National Academy of Broadcasting and Multimedia

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.

Functions of NABM:-

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

Name/Designation	Email	Academic Background	Professional Experience	Specialisation
Ms . Anuradha Agarwal, Additional Director General (Training)	adgnabm[at]prasarbharati[dot]gov[dot]in anuradha[dot]adg[at]prasarbharati[dot]gov[dot]in	B.Tech (E&C)-IIT Roorkee, M.Tech (Comp. Sci.)- IIT Roorkee	1986 batch officer from Indian Engineering Services. She has over 33 years of experience in both Radio and Television Broadcasting including Research & Development besides heading Technical wing in PB Secretariat	Technology Innovation in the field of Broadcasting
Shri. RK Joshi, Deputy Director General	rkjoshi[at]prasarbharati[dot]gov[dot]in
Shri. Prakash Veer, Deputy Director General (Engg.)	p[dot]veer[at]gov[dot]in	B.Tech (E&C)-IIT Roorkee, M.Tech (Electrical)- IIT Kanpur, MBA (Marketing)	1989 batch officer from Indian Engineering Services. Has 30 years of experience in Various fields in Doordarshan and Prasar Bharati Sect.	Communication Systems, TV Transmitters
Shri.Ravinder Kumar Deputy Director(E)	ravinderkumar[at]prasarbharati[dot]gov[dot]in	AMIE in Electronics & Communication	Terrestrial TV (Analog & DTT)Broadcasting and Satellite TV Broadcasting), Project planning and implementation. Antenna system. RF Feeder cables. Towers, Baseband equipments. DSNG, Satellite Earth Station etc. More than 34 Years of experience in Doordarshan network
Shri. Sandeep Srivastava, Director (Engg.)		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
Ms. Manisha Shete , Director (Engg.)	shete_manisha[at]hotmail[dot]com, manisha[dot]shete[dot]chavan[at]gmail[dot]com	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.
Shri. Sukhjeet Singh , Dy. Director (Engg.)	sukhjeetsingh[at]prasarbharati[dot]gov[dot]in	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
Sh. D K Gupta		M.Sc(Electronics)	Over 34 years of experience in the field of broadcasting
Shri JB Roy , Assistant Director (Engg.)	jbroy[at]prasarbharati[dot]gov[dot]in	Electrical Engineering	Over 34 Yrs experience in ALL India Radio, mainly in recording and ON setups. Brief brief stint in IT division PBS

Training Calendar

Training Calendar 2019-20

Training Calendar 2018-19

Program Training Calender

Program Training Calender

Format for sending nominations by stations of air and doordarshan

Training Activities

Induction & Refresher Courses

In house training is imparted to the newly recruited technical staff as well as existing personnel on achieving the next rank.

Equipment Oriented Courses

Medium Wave/Short Wave/FM Sound Transmitters
Air-conditioning in transmitter and studio complexes
Low Power/High Power TV Transmitters
Hard Disc Based Audio Work Stations
Digital TV studio production equipments
Non-linear Editing & 3-D Graphics Systems
TVRO Systems, Captive Earth Stations, DSNG, DTH
Studio – Transmitter Links
HDTV

Skill Up gradation Courses

OB Management
Surface Mount Technologies and Repairs there of

Refresher Courses

Audio/Video Digital/Analogue Measurements
Lighting for TV studios
Lineup of Radio/TV Studio and Transmitter Chains
Programme Production Techniques
Video recording Techniques
Video display systems
Management Courses
Technology Updates and appreciation for Generalist professionals
Network management systems for distribution of television channels
Station management
Energy management in Broadcasting
Management Courses for Senior Technical Personnel in collaboration with premium management institutes
Modern Broadcasting Technologies
Satellite Communications
Optical Fiber Technologies
Digital Archiving of Program content and its Management
Digital Technology in Broadcasting
Digital Terrestrial Transmission including DRM
Digital Audio/Video compression standards
Digital measurements
Modern Communication Networks
IT Related Courses
Computer Hardware/Servers.
Networking and Server Administration

Training courses as per specific requirement

Tailor-made courses on Audio Systems

Public Address, Radio Transmitters
TV Studio Equipment etc.for the Indian as well as foreign participants

NABM Departmental Exams

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]

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

Address:

National Academy of Broadcasting and Multimedia
(Earlier Staff Training Institute, Delhi)
RADIO COLONY, KINGSWAY,
DELHI-110009

Email: nabmdelhi[at]prasarbharati[dot]gov[dot]in

S.No	Contact/email	Tel No	Fax No
1	Ms . Anuradha Agarwal adgnabm[at]prasarbharati[dot]gov[dot]in , anuradha[dot]adg[at]prasarbharati[dot]gov[dot]in	011-27606128	011-27607185
2	Mr. Prakash Veer, p[dot]veer[at]gov[dot]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[dot]tt[at]prasarbharati[dot]gov[dot]in (for sending nominations)
Programme Training: nabmpdelhi[at]gmail[dot]com