IIP announces International Packaging Centre and B Tech course in packaging and management

Saha said, “Under the twelfth five year plan, the Government of India had sanctioned us the funds for the opening of a new academic block and an IPC and today IIP’s reckoning is taking shape. The academic block will concentrate on fulfilling the growing demands of trained technical persons in the packaging industry.” IIP’s new academic block will provide B Tech and M Tech courses which will be the first of its kind course for packaging in Asia-Pacific region. Apart from this, the institute has a two year post-graduate diploma as its flagship course.

According to Saha, there are many packaging organisations scattered across the globe. “When the IPC is functional, its vision will be to act as a catalyst between overseas packaging industries and various packaging associations for the MSME sectors in India. IPC will provide information of small packaging industries in MSME sector to the global players, facilitating the mergers and acquisitions,” added Saha.

Natchiappan said, “The government of India’s motto behind the sanctioning of the IPC is to cope up with the international packaging standards. Now is the time for the government to see the raw materials and manufacturing goods to be exported.” Natchiappan, during his speech, also urged the IIP to take into account the ancient system of packaging and use it alongside the modern packaging materials.