Eicher Trucks & Buses Strengthens Automotive Skill Development with New Centre in Haryana

Eicher Trucks & Buses, a business unit of VE Commercial Vehicles (VECV) has inaugurated its 11^th Regional Competence Development Centre (RCDC) at Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram University of Science and Technology (DCRUST), Murthal. The centre was inaugurated by the Chief Minister of Haryana Nayab Singh Saini, in the presence of senior government officials, academic leaders, and VECV representatives.

Established in partnership with DCRUST, the facility will serve as a centre of excellence for automotive technology learning and skill development. With the addition of the Murthal facility, Eicher Trucks and Buses now operates 11 Regional Competence Development Centres across India, supporting both automotive education and competency development initiatives for its dealer network. The centre has been designed as an experiential learning hub that provides students, faculty members, and industry participants with hands-on exposure to contemporary and emerging commercial vehicle technologies. The centre combines classroom learning with practical training through advanced learning systems, digital content, simulation-based modules, and live vehicle demonstrations.

S S Gill, Chief Commercial Officer, VE Commercial Vehicles, said, “We are grateful to the  Chief Minister of Haryana Nayab Singh Saini, the Government of Haryana and our partner, DCRUST, for their support in making this Regional Competence Development Centre a reality. At Eicher, we believe the future of the commercial vehicle industry will be shaped as much by skilled people as by advanced technologies. Through this collaboration, we are creating a strong foundation for future-ready talent and contributing to a resilient mobility ecosystem.”

Sumit Dewan, Senior Vice President, VE Commercial Vehicles, said, ” Through our partnership with DCRUST, we are creating a platform that enables students, faculty and dealership professionals to gain hands-on exposure to advanced commercial vehicle technologies and evolving industry practices. Students from the center will have the opportunity to serve in their communities through Eicher’s nationwide network of dealerships across Delhi-NCR, Haryana and Western Uttar Pradesh. The centre will strengthen technical capability across our service network, enhancing customer experience through improved vehicle uptime and operational efficiency.”

The facility features dynamic driveline models, engine and aggregate sections, electrical and diagnostics laboratories, a dedicated Eicher Pro X vehicle corner, an automotive technology evolution gallery, a vehicle inspection pit, and VECV’s Training on Wheels (TOW) unit. Learners will also have access to advanced training aids, including pneumatic system models, LNG diagnostic boards, gamified learning modules, e-learning platforms and a library of more than 700 multilingual micro-learning videos.

The students will get exposure to a wide range of emerging automotive technologies, including electric vehicles (EVs), mechatronics, advanced powertrains, automated transmission systems, vehicle electronics, on-board diagnostics (OBD), telematics, connected vehicle technologies, BS VI systems, Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS), hybrid technologies, alternative fuels such as CNG and LNG, HVAC systems, e-axles, and advanced diagnostic processes.

The new facility will serve dealerships across Delhi-NCR, Haryana, and Western Uttar Pradesh, supporting the competency development requirements of nearly 50 dealerships in one of India’s most important commercial vehicle markets. Spread across approximately 7,900 sq ft, the centre houses modern classrooms, advanced workshops, vehicle practice bays, diagnostic equipment, special tools, technology learning resources and the latest heavy-duty and light and medium-duty commercial vehicle training platforms.

Approximately 150 students annually from DCRUST’s Mechanical, Electrical and Agricultural Engineering streams will benefit from the facility. In addition, Eicher Trucks and Buses’ Training on Wheels initiative will reach nearly 600 students every year across other technical institutions in the region through awareness and orientation programmes on emerging automotive technologies.

Through this long-term partnership with DCRUST, Eicher Trucks and Buses’ aims to strengthen the industry’s talent pipeline while supporting a more capable service ecosystem that delivers greater uptime and productivity for customers.