Fellowship, Post Graduate Diploma and certificates were given to 460 students who passed out during the academic sessions 2018-19 and 2019-20
The Minister of Commerce & Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and Textiles, Piyush Goyal virtually inaugurated the 50th Convocation Ceremony of National Sugar Institute, Kanpur, which was organised by the Department of Food and Public Distribution (DFPD).
The institute organised the convocation during which Fellowship, Post Graduate Diploma and Certificates were given to 460 students who passed out during the academic sessions 2018-19 and 2019-20. Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Sadvi Niranjan Jyoti felicitated the students in Kanpur.
Out of it, 34 students were conferred Gold Medals viz Mahatma Gandhi Gold Medal, ISGEC Gold Medal, CVSubba Rao Gold Medal and other awards sponsored by ISMA, NFCSF, M/s Shrijee Heavy Engineering and Praj Industries etc. The alumni of the institute occupy a very senior position in the sugar industry not only in the country but in other sugar-producing countries in the world too.
More than 9000 students have passed out till academic session 2020-21 which include students from more than 20 countries e.g. Nigeria, Thailand, Shri Lanka, Bhutan, Vietnam, Uganda, Tanzania, Bangladesh, Iran, Kenya, Yemen and Nepal etc.
In addition to regular courses, the institute also conducts Refresher Courses / Short Term Training Programmes / Executive Development Programme etc. for enhancing the knowledge of in-service personnel, carrying out skill development and with a view to updating knowledge of the staff working in sugar factories and distilleries about the recent technological developments.
The institute is conducting 12 courses in sugar technology, sugar engineering, alcohol technology and other related disciplines which include three fellowships, 6 PG Diploma and three certificate level courses.
Apart from publishing about 40 research articles per year in reputed national and international journals and other proceedings, the institute has filed seven patent applications during the last five years.
Goyal said, “The sugar industry is the backbone of rural economy and as experts of sugar industry you are crucial to bringing Aatmanirbharta to farmers, villages and nation.”
