There are options of M. Tech/ ME at Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi ( www.bitmesra.ac.in ), some of the NITs, other prominent Technical/ Engineering institutions, Thapar University, formerly Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Patiala (www.thapar.edu ). The alternative would be the 1-year Post Diploma in Thermal Power Plant Engineering at National Power Plant Institute, ER, City Centre, Durgapur ( www.nptidgp.com ) and at NPTI-SR, Block-14/21, Neyveli Township, Neyveli – 607 803. 1-year PG Diploma course in Thermal Power Plant engineering at National Power Training Institute, Faridabad ( www.npti.nic.in ).