Indian Institute of Packaging

Indian Institute of Packaging

Other names	IIP
Motto	बेहतर जीवन के लिए पैकेजिंग
Motto in English	Packaging for better living
Type	Public
Established	1966; 58 years ago (1966)
Parent institution	Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Chairman	Subodh Gupta
Director	R. K Mishra
Academic staff	100+
Students	Approx 500
Location	Mumbai(HQ), New Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad,
Campus	Urban
Website	iip-in.com

Indian Institute of Packaging (IIP) an autonomous body which was set up by the packaging and allied industries and the Ministry of Commerce, Government of India in 1966 under Societies Registration Act,1860 with the specific objective of improving the packaging standards and excellency in the country. There are permanent campuses of the institute in Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Chennai and Kakinada SEZ in East Godavari district with 25 acres (10 ha) of land and there is plan to open new campus in Guwahati and Lucknow.^[1]

It offers a two-year postgraduate diploma in packaging at Mumbai, Delhi, Hyderabad and Kolkata. Testing and packaging facilities are at Ahmedabad and Chennai. It also offers packaging testing facilities, laboratories and consultation for packaging development and improvement.

Admission

Indian Institute of Packaging conducts the All India Common Entrance Test (IIP-CET) and personal interview every year for the admission process.

Campus

• New Delhi
• Mumbai
• Kolkata
• Chennai
• Hyderabad
• Ahmedabad

Courses

• Two-year full time post graduate diploma course in packaging (PGDP) in Mumbai, Kolkata and Ahmedabad Campus.
• Three-month full time certificate course in packaging (ITC).
• 18-month correspondence course in packaging (DPC) and many short term certificate courses in Chennai Campus.
• Master's in packaging (affiliation with JNTUH) in Hyderabad Campus.
• Bachelor of Science in Packaging Technology & Master of Science in packaging (affiliation with GGSIPU) in Delhi Campus.

References

1. "IIP, IIFT campuses get land in Kakinada SEZ", The Times of India, 15 April 2017