NPTI Nagpur conducts a four year Degree course in Power Engineering, which is the first of its kind in India. The programme is directed at the young aspirants who are looking for bright career in power industry, the backbone of all industrial activity.

The main objective is to prepare skilled Engineering Executives for Power Sector and allied industries. The course is designed to have equivalence to mechanical Engineering proficiency and recognized by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE).

It is affiliated to RTM Nagpur University, Nagpur. This course satisfies the mandatory requirement of Gazette Notification issued by Govt. of India, which stipulates that:

"NO PERSON SHALL BE AUTHORISED TO OPERATE OR UNDERTAKE MAINTENANCE OF ANY PART OF WHOLE OF GENERATING STATION OF CAPACITY OF 100 MW AND ABOVE TOGETHER WITH ASSOCIATED SUB-STATION UNLESS HE IS ADEQUATELY QUALIFIED AND HAS UNDERGONE THE SPECIFIED TRAINING AT AN INSTITUTE RECOGNIZED BY THE CENTRAL ELECTRICITY AUTHORITY"

The participant sucessfully completing this course are licensed to operate Thermal Power Stations (Including Captive Power Plant) as per statutory requirement under Indian Electricity Act. 1956 {Rule 3 2A} amended in 1981.