Institute Overview
National Sugar Institute, Kanpur, established in April, 1957, is one of the premier institutions established by the Government of India. The aim of the Institute is to provide meaningful education, to conduct original research of the highest standard and to provide leadership in technological innovation.
Motto
तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय
Transliteration: Tamaso mā jyotirgamaya
Translation: Lead me from darkness to light
Students
(Till Academic Year 2013- 2014)
ANSI (ST) - 3125
DIFAT - 1059
ANSI(SE) - 560
SECC - 329
SBCC - 2176
PHCMS - 249
FNSI - 47
PHD - 141
Campus
Total Land Area - 525 Acre
Leased to IIPR - 160 Acre
Farm - 115 Acre
Main Building Hostel, ESF & Colony - 135 Acre
CPWD Colony - 4 Acre
Undeveloped land includes road, sewage passage etc. - 111 Acre
The Infrastructure Details
Library Books & Journals - 5,200 (Technical & Scientific)
Auditorium - 450 persons
Seminar Hall - 100 persons
Experimental Sugar Factory - 100 Tonnes Cane per day
No. of Hostels - Three (Besides, there is a Multipurpose Guest House cum Girls Hostel)
Hostel Capacity - 368 students (Boys) + 8 students (Girls)
Sports Facility - Indoor (Gymnasium) & Outdoor facilities
The Institute awards Certificate, Masters and Doctoral degrees in various branches of technology and science. It has been making special efforts to recruit talented faculty on a world-wide basis and to admit bright students from all over the country by a online selection process. The Institute has one of the finest scientific & technological staff with an information retrieval system over the campus.