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 COURSES OF STUDY
SUMMARY

The Institute provides facilities for training students in the Sugar technology, Sugar engineering, Industrial fermentation and alcohol technology.
Name of the course Total number of seats Duration Minimum essential qualification and experience
POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA COURSES
ANSI (Sugar technology)
General 35
SC 9
ST 3
Rural 11
Defence 2
Total 60
2 ½ Academic Years B.Sc with
a) Chemistry, Physics and Mathematics as subjects / B.Tech (Chem.Engg)
b) 45% marks in aggregate . ( 40% for SC/ST )
ANSI (Sugar engineering)
General 14
SC 4
ST 1
Rural 5
Defence 1
Total 25
1 ½ Academic Years Bachelors degree in Electrical or Mechanical engineering or equivalent.
DIFAT
General 14
SC 4
ST 1
Rural 5
Defence 1
Total 25
1 Academic Year followed by four months practical training a) B.Sc with Chemistry as a subject with 1 years experience in a distillery or brewery on a technical post 
b) Nomination from a distillery or a brewery.
CERTIFICATE COURSES
SECC
General 8
SC 2
ST 1
Rural 3
Defence 1
Total 15
Two off seasons (July to November ) a) Diploma in Electrical or Mechanical engineering with One year experience as Assistant Engineer in a sugar factory / two years experience on a supervisory post.
b) Nomination from a vacuum pan sugar factory.
SBCC
General 29
SC 8
ST 3
Rural 8
Defence 2
Total 50
One off seasons (July to November )  a) Matriculation in Science or Agriculture with One season experience of sugar boiling in a sugar factory
b) Nomination from a vacuum pan sugar factory.
PHCMSC
General 9
SC 1
ST 1
Rural 1
Defence 1
Total 13
One and half month(15th October to30th November) a) Intermediate with science or equivalent with Two years experience in a sugar factory, lab or field work.
b) Nomination from a vacuum pan sugar factory.
1. Upper age limit is 35 years as on 31st July of the year of admission for all courses.
2. Experience is counted from the date of issue of final mark sheet to the 31st March of the year in which admission is sought.
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TRAINING IN RESEARCH

The institute has excellent facilities for undertaking research in all areas relating to sugar & allied industry. There are very well equipped laboratories in all the divisions. Some of the important equipment include HPLC, GLC, AAS, FPLC, LAB Fermentor, Uv-Vis spectrophotomenter, IR Spectrophotometer, Haake & Brookefield viscometer , Sucromat, Pulse Polarograph etc. There are excellent computational facilities on Pentium III computers. The institute is also equipped with a large collection of National & International scientific, technical & engineering books, journals & abstracts including Chemical Abstracts & Sugar Industry Abstracts in its fully air conditioned library.
At present students are admitted for the following research programmes.
 
Fellowship Diploma of the Institute (F.N.S.I.)

  1. Qualifications for admissions 

    S.No. Course Essential Qualification
    (i) Sugar Technology 1.ANSI (ST)
    2. Sponsorship from a sugar factory
    (ii) Sugar Engineering 1.ANSI(SE)
    2.Sponsorship from a sugar factory
    (iii) Alcohol Technology  1.DIFAT
    2.Sponsorship from a distillery or a brewery
  2. Duration of the Course

    for (i) & (ii)-- One year or three off-seasons of four months each followed or preceded by practical training for two cane crushing seasons in a sugar factory. 
    for (iii)-- One year followed or preceeded by practical training of one year in a distillery or brewery.

Ph.D. Degree

Qualification for admission

M.Sc. in Chemistry/ Biochemistry/ Agricultural Chemistry of the following Universities which have recognized the Institute as a center for advanced research:-
Agra, Madras, Punjab, Sagar, Travancore, Calcutta, Poona, Bombay, Andhra, Annamalai, Gujarat, Kanpur, Nagpur, Vikram, Meerutt, and Banaras Hindu University. 

The selected candidates will get their names registered for Ph.D. degree of a University by applying through the Director specifying their subject and the name of the Research Officer under whose guidance the research is to be conducted.
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ADMISSION PROCEDURE

A detailed advertisement is issued every year in the month of April in leading newspaper and in Employment news. The last date for submission of completed application forms is generally in the second week of May. Admissions will be carried as per the following schedule.
Course Admission test Interview
  Probable Date Location Probable Date Location
ANSI (Engg.), ANSI (Tech) Last week of June Kanpur, Delhi, Calcutta & Chennai None
DIFAT, SBCC, SECC None July NSI Kanpur
PHCMSC None October NSI Kanpur
FNSI None Date will be intimated to candidates NSI Kanpur
Ph.D. Date will be intimated to candidates NSI Kanpur Date will be intimated to candidates NSI Kanpur

FOREIGN NATIONALS

International candidates should apply through the Indian Embassy / High commission in their respective country.
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