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NSI History

From the Director's Desk

Since inception, National Sugar Institute, Kanpur has the vision to provide quality technical education and act as a rostrum for scientific research, thus to develop human potential to its highest possible degree for sugar and allied industries. In accordance with this vision, National Sugar Institute, Kanpur has maintained an exemplary record of academic contribution for achieving excellence in teaching, research, consultancy and sugar quality control. A sincere effort has been made to make National Sugar Institute, Kanpur as an institute having its presence globally. The students of National Sugar Institute, Kanpur are a cherry picked group which are chosen through a process that makes National Sugar Institute, Kanpur as one of the toughest institutes to get admission.
- Director, National Sugar Institute.

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.

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.

  • 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
  • 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

(Till Academic Year 2013- 2014)

  • ANSI (ST)- 3125
  • DIFAT - 1059
  • ANSI(SE) - 560
  • SECC -329
  • SBCC -2176
  • PHCMS -249
  • FNSI -47
  • PHD - 141