The Jagjivan Ram Railway Protection Force Academy, Lucknow runs Initial, Refresher, Specialized and other in-service courses as mentioned below:

	TYPE OF COURSE DURATION INITIAL ASC (Probationers) 35 Weeks SI (Cadets) 9 Months Constable Recruits 7 1/2 months PROMOTION/Re Orientation COURSE Inspector (Re Orientation Course) 03 Weeks Sub-Inspector 08 Weeks ORIENTATION COURSE ASCs 06 Weeks REFRESHER Inspector (All Zonal Rlys.) 06 Weeks Sub-Inspector 06 Weeks SPECIALISED COURSES Outdoor Instructors ( CTI) 12 Weeks U.A.C. 10 Weeks Yoga for all Zonal Rlys. 12 Weeks Taekwondo Coaching 01 years OTHER IN-SERVICE COURSES Computer Awareness (For GOs) 02 Weeks Computer Awareness (For Sub-ordinate officers) 02 Weeks Indoor Instructors (Training of Trainers) 01 Week Yoga Course for GOs 10 Days Railway staff fire equipment training (NR/NCR) 01 Week Capsule Couse on D&AR (GOs) 1 Week Art of living/Stress management (GOs) 1 Week Law for RPF Officers (GOs) 3 Days Seminar on Ethics in Policing for GOs 2 Days Seminar on Sensitization and RPF (GOs) 2 Days Seminar on Human Rights and RPF (GOs) 2 Days Seminar on Women related issues in Policing (GOs) 2 Days Weapon Training (DSC/ASC) 2 Weeks RPF Trg. Manager’s Seminar 3 Days Outdoor Instructor (CT) 12 Weeks Weapon Training (IPF) 4 Weeks Weapon Training (SI) 4 Weeks U.A.C.for HC/Cts 10 Weeks Taekwondo Course for HC/CTs 26 Weeks D&AR Seminar for IPF 2 Days RP(UP)Act Seminar for IPF 2 Days Railway Act Seminar for IPF 2 Days Railway Act Seminar for SI 2 Days Capsule Course on Human Rights & Gender Sensitization for IPF/SI 5 Days Explosive & D.M.Cap. Course IPF/SI 6 Days Seminar on Crime on Railways IPF/SI 2 Days Seminar on RP(UP)Act & Railway Act for PP/APP 2 Days
2.Initial training for constable( recruits ) and refresher courses for constables are held at the following Zonal RPF Training Centres.
West Central Railway Central Railway Chinkhill, Maharashtara Western Railway   Valsad ( Gujarat ) Southern Railway South Western Railway Trichy  (Tamilnadu) Northern Railway North Central Railway Lucknow (U.P.) East Central Railway   Mokama ( Bihar ) East Coast Rly. South Eastern Railway Kharagpur (W.B.) South Central Railway Maula-Ali, Secaundrabad (A.P.) Railway Protection Special Force Rajahi Camp, Gorakhpur (U.P.) North Frontier Railway Damohani,   NewJalpaiguri  (W.B.) North Eastern Railway Gorakhpur (U.P.) North Western Railway Bandhikui Eastern Railway Kachrapara.
3. BCTC/RPF Lines/Dayabasti/Delhi runs the specialised courses for the RPF Dogs and their Handlers as mentioned below: Type of Course Duration Explosive detection 28 weeks with trained handlers. 32 weeks with untrained handlers. Tracker cum patrolling 32 weeks with untrained handlers. 4.Podanur Zonal Training Center for RPF Dogs runs the specialised courses for the RPF Dogs and their Handlers as mentioned below: Type of Course Duration Explosive detection 28 weeks with trained handlers. Tracker cum patrolling 32 weeks with untrained handlers.
5.Central Arms Repair Shop(CARS) Dahod, Western Railway runs the specialised courses for the Armourers as mentioned below: Type of Course Duration Grade I 08 weeks Grade II 13 weeks Grade III 26 weeks