
7. Management Courses
8. Technology Updates and appreciation for Generalist professionals
9. Network management systems for distribution of television channels
10. Station management
11. Energy management in Broadcasting
12. Management Courses for Senior Technical Personnel in collaboration with premium management institutes
13. Modern Broadcasting Technologies
14. Satellite Communications
15. Optical Fiber Technologies
16. Digital Archiving of Program content and its Management
17. Digital Technology in Broadcasting
18. Digital Terrestrial Transmission including DRM
19. Digital Audio/Video compression standards
20. Digital measurements
21. Modern Communication Networks
22. IT Related Courses
23. Computer Hardware/Servers.
24. Networking and Server Administration
Training courses as per specific requirement
Tailor-made courses on Audio Systems
1. Public Address, Radio Transmitters
2. TV Studio Equipment etc.for the Indian as well as foreign participants

Deptt. Exams

NABM Departmental Exams

1-Examination for promotion of Helper to Technician

Date of Exam	Syllabus	Model Question Paper	Notifications
25-08-2019	Syllabus	Sample Paper Part I Sample Paper Part II	Notification No. NABM/Deptt Exam/Helper/2018, 24/05/2019[DOWNLOAD]

2- Examination for promotion of Senior Engineering Assistant to Assistant Engineer

Date of Exam	Syllabus	Model Question Paper	Notifications
17-03-18 18-03-18	Syllabus	Sample Paper Part-1 Sample Paper Part-2 Sample Paper Part-3	Competitive Examination for the promotion of Senior Engineering Assistants to the grade of Assistant Engineers against 2009-10 to 2017-18 vacancies Notification No. NABM/Deptt Exam/SEA-AE/2017, 17/11/2017[DOWNLOAD]

Hostel

135 single/double rooms including 24 deluxe air-conditioned rooms
A fully air-conditioned dining hall with a capacity of 64 members
A kitchen with modern cooking facilities
Recreational facilities with indoor games, TV, newspaper, etc
Health Club
Internet Cafe

Contacts

Address:

National Academy of Broadcasting and Multimedia
(Earlier Staff Training Institute, Delhi)
RADIO COLONY, KINGSWAY,
DELHI-110009
email: nabmdelhi@prasarbharati.gov.in

S.No	Contact/email	Tel No	Fax No
1	Shri. N. Thiyagarajan, ADG(Training)	011-27606128	011-27607185
2	Shri. Sumit Goel, DDG(Engg) sumeetgoyal@prasarbharati.gov.in	011-27603909	011-27603909
3	DDG(Programme)	011-27606908	011-27606908
4	EPABX	011-27606566, 27606567, 27601565, 27604794, 27602994, 27606889	011-27608414
5	Hostel	011-27603391, 011-27658311
Engg. Training: nabmctc.tt@prasarbharati.gov.in (for sending nominations)
Programme Training: nabmpdelhi@gmail.com