Indian Institute of Packaging

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Indian Institute of Packaging
Logo of IIP
Other names
IIP
MottoPackaging for better living
TypePublic
Established1966; 59 years ago (1966)
Parent institution
Ministry of Commerce and Industry
ChairmanSubodh Gupta
DirectorTanweer Alam
Academic staff
100+
StudentsApprox 500
Location
CampusUrban
Websiteiip-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 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.[1]

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

Admission[edit]

Indian Institute of Packaging conducts all India common entrance test (iip-cet) and personal interview every year for the admission process.

Campus[edit]

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

Courses[edit]

  • two-year full time post graduate diploma course in packaging (pgdp)
  • three-month full time certificate course in packaging (itc)
  • 18-month correspondence course in packaging (dpc) and many short term certificate courses.

References[edit]

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